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Xi hails strong ties with Kazakhstan RIGHT TRACK
Room seen
for buffering

President arrives pressure amid
in Central Asian
nation for key visit US inflation

By MO JINGXI and ZHANG YUNBI By ZHOU LANXU
[email protected]
in Beijing and REN QI
in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
China still has the space for inter-
President Xi Jinping spoke highly est rate cuts to buffer economic
on Wednesday of China-Kazakhstan downward pressure, though the
friendship and cooperation as he room for easing may narrow, as the
met with Kazakh President Kassym- United States is poised to act more
Jomart Tokayev in the neighboring aggressively against stubbornly high
country’s capital, Nur-Sultan, saying inflation, experts said on Wednesday.
China is willing to work with They commented as US consumer
Kazakhstan to ensure that they are prices increased more than forecast
strong supporters of each other’s in August, defying expectations that
development and rejuvenation. the US Federal Reserve may slow
Inside As this year marks down its tightening pace upon softer
the 30th anniversary Inside inflationary pressure.
of establishing diplo- The US Department
matic relations of Labor reported on
• Editorial,
between China and • Comment, Tuesday that US infla-
page 8
Kazakhstan, Xi, who tion — as measured by
• See more, page 8
page 3 • See more,
was making a state growth in the consum-
visit to the Central Asian nation, said page 12 er price index — came
the two countries have witnessed in at 8.3 percent year-on-year in
fruitful results in bilateral ties over August, down from 8.5 percent the
the past years and taken the lead on a previous month but above the con-
series of issues, from solving border sensus estimate of 8.1 percent.
issues to conducting international With the reading pointing to resil-
production capacity cooperation. ient demand propping up price lev-
China highly values developing its els, markets now expect the Fed to
relations with Kazakhstan and firm- impose an interest rate hike of as
ly supports the reform measures it much as 75 or 100 basis points next
has taken to safeguard national sta- President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev after Xi arrived at Nursultan Nazarbayev International week, compared with the previous
bility and development, Xi said, Airport in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit. YAO DAWEI / XINHUA estimate of 50 or 75 basis points.
adding that China will always be a Experts said the Fed may end up
friend and partner that Kazakhstan raising its benchmark rate to above 4
can trust and rely on. Chinese leader awarded highest Kazakh honor percent from the current range of 2.25
Noting that China-Kazakhstan percent to 2.5 percent, which may
cooperation enjoys a solid founda- intensify the negative spillovers on
tion, huge potential and broad pros- By WANG QINGYUN awarded to individuals in recogni- and will realize the grand goal of importance that Kazakhstan places other economies by driving capital
pects, the Chinese president urged [email protected] tion of their significant contribution fully building a modern socialist on its ties with China and the good- back to the US and hurting global
that both sides make good use of to Kazakhstan’s national develop- country as scheduled. will of the people of Kazakhstan demand.
existing mechanisms to deepen stra- President Xi Jinping was ment and friendly external relations. By putting forward the Belt and toward the Chinese people, and Thanks to a robust trade surplus
tegic alignment and leverage their awarded the Order of the Golden Kazakhstan is ready to work Road Initiative and calling for build- that he cherishes the order deeply. and a more flexible exchange rate of
complementary advantages to take Eagle, or “Altyn Qyran” Order, the with China to advance the shared ing a community with a shared Bilateral ties have been developing the renminbi, China is expected to
bilateral cooperation to a higher lev- highest honor of Kazakhstan, on prosperity and development of the future for mankind, Xi has made out- at a high level in the past three dec- see manageable impacts of the Fed’s
el and a larger scale. Wednesday. two countries, promote the well- standing contributions to promoting ades since the two countries estab- ongoing tightening and retain the
He also called on the two countries Kazakh President Kassym-Jom- being of the two peoples and join a new type of international relations, lished diplomatic relations, Xi said. space for monetary easing, they said.
to promote high-quality Belt and Road art Tokayev, who presented Xi with hands to create an even brighter Tokayev said. He also spoke highly of The political mutual trust between Shao Yu, chief economist at Ori-
development, expand cooperation in the order, praised Xi for his historic future, Tokayev said. the Global Development Initiative the two countries has been strength- ent Securities, said there is still
such areas as trade, the economy and role in and huge contributions to He also said that Xi is truly a and the Global Security Initiative, ened and bilateral cooperation has room for China to tamp down inter-
interconnectivity, and explore cooper- promoting ties between the two great leader who has won the both of which were proposed by Xi. flourished in various fields, he said. est rates based on domestic eco-
ation in new fields including big data, countries, and said Xi’s visit to his wholehearted support of the Chi- In his remarks upon receiving A bright future lies ahead for the nomic conditions, as the growing
digital finance and green energy. country will go down in the history nese people, and added that under the Order of the Golden Eagle, Xi lasting friendship, win-win coopera- flexibility of the renminbi exchange
of Kazakhstan-China relations. Xi’s leadership, China has gained said that Tokayev’s presenting him tion and shared prosperity between rate helps absorb the negative
See Ties, page 3 The Order of the Golden Eagle is great development achievements with the order shows the great the two countries, he added. impacts of the Fed’s tightening.
However, the room for monetary
easing may be inevitably narrowed by
China biggest contributor to global growth the Fed’s rate hikes, which could fur-
ther push up US Treasury yields. The
yields already stand above their Chi-
nese counterparts and cause capital
Sang Baichuan, dean of the outflow pressure on China, Shao said.
China’s GDP milestones
By OUYANG SHIJIA
[email protected] Unit: trillion yuan Institute of International Econo- While experts expect the People’s
my at the University of Interna- Bank of China, the country’s central
2021
China is playing an increasingly 114.4 tional Business and Economics, bank, to keep the interest rate of
important role in driving global 2020 101.36 said China has been playing a medium-term lending facility opera-
economic recovery amid fears over 2018 crucial role in driving global eco- tions — a key policy benchmark —
a gloomy world economic outlook 91.93 nomic growth during the past unchanged on Thursday, they said
and pressures from COVID-19 out- 2017 83.2 few years. slight reductions in the rate are still
breaks and geopolitical tensions, 2016 “China has managed to achieve possible in the coming months.
experts said. 74.64 sustained and healthy economic Wang Tao, head of Asia economics
They said China’s economy will 2014 64.36 development despite the impact of at UBS Investment Bank, said China’s
likely maintain its recovery trend in 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 COVID-19,” Sang added. “And the monetary policy is able to play a big-
the following months, and the coun- Source: National Bureau of Statistics country has played a key role in ger role in stabilizing the economy by
try has solid foundations and the CHINA DAILY maintaining the smooth operation reducing policy interest rates and
conditions to sustain steady growth of the global supply chain.” market mortgage rates, given the
in the long run with its ultra-large growth averaged over 30 percent NBS data showed that China’s A worker examines a carpet on Tuesday that will be exported by a country’s stable inflation prospects.
domestic market, strong innovative from 2013 to 2021, making it the gross domestic product reached company in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE / FOR CHINA DAILY Ruan Jianhong, a spokeswoman
capabilities, complete industrial sys- biggest contributor. 114.4 trillion yuan ($16.4 trillion) for the central bank, said earlier this
tem and continued efforts to deepen According to the NBS, China in 2021, 1.8 times higher than that percent and that of the developing domestic market, a sophisticated month that China has refrained from
reform and opening-up. accounted for 18.5 percent of the in 2012. economies at 3.7 percent. manufacturing workforce, the world’s excessive stimulus in the face of
Their comments came as the global economy in 2021, 7.2 per- Notably, the average growth rate Sang said China has solid founda- largest higher education system and a COVID-19, and mild consumer infla-
National Bureau of Statistics said centage points higher than in 2012, of China’s GDP reached 6.6 percent tions and favorable conditions to complete industrial system. tion remained, creating room for
in a report on Tuesday that China’s remaining the world’s second-larg- from 2013 to 2021, higher than the maintain healthy and steady growth future monetary policy adjustments.
contribution to global economic est economy. world’s average growth rate of 2.6 in the long run, as it has a huge See Contribution, page 4 Ying Xiwen, a senior researcher at
China Minsheng Bank, said, “The
disruption of the Fed’s tightening on
CENTURIES-OLD TEMPLE POISED TO SHOW ITS NEW FACE China’s monetary policy and interest
INSIDE
rate market should be limited.”
Bronzeware X Ying added that a moderately
weaker renminbi can help boost
vessels hold Team of dedicated workers puts finishing touches on restoration work China’s exports, offsetting the poten-
tial slowdown in external demand
ancient secrets By XIN WEN Buddhas, by the 1980s, Wanshou scenes during the Qing Dynasty due to the Fed’s tightening.

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roofs overgrown and weeds grow- long (1711-99) went to the temple
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is more than 400 years old. Once an imperial venue where 2017, the eastern area of the tem- and visitors to the city. © 2022 China Daily
Appropriately, the word wan- emperors and empress dowagers ple resembled a shantytown. All Rights Reserved
shou translates as “longevity”, and burned incense and prayed to In stark contrast to bustling See Temple, page 2 Vol.42 — No. 13211

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and conservator of cultural relics at Beijing
From page 1
Art Museum, is responsible for preserving
In 2017, the temple was closed for an these artworks.
overhaul — its first major face-lift in 126 After the first national survey of mova-
years. It is scheduled to reopen to the pub- ble cultural relics was conducted in 2012,
lic this month, and will host five exhibi- Yang found the museum housed a total of
tions simultaneously, ranging from a more than 300 paintings and works of cal-
display featuring China’s longevity cul- ligraphy from the Qing imperial family.
ture, to calligraphy and paintings by Qing “Nine emperors from the Qing Dynasty,
emperors. starting from Shunzhi, and with the excep-
The temple comprises central, eastern was found in the back of one of the statues, Above: A plaque carrying an the Yongle Bell, the largest surviving tion of Emperor Tongzhi (1862-1875), left
and western sections — boasting seven our worker didn’t know what it was. But it inscription written by Emperor bronze bell in China, to the temple as a their paintings and calligraphy, which have
gardens in its central section. The main seems certain that in ancient times the paper Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty treasure. The bell remained in the temple been well preserved in our museum,” Yang
buildings, situated along the temple’s cen- must have belonged to the royal family. We hangs over the door to Great Bud- until the Qing Dynasty, when Emperor said.
tral axis, include the Hall of Heavenly immediately reported the discovery to the dha’s Hall at Wanshou Temple. Yongzheng (1678-1735) ordered it to be relo- After selecting 154 pieces for one of the
Kings, Great Buddha’s Hall and the Wan- art museum, and invited professional paper YANG ZHIGUO / FOR CHINA DAILY cated to Juesheng Temple (now Big Bell upcoming exhibitions at the museum, he is
shou Pavilion, which were restored during restoration experts to work on the item.” Temple). now considering how to exhibit them in
the renovation work. She added that the paper proved to be an During the Qing Dynasty, Wanshou Tem- themed displays.
Late last month, the overhaul entered elegy written by the fifth son of Emperor ple was refurbished at least three times. Last month, Yang measured and
the final stage, with the statues of the Kangxi (1654-1722) for Empress Dowager Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1661), the first Qing checked the size of the Qing emperors’ art-
Eighteen Arhats (Buddha’s disciples) Renxian (1641-1718), who was buried in the Dynasty emperor to enter Beijing, trans- works to ensure the paintings and calligra-
being revealed at Great Buddha’s Hall. eastern imperial tombs of the Qing Dynas- formed the temple into a royal courtyard pre- phy are displayed in appropriate
Also last month, the huge bodies of the ty. sided over by eminent monks. showcases.
Buddhas of Three Ages were covered Zhang said the paper should have been During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, “After doing the measuring and calcula-
with large moist yellow cloths in this hall. burned during a ritual at Wanshou Temple Shunzhi’s son and successor, the temple’s tions, I found there was insufficient space
Wei Jincai, a 40-year-old painter from Yi during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, but for eastern and central sections were rebuilt, to display the 154 items, so I reduced the
county, Baoding, Hebei province, who some reason it wasn’t fully consumed by the with a temporary imperial palace added to list to 89 pieces for the exhibition,” he said.
completed work on varnishing the bodies, flames. the western section.
said: “I began the varnishing at 8 am. The All buildings in the temple were ordered Poetic painting
task is not hard for me, but it requires slow Stone discovery to be built in the architectural palace style One important exhibit is a painting by
and meticulous work.” Duan Haishi, supervisor of the engineer- of the Qing Dynasty, and the venue’s entire Emperor Qianlong to mark the arrival of
Along with Wei, nearly 800 construc- ing department at Beijing Art Museum, area was nearly double the size it was in the Spring Festival. Unlike other such paint-
tion employees with years of experience in said that in July 2020 a fire control ditch Ming Dynasty. ings, this work, which features a poem
working on ancient buildings took part in was being built in the temple’s third gar- Repairs are made to a statue of Some 60 years later, the temple was again inscribed by the emperor, is more a bless-
renovating Wanshou Temple. Most of den in front of the Wanshou Pavilion. one of Buddha’s disciples. reconstructed, on the orders of Emperor ing for his mother.
them come from Yi county, home to the About one meter below ground, the edge of PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Qianlong, the sixth Qing Dynasty emperor. Yang said, “Plum blossom, which sym-
Western Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. a huge stone was found, with some The western palace complex and buildings bolizes happiness and longevity, was also
Wang said the principle of minimum crushed stones lying nearby. on the temple’s east side were also expanded. used by Qianlong in the painting to eulo-
intervention was adopted to restore the Thrilled by the discovery, Duan thought Qianlong accompanied his mother, Empress gize his mother.”
temple’s cultural relics. “In particular, we the huge stone might bear an inscription by Dowager Chongqing (1693-1777), to several The special type of paper used for the
wanted to restore the venue to the way it Zhang Juzheng, a statesman from the Ming Buddhist ceremonies and celebrated her painting contained a hidden Buddhist
was when it was a royal temple,” she said. Dynasty (1368-1644), that was made on a wall birthdays at the rebuilt temple. sutra, according to Yang.
at Wanshou Temple, but which had never Each time Empress Dowager Chongqing “This means that Qianlong hoped his
Treasures found been found. celebrated a birthday, Qing Dynasty civil offi- mother’s life could be blessed,” Yang said.
When Zhang Liman, construction On the second day, as the workers dug cials and military heads gathered at Wanshou “He believed that by circling the three rock-
manager at Beijing Guowenyan Cultural deeper, the stone was found to be lying flat. Temple. eries he built at the temple, they could be
Heritage Conservation Co, first entered Duan then went into the ditch and discov- However, during the reign of the Qing blessed for another year, and he also
Wanshou Temple in 2020, she barely ered lotus patterns on the stone. Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908), the temple wished that his mother’s life could be bless-
sensed that it was once a royal temple. “It’s not the inscription, for sure, but the courtyard was destroyed in a fire, and was ed by the painting with the sutra texts.”
The interior of the gate was festooned stone has significance and value. We found soon abandoned, with vegetables being Qianlong’s painting to mark Spring Fes-
with cobwebs, side walls were covered in that it was a stepping stone made of marble, planted on the site. tival will be exhibited in the temple’s Medi-
mud, and water was leaking everywhere. and was exclusively for the use of emperors,” In 1893, the 19th year of Guangxu’s reign, tation Hall.
As Zhang stepped into Great Buddha’s Duan said. he ordered the temple to be reconstructed to At the abbot’s residence in the temple’s
Hall, a huge cloud of dust suddenly rose, Specialists from the Beijing Municipal Staff members examine a relic in celebrate the 60th birthday of Empress Dow- eastern architectural compound, 48
and she had to wear a face mask to check Cultural Heritage Bureau later found that Great Buddha’s Hall. ager Cixi, de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty. items of furniture from the Ming and
the condition of the Buddha statues. the marble came from the Ming Dynasty PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Rebuilt as a palace, the temple was restored Qing dynasties will be displayed for the
Situated in the center of Great Buddha’s and was used for the Wanshou Pavilion to its former glory. first time, including an exquisite full-
Hall, the three statues — each about two to steps. Part of the Beijing section of the Grand length mirror from the Qing imperial
three meters high — appeared black and Duan said that to protect the stone, which Canal is situated about 10 meters from the family.
gray, Zhang said, as copper powder on weighs 1.7 metric tons, wooden sticks, rather temple courtyard. Records show that Cixi dis- Two master craftsmen who repaired the
them had oxidized, and a thick layer of dirt than shovels, were used to unearth it. A pro- embarked from her boat to visit the temple furniture also opened a workshop at the
had accumulated over the years. fessional team spent seven hours on this task every time she traveled to the Summer Palace temple for visitors to learn how the pieces
The arduous task of removing the dust in August 2020. Found at a depth of 31 centi- by water. She enjoyed paying homage to Bud- were made.
and cleaning up was no chore for Zhang, meters, the marble is 2.15 meters long and dhas with incense, and also had tea cakes at A total of 79 artworks themed on longev-
who viewed the work as a “treasure-hunt- 1.75 meters wide. the temple. ity will be open to the public on the first
ing journey”. After the Qing Dynasty fell in 1911, the tem- floor of the Wanshou Pavilion, while the
To return the statues to their original Glorious past ple courtyard became a camp for German second floor will be transformed into a
appearance, Zhang and her colleagues Among the historic buildings in Beijing, prisoners during World War I. In 1934, the small library, where visitors can apply to
meticulously used small rubber pipettes to Wanshou Temple is not one of the best- area in front of the temple was transformed borrow books and periodicals on cultural
blow away the dust. known, but it boasts a glorious past. into a school for students exiled when Japan relics.
A Luoyang shovel, an instrument widely Established in the reign of Emperor Wanli occupied Northeast China. After this, the site Wang, who is retiring as director of Bei-
used in archaeological excavations to (1563-1620), the temple was built to house became derelict. jing Art Museum this month, said, “Many
extract soil samples, tackled dust in the Buddhist texts. In 1984, the Beijing Municipal Cul- people asked me why Wanshou Temple
narrow space behind the statues. Woollen Wang, from Beijing Art Museum, tural Heritage Bureau took over the was being given a fifth overhaul, and I
brushes were also used to clear dirt and said the temple’s abbot acted as a temple, and an art museum was often asked them in return who the first
ashes on the statues’ pedestals. stand-in monk for the emperor. built on the site, housing four major overhauls were for, and the rea-
Zhang found coins from different peri- Emperor Wanli, the 14th nearly 100,000 items. son for this one.
ods of the Ming and Qing dynasties among emperor of the Ming Yang Xiaojun, an “The answers are obvious. We no
holes on the statues. Cigarette boxes and Dynasty, once moved associate researcher longer repair the temple for the birthday
shoe polish from the Republic of China era of an empress dowager, but to allow
were also found on the figures. more people to see our cultural heritage
These discoveries delighted and excited and to encourage the public to take part
Zhang, while a small cloth bag containing a in the protection of cultural relics.
piece of partly burned and yellowing paper “I hope the good aspects of our tradi-
found by a construction worker on Zhang’s tional culture, such as filial piety, will con-
team in November, caused widespread sur- tinue and that people can have more
prise. confidence in our culture by seeing these
Zhang said: “When the piece of paper precious relics.”

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XI'S VISIT





Improved railway helps to Enthusiasm at Nur-Sultan’s
Confucius Institute soars

boost regional connectivity By REN QI coproduction, the movie Compos-
er, based on the life of Chinese
in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
musician Xian Xinghai, have all
[email protected]
President Xi Jinping’s state visit become popular in Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, more Chinese com-
to Kazakhstan is set to boost trust panies, such as Vivo, Xiaomi, Hua-
China upgrades and understanding between peo- wei and Sinopec, have entered the
infrastructure to ple of the two countries, said Yang country’s market.
Kazakhstan has been a cradle of
Lei, Chinese director of Eurasian
raise capacity for National University’s Confucius the Belt and Road Initiative since
Xi proposed it during his state visit
Institute in Nur-Sultan.
freight at border Yang came to work at the insti- in 2013. And Kazakhstan was
tute at the end of 2017. among the first countries to show
“It was a cold November. The enthusiasm for the BRI.
By LUO WANGSHU temperature was -30 C,” Yang This has, in turn, led to more
[email protected] recalled. “But I could feel the people-to-people exchanges that
warmth Kazakh people had have inspired people like 14-year-
Improved railway infrastructure toward learning about the Chi- old Tazhmurat Alinaai, who gave
between China and Kazakhstan nese language and culture.” herself the Chinese name Ai Li, to
has played a major role in the The institute, which opened in learn Chinese for over a year.
increased frequency of China-Eu- 2007, holds events and activities She has also started practicing
rope freight train services, which that attract many Kazakhs, Chinese calligraphy and hopes to
has served to beef up regional con- including Chinese-language reci- study medicine at Peking Univer-
nectivity and promote the Belt and tation contests, Chinese Bridge sity in Beijing to become a doctor.
Road Initiative. speech competitions for univer- The girl describes herself as a
There are three main routes and sity and high school students, chi huo, which means “foodie” in
five border stations for China-Eu- Chinese book donations and pic- Chinese, and is especially fond of
rope freight trains in western, cen- ture exhibitions. It is the first of hotpot, “because I love spicy food”.
tral and eastern China. Two of these its kind in the country and cur- “I think Chinese culture is inter-
— on the western route — enter rently has four teachers from esting, and China has a long histo-
Kazakhstan from the Alataw Pass China and two administrators ry,” she said.
and Horgos Port stations in China’s from Kazakhstan. “My dream is to go to China and
Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Even the COVID-19 pandemic know more about the country.”
To meet the growing demand for did not dampen enthusiasm for the Sat Aslanbek has continued to
China-Europe freight train services, institute’s programs. From 2021 to learn Chinese at the Confucius
China carried out infrastructure 2022, it continued to offer 11 classes Institute in Nur-Sultan since 2020
upgrading to expand the capacity at attended by about 240 local stu- after studying in Beijing for years.
these border stations. dents. In addition, over 2,300 Aslanbek said more young
Last year, more lines were built at Kazakhs participated in roughly Kazakhs are studying in China and
Horgos for reload containers, ena- three dozen cultural activities that it that the two countries share simi-
bling the station to handle the A train with 50 cars loaded with bikes, toys, dishwashers and other goods leaves Xi’an International organized in Nur-Sultan, Yang said. lar development philosophies.
reloading of an additional three to Port in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, in April last year, headed for Kazakhstan as part of the China-Europe Yang also pointed out that local Kazakhstan recently intro-
four trains each day. rail freight service linking China, Central Asia and Europe. LI YIBO / XINHUA TV stations are broadcasting duced a policy allowing Chinese
As a result, a total of 2,710 trains more Chinese shows and films. citizens to stay in the country visa-
passed through Horgos last year, a The romantic comedy series Go free for two weeks.
year-on-year increase of 32.8 per- stations increased by 20.7 percent capacity to reload 160,000 contain- wheat to Southeast Asian markets. La La Go!; the documentary Days Yang quoted an old Chinese say-
cent, according to the China-Europe compared with the figure in 2020, ers annually. It added that these freight train and Nights in Wuhan, about the ing to describe relations: “A close
Freight Train Development Report before the capacity expansion and By May, the yard had been services open up a new channel for city’s fight against the COVID out- neighbor is better than a distant
in 2021. renovation projects, according to expanded to be able to handle inland areas of Asia and Europe, break; and the first Sino-Kazakh relative.”
An expansion project has also China State Railway Group. 320,000 containers a year. helping them to better integrate
been carried out at the Alataw Pass Capacity expansion also took The report added that thanks to into the global economy.
border station. place at Dostyk, the station on the the China-Europe freight train servi- As of Aug 21, 10,000 freight trains
This year, the average daily traffic Kazakh side of the border. A new ces, Kazakhstan, which is the world’s had traveled between China and Ties: Joint statement marks
volume of China-Europe freight reloading yard was put into opera- largest landlocked country, can easi- Europe, carrying 972,000 twenty-
trains passing through these two tion last year with a designed ly access sea ports in China to send foot equivalent units of goods.
30th anniversary of relations
Tree rings help researchers decode climate change From page 1 trade in the first seven months of
the year, which reached $17.7 billion,
China stands ready to maintain up 18.9 percent year-on-year.
close communication with Kazakh- With regard to production
By LI HONGYANG Ring density — namely, wood basic climate-projection data. meteorological disasters had stan to appropriately deal with vari- capacity, the two countries have
[email protected] density measured by gram per cubic In 2016, Urumqi Desert Meteoro- occurred frequently. ous kinds of new problems and identified 52 cooperative projects
centimeter — is usually determined logical Institute and the Kazakh However, monitoring of the challenges and oppose external totaling $21.2 billion, covering sec-
A Sino-Kazakh research project by cell size and cell wall thickness, Ministry of Agriculture’s Forestry region’s glaciers and snow needs to interference in Central Asian coun- tors including mining, energy,
initiated in 2016 has been using tree which is influenced by the environ- Research Institute’s Almaty branch be further improved to predict local tries’ affairs, and jointly maintain industry, commerce, transporta-
rings to gather information about ment and climate. signed an agreement to cooperate on disasters, People’s Daily reported. regional peace and stability, Xi said. tion and shipping.
changes in temperature, precipita- Density variations may indicate research related to tree rings and cli- “Previously, there had been Tokayev said that Xi’s visit, the “China’s branded electronic
tion and glaciers. changes in these conditions over mate change, according to the China almost no research on changes in Chinese president’s first foreign trip devices, cellphones and automo-
Zhang Ruibo, a researcher with time, according to the paper Advan- Meteorological Administration. glacial mass over the past few centu- since the outbreak of the COVID-19 biles are widely acclaimed in
the China Meteorological Adminis- ces in Tree-ring Density Study, pub- The agreement states that Chinese ries,” Zhang was quoted as saying. pandemic, fully demonstrated the Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstan’s
tration’s Urumqi Desert Meteoro- lished in the journal Quaternary researchers use specific instruments “So, every finding by the joint two countries’ high-level mutual high-quality, green agricultural
logical Institute, who participated Science in 2015 by an expert from the and methods to study forest growth project qualifies as a breakthrough.” trust and will surely become a new products have won recognition
in the expedition, told People’s Daily Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Insti- and regional climate change in The two sides will cooperate on milestone in the history of Kazakh- from Chinese consumers. Econom-
in August that Kazakhstan’s well- tute of Botany. Kazakhstan. The Central Asian research, exchange information, stan-China relations. ic complementarity and interde-
preserved environment enables The research project explores nation, in turn, provides forest-distri- pay mutual visits and build a shared As next year marks the 10th pendence between the two
experts to collect useful samples new paths toward climate change bution data and assistance in sample laboratory on climate change and anniversary of Xi’s proposing the countries are constantly rising,”
from old trees. adaptation and helps to protect collection in specific areas. China then forest ecology. Belt and Road Initiative in said Zhang, the ambassador.
The Altai Mountains’ foothills in Kazakhstan from weather disasters produces tree-ring data analyses and They have maintained frequent Kazakhstan, Tokayev said his Yerlan Madiyev, a China expert
the country’s northeast are covered caused by melting glaciers. historical climate-change models. exchanges since the 1980s and country will continue to support at the World Economy and Politics
with Siberian pines, whose rings are Zhang said tree rings can be used The agreement was made after an signed a meteorological science and and participate in the joint build- Institute, a Kazakh think tank,
sensitive to temperature differences to reconstruct previous mass balan- exchange in which Chinese technology cooperation agreement ing of the Belt and Road. said that China has long support-
over long time spans, People’s Daily ces of glaciers and snow cover over researchers learned the glaciers in 1995, the China Meteorological He also said that Kazakhstan ed the construction and socioeco-
reported. a century or even longer, providing near Almaty had melted rapidly and Administration said. hopes to further align its develop- nomic development of Central
ment strategies with China and Asian countries, and has gained
deepen bilateral cooperation in trust from countries in the region.
Kazakh singer’s popularity various fields, including infra- the most important strategic part-
“China has always been one of
structure, energy and tourism.
After their meeting, the two ners of Kazakhstan in every field
continues to grow in China leaders signed a joint statement of bilateral cooperation,” he said.
China is Kazakhstan’s fifth-larg-
commemorating the 30th anni-
versary of the establishment of est source of foreign investment,
diplomatic relations between the and amid the ravaging COVID-19
By CHEN NAN China, with a hectic schedule of per- two countries. pandemic, bilateral trade continues
[email protected] formances around the country. The two governments also signed to grow at a rapid rate, he added.
Because of his wide popularity in a number of cooperative documents Bulat Sultanov, director of the
On Sept 6, the day after a magni- China, more Chinese people have in areas such as finance and the Research Institute of International
tude 6.8 earthquake jolted Luding learned about the Central Asian media, and decided to set up consu- and Regional Cooperation at
county in Southwest China’s Si - country. Dimash also learned to lates general in Xi’an and Aktobe. Kazakh-German University, said
chuan province, Dimash Kudaiber- speak Mandarin and recorded his When Xi arrived in Nur-Sultan China-Kazakhstan strategic coop-
gen, a 28-year-old Kazakh singer, songs, such as Ocean Over Time and on Wednesday afternoon, he was eration is “of particular impor-
shared a video on Chinese social The Crown, in Mandarin, which warmly welcomed by Tokayev and tance in the current situation”.
media platform Sina Weibo in which appealed to his Chinese fans. Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen performs at the opening cere- a group of senior officials. Tokayev Amid the current geopolitical
he sent a message of condolence to Due to the coronavirus pandemic, mony of the fifth Jackie Chan International Action Film Week in also later saw Xi off at the airport. changes in the world, China-Ka-
the families of earthquake victims. Dimash has postponed his perform- Datong, Shanxi province, in July 2019. WU JUNJIE / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Officials and experts said Xi’s visit zakhstan teamwork could focus on
“For those who lost their family ance schedules in China. However, will further deepen the two nations’ attracting more Chinese investment
members in the earthquake, I would he has stayed in touch with his Chi- political mutual trust, broaden the to Kazakhstan and boosting the syn-
like to extend my deep condolences. nese fans by sharing his life and learned to play piano as a child, sang acknowledged when Zhang Xiao, scope of their all-around collabora- ergy of the development visions pur-
For those who are looking for their work on social media. in children’s choirs, won singing China’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, tion and usher in another “golden sued by the two countries, he added.
missing family members, please Now the singer is busy preparing contests at home and released his had a meeting with Dimash on 30 years” for bilateral ties. The scholar highlighted prom-
stay strong,” said the singer, who for his upcoming “Stranger” con- debut, self-titled album in 2016. March 19 last year. In February, Tokayev traveled to ising areas for the two nations to
spoke Mandarin while recording cert, which will be held at the cen- He once said in an interview that Also last year, in honor of the 30th Beijing to attend the opening cere- work on, such as establishing a
the video. tral stadium of Almaty on Sept 23, he didn’t expect his popularity in anniversary of Kazakhstan’s inde- mony of the Beijing Olympic Win- “digital Silk Road” based on digi-
Dimash, who has nearly 8 million and he has kept his Chinese fans China and he feels honored to pendence, a national award, “30 ter Games and met with Xi. tal technologies and boosting
followers on his Sina Weibo updated about the event. become a bridge between China and years — 30 names”, was offered to “The strategic navigation offered exports of Kazakhstan’s agricul-
account, gained wide popularity in “It will be the first time that I will Kazakhstan, particularly promoting Kazakhs who made a special contri- by the two heads of states maps out tural products to China.
China in 2017 after appearing on have a concert in the beautiful city,” culture among young people of the bution to the development of the blueprints and charts a course for After concluding his whirl-
Singer, a talent show produced and he wrote. “There are songs that make two countries. country and achieved success in var- the two sides in rolling out cooper- wind trip to Nur-Sultan, Xi
aired by Hunan TV that features you want to dance, songs that make In 2020, when the pandemic hit, ious fields. Dimash won the Cultural ation in various fields,” Chinese arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekis-
professional singers who compete. you want to sing along, but the best the singer released a song in Merit Award. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang tan, on Wednesday evening, the
He took second place. songs are the ones that take you back English, We Are One, in support of In January, the singer participat- Xiao said in an article published in second stop of his three-day visit
His wide vocal range and chic to when you first heard them and the fight against COVID-19. ed in the Chinese song Together for a People’s Daily on Wednesday. to Central Asia.
appearance soon captivated the break your heart again and again.” The singer’s contribution to pro- Shared Future, which promoted the The booming pragmatic coopera-
hearts of fans in China. Since then, the Dimash was born in Aktobe, moting cultural exchanges between motto of the Beijing 2022 Winter tion between the two countries Contact the writers at
singer has been developing a career in Kazakhstan, to a musical family. He China and Kazakhstan was also Olympics and Paralympics. could be illustrated by their bilateral [email protected]

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CHINA





Foreign trade,



investment



key to recovery




Premier Li urges further action to help
fulfill orders, ensure supply, logistics
negotiations will be improved.
By WANG KEJU
[email protected] New forms of foreign trade will
be promoted. A number of new
China will take further meas- integrated pilot zones for cross-
ures to stabilize foreign trade and border e-commerce will be estab-
investment, with a view to consoli- lished without delay. Greater
dating the foundation of econom- support will be given to building
ic recovery, according to a overseas warehouses.
decision made at the State Coun- Goods transport between
cil’s Executive Meeting chaired by inland areas and coastal ports as
Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday. well as domestic land transport
Noting opening-up as China’s will be made more efficient, to
basic national policy and foreign speed up trans-shipment and the
trade as a strong underpinning for inbound and outbound transport
stable growth and employment, the of goods. Industrial and supply
Elderly people arrive at a safe location in Wenling, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday, ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Muifa. Some 260 meeting underscored the impera- chains will be kept secure. Unwar-
elderly people, who have been living at a temporary location while their properties are renovated, were relocated due to safety concerns. tive for redoubled efforts to stabi- ranted charges for port services
ZHOU XUEJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY lize foreign trade and investment. will be continuously monitored.
“We are facing big pressure in “We must roll out signature pro-
keeping foreign trade and foreign jects of critical importance with-
More cities brace for typhoon as Muifa makes landfall investment stable, with a notable out delay, to galvanize foreign
slowdown of imports and exports.
investment and bolster confidence
The first and foremost issue is to and expectations,” Li said.
help businesses secure orders, by The supply of production factors
By MA ZHENHUAN in Hangzhou alties or property damage and urged using all policy measures available will be ensured to speed up the
[email protected] different departments to make to the full extent, such as the China launch of key foreign-funded pro-
arrangements for a post-disaster Import and Export Fair (Canton jects. Further measures will be tak-
China’s national observatory on resumption of production. Fair), the China International en to facilitate the border entry and
Wednesday upgraded its typhoon Special attention should be paid Import Expo, overseas warehous- exit of business personnel and tech-
alert to red, the highest level, as Mui- to air conditioners, dilapidated es and cross-border e-commerce,” nicians employed by foreign com-
fa, the 12th typhoon this year, made houses, street trees, outdoor light- Li said. panies, as well as their families.
landfall in Zhejiang province on ing, construction sites, glass curtain The meeting stressed the need Leading provincial regions in
Wednesday night and is expected to walls, underground spaces and to support enterprises in retaining foreign trade and foreign invest-
bring more winds and heavy rainfall nucleic acid testing points, and the orders and expanding market ment need to step up to their
to the Yangtze River Delta region. maintenance of drainage and presence. Stronger efforts will be responsibilities, and better play
According to the National Mete- pumping stations should also be made to ensure energy and labor their backbone roles. Related
orological Center, Muifa made land- strengthened, the headquarters supply and logistics for foreign departments need to enhance
fall around 8:30 pm in Zhoushan, said. trade companies. Full support will coordination and services.
Zhejiang, with winds up to 150 kilo- Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong be given when necessary to ensure “The eastern coastal provincial
meters per hour. As it moves north- airports suspended operations on the fulfillment of contracts. regions account for nearly 70 per-
west, it is forecast to pass through Wednesday evening. Special funds for internation- cent of our country’s foreign trade.
Hangzhou Bay, and will make land- Due to the typhoon, Wuxi in al economic cooperation and for- Their leading role must be fully
fall once more between Zhejiang’s Waves crash on the sea wall in Xiangshan in Ningbo, Zhejiang prov- Jiangsu province suspended flights eign trade will be used fully and at brought to bear, to contribute their
Pinghu city and Pudong in Shanghai ince, as Typhoon Muifa approaches. ZHANG PEIJIAN / FOR CHINA DAILY at its Sunan Shuofang International a faster pace. Services for compa- part to the stable performance of
on Wednesday night. It will further Airport from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 nies to participate in overseas foreign trade and foreign invest-
move past Jiangsu and Shandong pm Thursday. The airport suggested exhibitions and conduct business ment,” Li said.
provinces as it weakens. testing, which has been in place and students from Wednesday to that passengers not travel to the air-
Affected by the typhoon, parts of since Sept 7, until the emergency Thursday. port until their flights have
Zhejiang have already seen intense response to the typhoon and flood- Torrential rains and strong winds resumed. Cultural collaboration
downpours and more cities in the ing is lifted. are expected to hit the coastal area The Suzhou and Wuxi transporta-
province have launched emergency In Hangzhou, its typhoon alert of Shanghai from Wednesday after- tion departments have also sus-
responses for the typhoon and relat- was upgraded to Level II on Tuesday noon to Thursday morning, Shang- pended the operation of ships on
ed flooding. evening. The education bureau of hai Flood Control Headquarters Taihu Lake, China’s third largest
Bracing for the typhoon, Ningbo Hangzhou released a notice on said during an emergency confer- freshwater lake, from 5 pm Tuesday
activated a Level I emergency Wednesday saying that schools may ence on Tuesday night. until the influence of the typhoon
response at 5 pm on Tuesday, and allow students to postpone going to The headquarters has advised subsides.
suspended the implementation of school or that they can leave school people to make emergency prepara-
the 72-hour normalized nucleic acid early to ensure the safety of teachers tions for the typhoon to avoid casu- Cang Wei contributed to this story.
BRICS youth play critical role in development


By MO JINGXI dynamic and ambitious force in soci- rural-urban integration through Nitesh Kumar Mishra, joint secre-
[email protected] ety and the strength of youth must be efforts such as job creation and the tary of the Indian Department of
given full play in order to achieve promotion of entrepreneurship. Youth Affairs, said, “Youth are a val-
Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, high-quality urban development. Luana de Lima Machado, nation- ued asset for socioeconomic develop-
China and South Africa said on As the world currently faces al secretary of the Ministry of Wom- ment, and it is time to empower
Wednesday that young people play a unprecedented challenges including en, Family and Human Rights of youth to explore innovative ideas to A restored life-size chariot is put on display in Lanzhou, Gansu
critical role in the development of cit- the COVID-19 pandemic, it is neces- Brazil, said her country is working tackle development challenges.” province, on Wednesday. The chariot, dating back to around the
ies and encouraged youth from sary for BRICS countries, where a to motivate young people to start He also highlighted the need to 4th century BC, showcases the integration of the nomadic culture
BRICS countries and the rest of the large number of the world’s youth businesses and to be more involved create an enabling environment for of the Rong tribes in the west and the farming culture in ancient
world to promote the joint develop- population live, to turn challenges in government and political affairs. them to engage in local and regional China’s central plains. PEI QIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY
ment of youth and cities. into opportunities by working Dmitry Vavilin, mayor of Ulyan- policymaking frameworks, saying
They made the remarks during together to build youth development- ovsk, Russia, said young people are that “young voices and their engage-
the BRICS Youth Summit in Beijing. oriented cities, Fu said. very innovative and importance ment are of utmost importance in
The event was attended by around Noting that there is increasing should be attached to their opinions the development and implementa-
300 representatives from 51 coun- migration from rural to urban areas on the future development of cities. tion of urban policy and planning”. Contribution: Experts urge
tries and 29 international organiza- to seek better economic opportuni- He called on efforts to align differ- In a declaration issued after the
tions both online and offline. ties in South Africa, Asanda Luwaca, ent platforms including the BRICS 14th BRICS Summit held in June,
Fu Zhenbang, vice-president of the executive chairwoman of the coun- framework so that young people BRICS leaders agreed to support efforts to boost innovation
All-China Youth Federation, said try’s National Youth Development will be able to make their voices bet- youth development as a priority and
that young people are the most Agency, said it is critical to promote ter heard in the world. encourage strengthened exchanges. From page 1 drivers and boosting innovation-
driven development by deepening
Sang spoke highly of China’s reform and opening-up.
Water conservancy used to bolster economic growth firm determination to expand the China Center for International
Wang Yiming, vice-chairman of
opening-up, build an open eco-
nomic system, deepen reforms and Economic Exchanges, warned of
build a unified national market challenges and pressures from
By HOU LIQIANG ment bonds, bank loans and private 19,000, he said, adding the total food security, as well as ecological and the new economic develop- weakening demand, renewed
[email protected] capital. planned investment for these pro- safety. ment paradigm of “dual-circula- weakness in the property sector and
Government bonds issued by jects stands at 1.8 trillion yuan. Among the priorities in ongoing tion”, which takes the domestic a more complicated external envi-
The Ministry of Water Resources local authorities across the country, “Such large-scale water conserv- water conservancy development are market as the mainstay while the ronment, saying that the key is to
has made marked progress in for example, contributed about 187 ancy development has played a sig- projects for flood control, hydro- domestic and overseas markets focus on boosting domestic demand
increasing funding channels for billion yuan of the funds raised in nificant role in stabilizing economic power development, irrigation and reinforce each other. That will also and fostering new growth drivers.
water conservancy development as the first eight months, up 143 per- growth and employment,” the vice- environmental and ecological reme- help bolster sustained growth and Liu Dian, an associate
it endeavors to tap the potential of cent from the same period last year, minister stressed. diation, he said. strengthen the resilience of the researcher at Fudan University’s
such projects in boosting economic he said. He said over 1.9 million people “We will strive to launch more economy in the long run, he said. China Institute, said more efforts
growth, said Vice-Minister Liu “The examination and approval had been employed in water con- major projects in the fourth quarter Citing challenges from monetary should be made to develop new
Weiping on Wednesday. process for water conservancy pro- servancy development as of the end to make an even greater contribu- tightening in developed economies industries and businesses and
As of the end of August, the minis- jects have been constantly accelerat- of August, including more than 1.5 tion to economic growth,” he said. and inflationary pressures around foster innovation-driven devel-
try has this year managed to raise ed, thanks to strong support from million rural migrant workers. According to the ministry, it plans the globe, Sang said he expects to see opment, which will help contrib-
977 billion yuan ($140 billion) for the National Development and In the last month alone, 300,000 to ensure that the total investment further fiscal and monetary easing ute to sustained medium and
water conservancy development, Reform Commission, and the minis- new job opportunities were created, made into water conservancy devel- to stimulate China’s slowing econo- long-term development.
compared with 648 billion yuan in tries of natural resources and ecolo- he added. opment across the country reaches my in the remainder of the year. NBS data showed that the added
the same period last year, he told a gy and environment,” he said. Zhang Shiwei, an official with the at least 800 billion yuan this year. While macroeconomic policy value of China’s new industries
news conference. With 3,412 new projects inaugu- ministry’s planning department, China saw about 802 billion yuan adjustment will help deal with and businesses accounted for 17.25
The vice-minister highlighted the rated last month alone, the number said the development of these pro- of such investment made in 2021, short-term pressures, experts said percent of the country’s overall
achievements the ministry had of projects launched in the first jects has far-reaching significance up 4.2 percent from the previous the country should pay more GDP in 2021, 1.88 percentage
made in raising funds from govern- eight months this year had reached for flood control, water supply and year. attention to fostering new growth points higher than that in 2016.

CHINA DAILY Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 5
CHINA





High-tech zones lead Sample sorting Wheat

innovative growth congress


over past decade kicks off
in Beijing
By ZHANG ZHIHAO support high-level talent working
[email protected] in these zones.
For instance, the national high- By ZHAO YIMENG
National high-tech industrial tech zone in Changsha, Hunan [email protected]
development zones will continue province, will invest 1 billion yuan
to be used to make new break- over the next three years to attract The Second International Wheat
throughs in core technologies, nur- talent. Congress got underway on Monday
ture quality talent, enhance global Small and medium-sized tech night in Beijing, where subjects
outreach and support China’s companies are key contributors to such as resilience and future sus-
socioeconomic development, offi- the growth of national high-tech tainability of wheat were dis-
cials said on Wednesday. zones, he said. This will require the cussed.
National high-tech development ministry to support these compa- The congress, which lasts until
zones have been used to boost Chi- nies with tax breaks, new invest- Thursday, will also discuss six major
na’s innovation-driven develop- ments and help them issues including germplasm resour-
ment strategy. Since 2012, commercialize their scientific and ces, structural genomics of wheat,
President Xi Jinping has paid over technological output. new technologies, crop manage-
20 visits to these zones, according Li Youping, deputy director of Medical workers sort nucleic acid samples after testing at a makeshift lab in Zhijin county, Guizhou ment under climate change, biotic
to the Ministry of Science and the ministry’s Torch High Technol- province, on Tuesday. The county reported 111 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. and abiotic resistance and human
Technology. ogy Industry Development Center, LUO DAFU / FOR CHINA DAILY health.
As of 2022, there are 173 national said that over the last decade Attended by 900 scientists and
high-tech development zones, 84 national high-tech zones have been scholars online and offline from 67
more than in 2012. China has also a key pillar for economic growth, countries, the congress aims to
established 23 indigenous innova- innovation, employment and build a platform for sharing the lat-
tion demonstration zones, 20 more entrepreneurship, talent training US-proposed Taiwan est information on global wheat
than in 2012, that are supported by and international trade. conditions and future wheat scien-
these high-tech development The number of national high- tific research.
zones. tech zones whose annual revenue Wu Weihua, vice-chairman of the
reached above 100 billion yuan has Standing Committee of the National
grown from 54 in 2012 to 97 last People’s Congress and an academi-
year, he said. bill strongly opposed cian of the Chinese Academy of Sci-
By the end of 2021, national ences, said during the opening
These (national high-tech zones were home to over ceremony of the congress that the
high-tech) zones 4,400 research institutions with economic downturn due to the
will become the over 5.63 million researchers, Draft would provide the island with wan” to undermine the status quo COVID-19 pandemic, regional con-
flicts and climate extremes have
which was 2.5 times higher than
vanguard for high- that in 2012. across the Taiwan Straits, he posed grim challenges to global food
The total research and develop-
quality development ment budget in these zones has $4.5 billion in security assistance wrote. security.
Separately, Zhu denounced Chiu
China feeds one-fifth of the
and make more more than tripled in the last dec- By ZHANG YI Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman Tai-san, head of Taiwan’s Main- world’s population with its nine per-
contributions ade, surpassing the 1 trillion-yuan [email protected] for the State Council’s Taiwan land Affairs Council, who claimed cent of the world’s land resources,
greatly contributing to global food
Affairs Office, said at a news con-
last week that the island doesn’t
milestone in 2021. The number of
to China’s high-tech companies in national A Chinese mainland spokes- ference in Beijing that the Taiwan accept any arrangement to resolve security, he said.
transformation into high-tech zones also increased woman on Wednesday strongly question is purely China’s internal the Taiwan question and urged
a scientific and from less than 20,000 in 2012 to opposed a possible Taiwan-related affair, which brooks no outside easing the current situation in the 24
115,000 last year, Li said.
Straits.
bill by the United States that aims
interference.
technological With these resources, high-tech to bolster the island’s “defense” The drafting of the Taiwan-relat- The remarks came after the Peo- million hectares
powerhouse.” zones have made numerous break- capabilities against the mainland, ed bill by the US lawmakers seri- ple’s Liberation Army conducted The planting area of wheat in
military drills around Taiwan in
ously violates basic norms
throughs in quantum technolo-
saying that any attempt of “Taiwan
China, which has an annual
Li Youping, an official with the gies, high-speed rail, the Beidou independence” will never succeed. governing international relations, response to a visit by US House output exceeding 130 million
Ministry of Science and Tech- satellite navigation system, the The US Senate Committee on the one-China principle and the Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier in metric tons.
nology C919 passenger jet, 5G telecommu- Foreign Relations is set to review a three China-US joint communi- August, despite strong opposition
nication and other fields with stra- draft of the Taiwan Policy Act of ques, she said. “We firmly oppose from the mainland. Qu Dongyu, director-general of
The gross domestic product of tegic significance, Li said. 2022 on Wednesday, which was it.” Zhu said Chiu made the remarks the Food and Agriculture Organiza-
high-tech development zones grew China’s first artificial intelli- described by its sponsors as “the The ruling Democratic Progres- to hide the fact that it was the DPP tion of the United Nations, said
from 5.4 trillion yuan ($782 billion) gence chip, first quantum commu- most comprehensive restructur- sive Party authorities in Taiwan administration who relied on the there have been direct impacts on
in 2012 to 15.3 trillion yuan in 2021. nication satellite, first vaccines for ing of US policy toward Taiwan” have used every means to per- US to seek “independence” that the global wheat and cereal mar-
These zones contributed to 13.4 COVID-19 and many other break- since the Taiwan Relations Act of suade some US senators to draft caused tensions across the Straits. kets, and production, with interna-
percent of China’s GDP in 2021 throughs were achieved by scien- 1979. the bill for its attempt of realizing Only by returning to the com- tional wheat prices reaching near
while only using 2.5 percent of the tists and companies working in The bipartisan bill sponsored by “Taiwan independence”, which mon political foundation of the record levels in recent months.
nation’s construction land. high-tech zones, he added. US senators Bob Menendez and will never succeed, she said. 1992 Consensus that embodies the The FAO’s forecast for global
Wu Jiaxi, deputy director of the Many of these high-tech prod- Lindsey Graham would provide Chiu Yi, a Taiwan-based cross- one-China principle can cross- wheat production was 1 percent
ministry’s department of research ucts are entering foreign markets. Taiwan with about $4.5 billion in Straits expert, said in a post on his Straits relations improve, and can lower year-on-year. Global maize
commercialization and regional The total exports from high-tech security assistance over the next Facebook page, that once passed, peace and stability across the output is also forecast to fall below
innovation, said the high-tech zones made up about 3.2 percent of four years and recognize the island the US would openly destroy its Straits be effectively guaranteed, last year’s level by 1.2 percent.
zones have proved to be resilient to China’s total exports in 2012. The as a “major non-NATO ally”. one-China policy, and relations she said. “We need to conserve and utilize
risks and can achieve growth figure had risen to 24.4 percent in The legislation would also allow between the US and Taiwan would No matter how the cross-Straits wheat germplasm to breed superior
despite global uncertainties in 2021. Taiwan to rename its office in the be close to official. situation changes, the consensus varieties that are adapted to local
recent years. More than 47,000 foreign US from the “Taipei Economic and If that happened, the mainland that marked its 30th anniversary production systems, environments
From January to July, the 173 researchers are currently working Cultural Representative Office” to would not sit idle and let the US this year remains the anchor for and markets, and to make all new
national high-tech development in these high-tech zones, along the “Taiwan Representative Office”. manipulate “one China, one Tai- cross-Straits relations. varieties accessible to farmers and
zones achieved a gross industrial with 211,000 Chinese experts who food processors,” Qu said.
output worth 17.5 trillion yuan, an returned home after studying China is the world’s largest pro-
8.1 percent growth compared to abroad. Change ducer and consumer of wheat, with
the same period last year. This out- “These high-tech zones have a planting area of 24 million hec-
put generated 27.4 trillion yuan of become a crucial platform for of roles tares and an annual wheat output
revenue, a 7.1 percent increase over opening-up, innovation and coop- exceeding 130 million metric tons.
the same period last year. eration,” Li said. Renowned actor Feng Wu Kongming, president of the
Wu said the ministry will con- National high-tech zones had Yuanzheng (front right) Chinese Academy of Agricultural
tinue to provide policy support for established over 2,200 overseas appears at a rehearsal of Sciences that hosted the congress,
high-tech zones to achieve stable research institutions by the end of the drama Du Fu in Bei- said China has been making efforts
growth, and encourage invest- 2021, a 4.6-fold increase compared jing on Wednesday after to improve the production and qual-
ment in key areas such as digital to 2012, and over 77 percent of he was announced as ity of wheat through scientific
technologies, energy, advanced them have implemented policies to the president of the Bei- research, which is an important way
materials, chemicals and biophar- support internationalization. jing People’s Art Thea- to ensure national food security and
maceuticals. “In the future, national high- ter. He is the only actor- stabilize global food prices.
National high-tech zones are tech zones will focus on high quali- turned-president of the The CAAS has been cooperating
home to 84 percent of China’s State ty, high standards and new institution. with international partners to pro-
Key Laboratories and 78 percent of technologies,” Li said. JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY pose the Agricultural Genome to
the national technological innova- “These zones will become the Phenome Initiative, aiming to estab-
tion centers. vanguard for high-quality develop- lish a global sharing mechanism of
As a result, high-tech zones ment and make more contribu- crop germplasm resources includ-
have become a key hub for quality tions to China’s transformation ing wheat, Wu said.
science and technology talent, Wu into a scientific and technological Claudia Sadoff, executive manag-
said. The ministry will continue to powerhouse.” ing director of CGIAR that co-host-
ed the congress, emphasized global
partnerships, like China and CGI-
Crackdown intensified on new addictive substances, illegal drugs AR, in strengthening achievements
in scientific research.
The priority is to increase grain
yields, resistance to diseases, cli-
By YANG ZEKUN Special operations have been bring under control newly the influx of overseas drugs as the detained 38 hidden drug traffick- mate resilience and nutrition quali-
[email protected] launched to target these problems. emerged addictive and harmful root cause of reducing drugs at the ers this year, according to the min- ty through breeding modernization,
Police have recently busted a num- narcotics and psychotropic sub- source, and strengthened border istry. Sadoff said.
Authorities have intensified ber of inter-provincial criminal stances, and maintain a high level management to block the entry of In response to the changing drug “This is especially important as
their crackdown on new addictive gangs that sold controlled narcot- of vigilance for the use of all kinds drugs, Liang said. situation, anti-drug authorities we are facing a food system crisis,
substances and emerging drug-re- ics and psychoactive drugs online of drug variations to eliminate the For example, in Yunnan province have sought changes in law with wheat at its heart. The global
lated problems, anti-drug officials and used psychedelic drugs to tres- harm of drugs on society,” Liang — a major battlefield for curbing enforcement, such as strengthen- food crisis requires a systematic
said on Wednesday. pass and threaten personal safety, said. the inflow of overseas drugs on the ing the investigation and control of approach to stabilize wheat supply,”
The traditional and new drug said Zhao. According to the ministry’s sta- southwest border of China — high-risk and key drug-related she said.
problems have intertwined with Liang Yun, head of the narcotics tistics, the Sichuan sub-center of police seized 1.85 metric tons of groups, and improving the control During the opening ceremony,
each other, and the number of new control bureau of the ministry, said the National Narcotics Laboratory drugs by utilizing an intelligent mechanism of new psychoactive the Lifetime Achievement Award
types of drugs and new forms of that anti-drug authorities would helped in the arrest of 275 suspects border prevention and control sys- substances to effectively curb the was issued to the late Zhuang
crime are increasing, featuring make full use of the National Nar- by using hair follicle drug detec- tem during the past two months, spread of addictive substances, Qiaosheng, an academician of the
anesthetic and psychotropic drugs cotics Laboratory, five regional tion technology during the past said Liang. Zhao said. Chinese Academy of Sciences and a
to substitute for narcotics or taking sub-centers and local anti-drug two months, and the Shaanxi sub- The anti-drug authorities have In addition, authorities have wheat agronomist at the Institute of
multiple narcotics at the same technical support institutions to center helped local police bust a also enhanced international law improved their ability to fight drug Crop Sciences at the CAAS, and Rob-
time, said Zhao Zhongchen, deputy keep a close eye on the new condi- drug production lab by using sew- enforcement cooperation to curtail crimes on the internet, as drug-re- ert McIntosh, an academician of the
director of the narcotics control tions and changes in the drug mar- age monitoring and traceability drug crimes at the source. The joint lated problems on the internet are Australian National Academy of Sci-
bureau of the Ministry of Public ket. technology. operations have busted nine over- more complicated and have a high ences and a tenured professor at the
Security. “We will promptly detect and Authorities have taken stopping seas drug processing plants and incidence, he said. University of Sydney.

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CHINA





Taking heart in tradition





As people continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, they are remembering to
embrace the things that matter to them most. Jiang Chenglong reports.


Importance Student

of family looks back

emphasized on fond

in life, death memories


hen Shi Donglai was By JIANG CHENGLONG
younger, he took for
granted the impor- For Zeng Yuting and many oth-
W tance of traditional er young people around China,
Chinese festivals and family ties. But this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival
today they resonate with the celebration would be unlike any
29-year-old more strongly than ever. year before — it would be the first
Shi studied literature at the time they celebrated the festival
University of Oxford in the United without their families.
Kingdom from 2015 to 2021, and, As her
as a result of the intervening pan- father drove
demic, was unable to see his her to the
beloved grandmother one last airport in
time before she passed away in Shanghai
2020. bound for
Now he has her univer-
returned to sity in Bei-
China. This jing, Zeng
year, he cele- reminded Zeng Yuting,
brated Mid- herself of freshwoman at the
Autumn the fond University of Inter-
Festival in the memories national Relations
traditional of her fami- in Beijing
way by reunit- ly buying
ing with his mooncakes and decorations and
Shi Donglai,
associate professor family. But for preparing a fancy dinner for the
at Shanghai Jiao Shi, he still has festival celebration. Zeng’s
Tong University’s feelings of father, who is an aficionado of
Institute of Human- regret. calligraphy, would write poems
ities and Arts “My grand- about the moon and hang them
ma passed on the wall.
away of cancer in 2020 when I was “I’ve never seen the sky at 4:30
still in the UK and I was unable to fly am before, with the colors chang-
back to see her one last time because ing from orange to blue and final-
of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Shi ly to white when we arrived at the
said. “I feel very guilty for not being airport,” she said. “The changing
there with her during the last days colors made it sink in that I was
of her life.” leaving Shanghai.”
He said the death of his grand- Zeng said as she waved good-
mother had the most profound bye she didn’t look at her father.
impact on him, and that it reminded “I didn’t want him to see my tears
him of the importance of family ties. in case it made him worry about
Ultimately, it led to his decision to whether I could take good care of
return to China. myself.”
Shi was raised by his grandmoth- “When I landed in Beijing, it
er in the small city of Lishui in Zhe- became clear that this was truly
jiang province, until he left to farewell to my dear family and
attend senior high school at age 15. the familiarity of Shanghai,” she
In 2014, he flew to the UK to study said. “On one hand, I was very
literature, securing a doctorate at much looking forward to my
Oxford last year. future life, in which I would be
He said when he received his invi- the one in control. On the other
tation to the prestigious university, hand, I was worried or even in a
his grandmother was the only mem- bit of a panic over whether I
ber of his family who couldn’t hide could handle different hardships
her sadness that he wasn’t going to alone as a young adult.”
be around for some years. Lying on the unfamiliar bed on
“She just wanted us to be together her first night in Beijing, it hit
without having any extra expecta- home to Zeng just how much she
tions of me, which was different was going to miss her parents. It
from my parents,” he said. was very clear there would be
The last time they saw each other XING WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY fewer family reunions. Now, she
in person was in late 2019, after and her new roommates and
which Shi flew back to the UK. Not friends from across the country
too long after that, COVID-19 hit likely have passed away by the time I “I began to fear that something reconsidering the significance of His plans for this year’s Mid-Au- would have to create a new kind
China and the world. Almost at the arrived home.” everyone else knew would hit home family ties. “Although my grand- tumn Festival included returning of gathering for the holidays.
same time, his grandmother was Shi wrote a long letter he called for my grandma — that the one she ma — my most important emo- to Lishui, his hometown, to reunite Due to COVID-19 prevention
diagnosed with cancer. She spent My Grandma and Me, and he loves most is the one who has tional anchor — is gone, I see my with his family. measures, Zeng and some of the
her last months in hospital. recorded it for her to listen to. He remained farthest away from her,” parents and other family mem- Traditional holidays give people a new students have been quaran-
Shi was shocked at how quickly thought it would be the only way left Shi wrote. “I fear that she would bers as more important than chance to go home, he said. Enjoy- tined for a week or more since
her condition deteriorated. By June to let her know what her grandson awake to that fact one day and before,” he said. “Such ties are irre- ing mooncakes, the traditional food their arrival in Beijing. Some
2020, he said, she would respond to was thinking while she was still able regret not giving most of her love to placeable.” of the festival, is just one way to were unable to celebrate the Mid-
him much more slowly on their vid- to listen. someone who has always remained After completing his studies at “express the emotions of our reun- Autumn Festival this year with
eo calls. “My grandma has always doted by her side.” Oxford, Shi returned to China to ions”, he added. their new friends and room-
“At that time, I realized I should on me. When everyone else was ask- His grandmother buried her face work as an associate professor in “If you decide to go back to your mates, and had to remain alone
think about going back to see her ing me what grade I got, and when in her hands and wept while listen- Shanghai. With the world more home to live, every day is a holiday.” in a single room instead.
one last time,” he said. Still, it would would I graduate and find a job, she ing to the letter, Shi’s mother said. divided than before by geopolitics The quarantine didn’t phase
take about 30 days for him to board was always asking me what I want About two weeks later, his grand- and the pandemic, he said he pre- Contact the writer at Zeng however as she’d already
a flight and finish his COVID quar- to eat, braised pork or something mother passed away. fers to be back in China, where he jiangchenglong@ endured a two-month lockdown
antine period. “My grandma would else,” he said in the letter. Upon her passing, Shi began can rely on his family and friends. chinadaily.com.cn in Shanghai early this year.
“The COVID-19 situation has
brought some inconvenience to
our lives, such as the absence of
Though apart, loved ones share moon the distance, missing family reunions, Zhang said reunions,” she said. “Personally, I
“Despite
learned from the COVID out-
he can’t help feeling guilty about not
it gives me being there with his family, especially break that our families’ health is
comfor t after the birth of his daughter in very precious, and that we
home to Shangqiu he would have to able nature of the pandemic, the knowing that 2019. should cherish them and the
By JIANG CHENGLONG
quarantine for at least a week due to situation is up in the air and staff even when we His family have been more wor- times we are together.”
It’s quite normal for merchant a COVID-19 outbreak. His plans are required to work as and when are thousands ried about his health since the Zeng said she sees the moon as
seamen to be unable to spend the were scuppered. needed. of miles apart pandemic as there are greater the best symbol of missing a fami-
holidays with their families because When he was a boy, Mid-Autumn Zhang has spent only two Mid- we are all risks of infection traveling all over ly with whom you cannot reunite
most of their time is spent on the Festival was all about farming. “I Autumn Festivals with his family Zhang Jian, looking at the the globe. during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
water. For Zhang Jian, a second offi- grew up in a rural village, so our since 2014. He returned to China for second officer at same moon,” “In recent years, each time my She is touched by a modern
cer at China COSCO Shipping Corp, family was very busy with the har- a vacation in March after 10 months China COSCO the second vacation time nears its end I’ve Chinese poem that describes the
this Mid-Autumn Festival was yet vest during the festival,” he said. on a container ship sailing between Shipping Corp officer said. become increasingly reticent to sentiment of missing someone,
another where he was unable to see “But now, if I’m not working, I China and South America. He Every festi- return to work,” he said. “There is so saying it is like them “being
his beloved family because of the usually just take my wife and young expects to be back on a boat soon val he is not at home, Zhang remem- much that I really care about at round” themselves, given that
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. daughter to visit my parents and after the festival. bers a phrase from an ancient home.” the moon at the time of the festi-
“I was very much looking forward have a great dinner together.” Every time he marks a festival on Chinese poem: “Alone, a lonely Zhang said that although he val is the brightest and roundest.
to the festival and our family reun- Merchant seamen spend seven the ocean, the moon is his best com- stranger in a foreign land, I doubly would be apart from his family for “On the Mid-Autumn Festival
ion this year,” said the 32-year-old to nine months on the ocean dur- panion. “When the moon is nice and pine for kinsfolk on a holiday”. That, another Mid-Autumn Festival this this year, what appeared in my
from Shangqiu, Henan province. He ing each voyage. Afterward, when round, I look at it through the tele- he said, expresses his homesickness year, he knows that as he stares at heart was definitely be the faces
had been attending training ses- they return to China, they can go scope and think about what time it at such times. the moon from his room in Hebei, and figures of my family mem-
sions in Hebei province when he on vacation for three to five is at home and what my family is While his job requires that he his family would be doing the bers when I look up at the full
was informed that if he returned months. But due to the unpredict- doing,” he said. become somewhat accustomed to same at home. moon,” she said.

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CHINA





Wheelchair athlete a whiz on the ice



Curler helped
China win gold in
2018, defended For me personally, I
title in 2022 hope to continue
wheelchair curling
until I’m in my 80s,
By XIN WEN
[email protected]
and I also want to
Chen Jianxin experienced the take part in the 2026
worst days of his life during the
summer of 2010, when the then Winter Paralympics
18-year-old Yanqing native was in Italy.”
involved in a car accident that left
him with severe paraplegia. Chen Jianxin, Winter Paralym-
Afterward, he remained at home pic gold medalist from Beijing
in the district of Beijing, rarely
meeting anyone, on the verge of
tears most days. Spring Festival training intensively
His grandparents, who were in with his teammates instead of going
their 80s, took care of him, and home.
because he was unable to move, “I remember that on the lunar
were forced to carry him when he New Year’s Eve during the Spring
needed to make use of other parts of Festival in 2018, I had just returned
the house. from intensive training in Canada
Those dark days lasted for about and landed in Beijing at 9 pm.
two years until Chen’s despair final- Although our training center is
ly lifted after he took part in a sports about a two-hour drive from my
session organized by the Beijing Dis- home, I chose to stay at the center,”
abled Persons’ Federation. Chen said.
He kept at it and his persistence “Who doesn’t like to relax after
paid off. As a member of China’s playing? But I felt I’d set my training
mixed wheelchair curling team dur- Chen Jianxin attends the 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Beijing in October last year as a member of the country’s mixed back if I went home to relax for a few
ing the finals of the Wheelchair wheelchair curling team. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY days.”
Curling competition at the Pyeong- Chen has won seven gold medals
Chang 2018 Paralympic Winter in the sport and in September, he
Games, Chen helped cinch the “Life is full of new hopes and jing 2022 Games, which my home- were not enough and each evening, with other team members was donated replicas of his medals to the
championship, making history by goals. And where there are both, town was co-hosting.” he would put in another two to three indispensable. Archives and History Museum in
winning the country’s first-ever you can accomplish what you He began putting in hours of hours. “Third is a bridging role and dur- Yanqing.
Winter Paralympic gold medal. want, and shine at things you’re painstaking training in 2016 after “It’s very cold out on the ice, ing a competition, it’s up to me to “For me personally, I hope to con-
Fast forward to March 6 this year, good at doing.” returning from the Wheelchair which made me anxious. Every day, communicate what my teammates tinue wheelchair curling until I’m in
and he also helped the Chinese team Curling is not an easy sport and it Curling World Championship. I had to practice using the pole to in first and second are thinking, so my 80s, and I also want to take part
defend its crown during the 2022 is even more difficult for someone in “I realized during the competition curl the stone thousands of times, that whoever is in fourth can make in the 2026 Winter Paralympics in
Beijing Paralympic Winter Games. a wheelchair to curl a stone on ice. that there was still a big gap developing my muscle memory and the final play,” Chen said. Italy,” he said.
“I trained hard and achieved what “I tried wheelchair fencing initial- between the wheelchair skills of our strength. The more I practiced, the “Wheelchair curling is a team “As for my hometown, I only ever
I wanted to prove to myself, that ly, but I found it hard to score well,” team and those of other countries, more accurate my throws became,” sport. You have to build up team- had one simple wish, and that was
even in a wheelchair, I can do some- Chen said, “so I changed over to which made me train even harder he said. work and develop tacit understand- whenever I went back, people
thing I want, and do it well,” the now wheelchair curling instead in 2014, when I returned to Beijing,” Chen Playing as third, Chen said know- ing so you’re better able to compete.” wouldn’t say that it was a shame
30-year-old said. as I wanted to take part in the Bei- said. Eight hours of training by day ing how to communicate properly Since 2016, Chen has spent each that I was in a wheelchair.”
Jiangxi rural mother denied education During China’s fight against absolute Italian consultant bullish
poverty, the local government subsi-
dized students from registered poor
ensures daughters don’t miss out families up until graduation, and the about Hainan’s future
girls were among those who benefited
from the policy.
The fifth family photo, taken in
NANCHANG — Deep in the tains to have families of their own. baby formula alone cost nearly 1,000 2020, shows the quadruplets return- HAIKOU — Stefano Fedi, who increased Hainan’s appeal to
mountains in the midst of the rice According to Deng, grinding pov- yuan a month,” said Deng, adding ing home with their pink schoolbags. comes from Florence, is busy invit- skilled labor and investment, and
paddies of Chongyi county in Jiang- erty often meant that local women that when one child got sick, the oth- Because they look alike, teachers and ing Italian companies to take part foreigners have moved to the
xi province, 35-year-old Deng Din- had to assume responsibility for their er three were likely to be affected, and classmates still often mix their names in the Third China International island to invest or start businesses.
glan is busy preparing schoolbags, families at an early age, a fate passed a hospital visit could cost more than up but Deng is able to accurately Consumer Products Expo next “The construction of the free
stationery and the like for her four down from generation to generation. 4,000 yuan. identify her daughters by voice. year. trade port is a great opportunity
12-year-old daughters, who are Twelve years ago, she gave birth to Not long after their quadruplets Last year, after the family was able “We need to prepare a year in for foreign companies,” Fedi said,
about to start sixth grade. four girls instead of the boy her fami- were born, China implemented tar- to lift themselves out of poverty, Deng advance to engage with Italian adding that Hainan is starting to
The Shangbao rice terraces, which ly was expecting. They were born geted poverty alleviation policies. hung the family’s certificate of pover- companies and invite them to par- play a vital role in helping them
lie behind the family home, have nearly 40 days early, each weighed Deng’s family was registered as a pov- ty alleviation on the wall next to the ticipate in the exhibition,” said engage with the Chinese market.
been cultivated for thousands of just 1.48 kg, and had to be kept in erty-stricken household. Her hus- awards her children had received at Fedi, who is currently working in He set up his company in the
years. In 2018, the UN’s Food and incubators. band, Wu Nianyou, was hired by the school. She also built a new house Italy as a coordinator on the Ital- Fullsing Internet Industrial Park,
Agriculture Organization recognized According to statistics, the odds of local government as a forest ranger with the help of the local govern- ian pavilion. He will return to also known as Fullsing town, a key
the terraces as a globally important multiple identical births happening and Deng as a housekeeper, helping ment, with separate rooms and desks Hainan at the end of September. industrial park in Hainan, which is
agricultural heritage site. as a result of natural conception are raise the family’s annual income for each daughter. The Second China International home to an international offshore
Four girls from one family going to about one in 15 million, and are even sharply by nearly 10,000 yuan. Official data shows that the net Consumer Products Expo, which innovation and entrepreneurship
school at the same time would once lower for babies of the same sex. Deng was concerned with her enrollment rate for primary school- was held from July 25 to 30 this base. Fedi felt it offered both a
have been impossible for villagers For Deng, who made less than daughters’ education, which she saw age girls has remained at a minimum year in Haikou, capital of Hainan good location and a friendly busi-
here, and Deng herself only received 2,300 yuan ($334) a year at the time, as the best way for them to escape the of 99.9 percent for six consecutive province, attracted some 1,600 ness environment.
primary school education. Her fami- the arrival of quadruplets was both a remote mountains. years since 2015, and China’s compul- international brands, including 70 He has traveled frequently for
ly was so poor when she was a child big surprise and a financial burden. She did not buy them toys until sory education gender gap has effec- from Italy dealing in food, wine, work in China, especially to
that they could only afford to educate She and her husband eked out a they were six, but she made a habit of tively been eliminated. jewelry, clothing, and yachts. Shanghai, to meet Italian brands
her younger brother, while Deng and living working in the fields and har- taking a family photo every two “Their lives are definitely different “We are working on a good headquartered in the metropolis.
her younger sister were forced to vests from the family’s 0.2 hectares of years. The six taken in the past 12 from mine. I’m sure they will study project with the China-Italy The Hainan free trade port is
drop out of school to work in the paddy fields gave them just enough years clearly record the four girls’ further and go to college,” Deng said. Chamber of Commerce and other due for completion in 2025 and
fields until they could find jobs in the to eat. During the offseason, the cou- educational progress. “As long as they study hard, they’ll get institutions from Italy to promote Fedi believes it will start a new era,
neighboring Guangdong province. ple were forced to supplement their The third family photo, taken in a higher education.” this event next year,” he said. giving Hainan a significant role in
When they were old enough to mar- incomes by working in toy and cloth- 2016, shows the girls dressed in pink, Involved in the fashion industry Southeast Asia as a free trade port,
ry, the sisters returned to the moun- ing factories in Guangdong. “The smiling in front of their kindergarten. XINHUA for more than 20 years, Fedi set up logistics hub, shopping destina-
his fashion consulting company in tion, and international tourism
Haikou in 2018, the year Hainan spot.
“As a strategy consultant, I have
As islands go electric, emissions decrease gy, with an average annual wind became a pilot free trade zone and found there are many potential
began to build a free trade port.
speed of 6.8 meters per second. A
comprehensive hydrogen energy The Italian’s deep bond with business opportunities in Hainan.
demonstration project also went Hainan dates back to 2006, when I think of myself as a bridge
HANGZHOU — Apart from tur- into operation in July. It is able to he took his family to the island for between Italy and China for com-
quoise waters, lush forests and convert the electricity generated by a holiday while he was on a busi- panies without the opportunity to
mouthwatering seafood, many tour- the turbines into stored hydrogen, ness trip. “We enjoyed our time come directly to China,” he said.
ists are attracted to the Dachen and then turn the hydrogen into very much, so we began to go back He plans to split his life between
Islands in the East China Sea by the electricity and heat when needed. every couple of years,” he said, not- Hainan and Italy. “I have many
promise of an all-electric hotel. “The project makes use of the ing that his family has fond memo- things to promote in Hainan over
From cooking and lighting to abundant wind energy on the ries of the island. the next ten years. So it’s exciting,”
heating and air conditioning, the islands to electrolyze water and The favorable business environ- he said.
Youjia Hotel is now entirely pow- make hydrogen,” said Zhang Chi, ment brought about by deepening
ered by electricity derived from who works with the Taizhou Power reform and opening-up has XINHUA
renewable sources according to its Supply Company, which is part of
owner, 60-year-old Shi Zhaorong. the State Grid Zhejiang Electric
“A one-night stay can save approx- Power. “There are no carbon emis-
imately 870 grams of coal,” said Shi, sions during the process, so it is
who opened his homestay around high-tech and eco-friendly.”
five years ago. Administered by Jiao- The hydrogen system can be
jiang district in Taizhou city, Zheji- An aerial photo of the Dachen Islands in the East China Sea on Aug understood as a kind of power bank.
ang province, Dachen consists of 30. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY During peak electricity consump-
two main islands. tion or grid maintenance, the hydro-
Things were completely different gen is converted into electricity to
before 2019. Most of Shi’s homestay local power department, he began the islands’ zero-carbon transition. meet demand, Zhang said.
was powered by gas, which was to switch to electricity from gas. Cutting carbon emissions is criti- “In the 1950s, a group of young
stored in tanks and shipped to “Electricity has not only improved cal to achieving zero-carbon, but people arrived on Dachen to culti-
Dachen from Jiaojiang district, 50 the quality of our service but it has Dachen has gone further. Apart vate barren land and now with the
kilometers away. also reduced operating costs by 20 from its ubiquitous electric buses same indomitable spirit, the island-
“When bad weather hit or gas percent,” he said. and shared bikes, tourists will also ers are blazing a new path to make
stocks on the islands ran out, we The transition proved fruitful, notice its 34 wind turbines, which their home more eco-friendly and
were left without energy for cook- prompting other homestays to fol- generate more than 60 million kilo- sustainable,” said Wang Ning, an
ing, bathing and lighting,” Shi low suit. Currently, there are 17 all- watt-hours of electricity on average official in Dachen township. Chefs display cheese and ham from Italy at the Second China
recalled. electric hotels in Dachen, each year. International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan prov-
In 2019, with support from the contributing to the development of The islands are rich in wind ener- XINHUA ince, on July 27. GUO CHENG / XINHUA

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COMMENT





Editorials
Inexhaustible well of friendship Cai Meng
between China and Kazakhstan


resident Xi Jinping’s state visit to Kazakh- nectivity route being the 21st Century Maritime
stan on Wednesday on the 30th anniversa- Silk Road. Together they have become a global pub-
ry of the establishment of diplomatic ties lic good. As of July, 149 countries and 32 interna-
P between the two countries will usher in tional organizations had signed cooperative
the next “30 golden years” of bilateral cooperation. documents with China under the framework of the
President Xi will also pay a state visit to Uzbekistan Belt and Road Initiative.
on Thursday and Friday, during which he will attend China and Kazakhstan have rendered mutual
the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Orga- support on issues concerning each other’s core
nization Council of Heads of State in Samarkand, interests, supported the implementation of each
Uzbekistan. other’s development strategies, and jointly inject-
This is President Xi’s first foreign trip in more than ed positivity into regional development.
two years, and its timing is of profound significance. The two countries should continue to actively
As the Foreign Ministry said, his trip represents Chi- cooperate within the framework of multilateral
na’s most important head-of-state diplomatic event cooperation mechanisms, cultivate new sources of
ahead of the upcoming 20th National Congress of growth, and work closely with each other in bilat-
the Communist Party of China. eral and international contexts and in the United
Thanks to the traditional friendly relations Nations, SCO and other multilateral mechanisms
between the two countries, and the exemplary state- to boost growth, strengthen common security in
to-state relations they have established, Sino-Kazakh- the region, safeguard food, energy and other sup-
stan cooperation has increased significantly over the ply chains, and promote global governance reform.
past 30 years and continually reached new heights. As President Xi wrote in a signed article pub-
Also of great significance, it was in Kazakhstan lished in local Kazakhstan media on Tuesday, Chi-
in 2013 that President Xi first proposed the Silk na is willing to continue to share its development
Road Economic Belt — in which, Kazakhstan is an achievements with Kazakhstan and its door of
indispensable link. The Belt is the overland compo- opening-up and friendly cooperation will always
nent of the Belt and Road Initiative, the ocean con- remain open to its largest neighbor in Central Asia.
Opinion Line
Brakes must be slammed on collision-course Act
European and US central banks

he United States government is reported- Whether or not the new sanctions reportedly
ly considering a comprehensive sanctions being considered by Washington represent an
T “invasion” of Taiwan, and lobbying hard wan Policy Act of 2022, which is being reviewed by bracing for economic recession
package to deter a potential mainland additional step aimed at internationalizing the Tai-
to bring its European allies on board. the US Congress, it will help proponents of the new
Taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis and the legislation gain extra momentum for legislative
present tensions across the Taiwan Straits, the Tai- approval, which would be a danger-laden develop-
wan authorities are taking it as an opportunity to ment for both China-US and cross-Straits relations. The European Central Bank last politics. So, when it says that the monetary policy continues to tight-
double down on their endeavors to persuade As determined as the White House is to hinder week announced an interest rate economy is likely to “stagnate” and en, the negative effects of interest
regional and Western countries to join the emerg- the Chinese island’s reunification with the mother- hike for the second time this year, more rate hikes are on the way, the rate hikes are transmitting to some
ing alliance of support. land, the Joe Biden administration has reportedly something unprecedented in the ECB is hinting at a recession. important sectors of the US econo-
While talks on the said sanctions are reportedly sought to discuss with lawmakers the significant more than 20 years of its establish- The US Federal Reserve has been my. For example, the accelerated
still in an early stage, it is being speculated that the potential impacts the Act may have on the state of ment. The ECB also raised inflation more direct. At the Cato Institute’s decline in US new-home sales has
package will go beyond what the US and some of its affairs and make sure the consequences remain fears, predicting that “the economy monetary policy conference on pushed inventories to the level of
allies have imposed previously and further restrict manageable. will stagnate later this year and in Thursday, Fed Chairman Jerome the 2008 real estate crash.
the first quarter of 2023”.
Faced with a gloomy outlook, the
Powell reiterated the need to act
economic and trade exchanges concerning such Introduced by US Senate Foreign Relations ECB President Christine Lagarde decisively and forcefully on infla- US and European monetary
sensitive technologies as computer chips and tele- Committee Chairman Bob Menendez and Senator said there will probably be more tion to avoid social costs. By vowing authorities have successively low-
communications equipment, with a special focus Lindsey Graham, the bipartisan Taiwan Policy Act than two and less than five rate to fight inflation, the Fed hopes to ered expectations. Some analysts
on undermining the Chinese mainland’s military of 2022 represents a comprehensive restructuring hikes, despite her comment late last reverse the perception that it has say that for the developed econo-
capabilities. of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. It seeks to sig- year that “there is little chance of a been doing little and send a signal mies in Europe and the US, the
Taiwan’s lobbyists in the US are mobilizing doz- nificantly bolster Taiwan’s military capabilities, rate hike in 2022”. that the US is willing to pay higher longer economic contraction is
ens of European, Asian and African parliamentari- support Taiwan’s participation in international The eurozone’s economy rebound- economic costs for this. delayed, the higher future costs will
ans, mostly members of the Inter-Parliamentarian organizations, and designate Taiwan as a “non-NA- ed in the first half of this year, but its A recent economic survey by the be. Central banks in the US and
Alliance on China to pledge to push their respec- TO ally”, all of which are in violation of the central recovery is expected to be slow in the Fed found that the outlook for US Europe remained too hesitant at
tive governments to adopt “greater deterrence government’s sovereignty over Taiwan. second half because of the recent economic growth remains general- the first signs of inflation last year.
against military or other coercive” actions the Given Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, indefinite closure of the Nord Stream ly weak and that high prices and They are now ignoring the risk that
mainland may take against the island. which is affirmed in international law, a US domes- 1 gas pipeline, weak global demand, tight labor markets are likely to any policy misstep may lead to a
While these developments are no doubt detri- tic law like this would effectively dampen any hope accelerated monetary tightening by cause demand to weaken further massive economic recession.
mental to long-term relations between China and for improvement in bilateral ties, and put the two the United States and strained geo- over the next 6 to 12 months. As — ECONOMIC DAILY
the US and cross-Straits ties, a pressing imperative countries on a collision course.
for all stakeholders is to prevent fears of the worst- It is thus important for the Biden administration
case scenario from becoming a self-fulfilling to remind Congress of the very harmful conse- Pets should not become peeves
prophecy. quences of approving it as it is.
The ease of shopping online has could spend a few years in jail for might also be dangerous. In 2014,
Being party to US power plays hurts Germany expanded the choice for pet seek- buying a pet, right? there were reports that someone
ers, which was once largely limited
The abandonment rate of these
had released poisonous snakes into
to cats and dogs. Today, one should rare pets is often very high, as pet the wild in Shenzhen, Guangdong
not feel surprised should someone owners are likely to dump them at province.
he German government is reportedly ministers in Brandenburg this week. Germany has step out with a leash on a salaman- the slightest hint of bother. Some pet One way of strengthening moni-
working to reduce the country’s depend- been heavily criticized by the United States and der, just as others walk their dogs. lovers raised crocodile turtles without toring of these rare pets is by
ence on Chinese raw materials, batteries some of its allies since the Russia-Ukraine conflict However, while showing off their realizing that when the animal grows strengthening the regulation of
T and semiconductors, with the minister erupted for supposedly being in Moscow’s pocket rare pets, their owners might be its neck could stretch 40 centimeters e-commerce platforms. As most of
responsible for economic affairs saying on Tuesday as a result of the country being too dependent on posing a challenge to the nation’s long, posing greater challenges. these rare pets and their food are
that there would be “no more naivety” in the coun- Russian energy supplies. The new center-left gov- biological security. However, when pet owners give sold online, it is time the platform
try’s trade dealings with China. ernment is no doubt keen to show that it has joined Many of these unique pets are up these rare pets, they increase the management companies honor
Speaking to Reuters, German Vice-Chancellor and ranks with the other developed countries by taking often caught in the wild, requiring risks for domestic species as many their duties and strengthen moni-
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate a tougher line toward Russia and China than its hunters to enter nature reserves ille- of these “pets” are exotic species toring, so that the new-style pets
Action Robert Habeck said that Germany must center-right predecessor. gally to capture these protected spe- that have almost no predator in don’t cause anyone any problem.
understand that trade is “a new instrument of pow- Yet Habeck will know that stopping COSCO from cies. China. As a result when they breed There is a reason why humans
er”. Declaring that the “fiction” of a united world with investing in the container terminal will hurt Ger- So when some people pay money in the wild, they give an unfair traditionally pick cats and/or dogs
common trade was over, Habeck signaled that he was many’s interests. Axel Mattern, CEO of Port of in advance to get these rare pets, competition to domestic species, for pets. Maybe, one should just
their crime is no less than that of
thus ruining the domestic ecology.
stick to that simple choice.
opposed to plans by China’s shipping company COS- Hamburg Marketing, has spelled it out clearly: “A the hunters. Never thought one Some of the abandoned “pets”

CO to buy a stake in a container terminal operator at refusal of the Chinese would be a disaster, not only — ZHANG ZHOUXIANG, CHINA DAILY
the port of Hamburg, citing concerns about Chinese for the port but for Germany.”
takeover deals expanding from the technology sector And it is not as if COSCO is an unknown entity.
into other industries. On Aug 27, the port celebrated the 40th anniversa- What They Say
However, Habeck also admitted that trade is “an ry of the first Chinese ship reaching what is now
instrument of solidarity”. Certainly, it has brought HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort, which IPEF falters on taking its first step with India’s exit
China and Germany closer together. China has been marked the start of their long association. Given
Germany’s biggest trade partner for the past six years, the increasing global uncertainties and challenges,
with volumes reaching over 245 billion euros ($246 “long-term, trusting customer relationships — like
billion) in 2021. the ones HHLA has tended to for 40 years in trade That India has said it will tem- conference has only served to con- establish India as a hub for global
The purchase of a 35 percent stake in the operator with China — are that much more important now,” porarily withdraw from the trade vince them, as New Delhi’s decision manufacturing and supply chains,
of the container terminal in Tollerort, the smallest as Angela Titzrath, chairwoman of HHLA, said aft- negotiations under the frame- indicates, that the framework is rather than as a low-level outsour-
container terminal in the port of Hamburg, by the er the proposed investment was announced. work of the “Indo-Pacific Eco- nothing but a geopolitical tool of cer exclusively serving the US.
It is also clear that India does not
port operation arm of COSCO was announced in Sep- Blocking the investment will not only strain the nomic Framework For the US to advance its interests in meet the high trade standards set
the Asia-Pacific rather than a plat-
Prosperity”, on the grounds that it
tember last year. Now, almost one year later, the Ger- friendship between the two companies, it will also can see no benefits in being part form leading to multilateral trade by the IPEF, which will only under-
man government is apparently considering blocking cast a shadow over the relations between the two of it, undoubtedly deals a heavy deals. mine the competitiveness of Indian
the move. countries. The German government should not let blow to the United States as The so-called cooperation in products.
It is perhaps no coincidence that Habeck’s com- itself be cajoled into being party to Washington’s inju- Washington regards the country trade, energy, manufacturing, tech- At the same time, the IPEF has a
ments come ahead of a meeting of the G7 trade rious power plays. as an indispensable partner in its nology, and other areas that the US natural flaw, as it will be one-way
efforts to contain China. says is to be the hallmark of the opening-up of markets, with the
With India pulling out of the IPEF is actually envisioned by other participants expected to open
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Joint communiques above US acts China’s relations
with Russia

beyond suspicion
he Senate Foreign Relations Moreover, according to Joint Communique on the Establish- three joint communiques are executive
Committee is scheduled to ment of Diplomatic Relations, enacted agreements does not give the US the
mark up the Taiwan Policy Act customary international the Taiwan Relations Act, which aims to legal power to go back on its internation-
T (TPA) on Wednesday, which is law, a country should han- maintain, in disguised form, official and al promises. ue to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine con-
described as “the most comprehensive military relations between the US and Moreover, according to customary flict and the rising energy prices in
restructuring of US policy toward Tai- dle its relations with other Taiwan. international law, a country should han- European countries, discussions on
wan since the Taiwan Relations Act of countries on the basis of The Taiwan Relations Act seriously dle its relations with other countries on D China-Russia relations at home and
1979.” The TPA seeks to provide $4.5 bil- violates the one-China principle, the the basis of international law, not based abroad have become increasingly fierce, with
lion in security assistance to Taiwan over international law, not three China-US joint communiques and on its domestic laws that are in conflict some questioning the continued development of
four years, and recognize China’s Taiwan based on its domestic laws the spirit of UN General Assembly Reso- with international law. And according to Sino-Russian ties.
as a “major non-NATO ally” of the Unit- lution 2758, and thus is unlawful in international law, the Taiwan Relations The fact is, for China and Russia, maintaining
ed States. that are in conflict with international law. Act is unlawful. friendly relations is an objective and realistic
Such a bill, if passed, will only ratchet international law. The Taiwan Relations Act offers the No country can abrogate its commit- need. The highest and most long-term strategic
up the already high tensions across the anti-China political forces in the US a legal ments on the pretext that its domestic interest for a country is to create a peaceful and
Taiwan Straits. Because it is another bla- excuse to follow the “policy” of “two Chi- law conflicts with international law. In favorable environment, in order to ensure the
tant US provocation seeking to challenge nas” or “one China, one Taiwan”. Worse, fact, by giving precedence to its domestic smooth development of its economy and society.
China’s sovereignty and territorial integ- ques is the one-China principle, which many in the US even believe that under laws over international laws, the US has China and Russia share a 4,300-kilometer-long
rity and hollow out the one-China princi- forms the political and legal foundation the US Constitution, the three joint com- been violating international law. Also, border, which at one time was manned by mil-
ple by undermining the three joint of China-US relations. In the communi- muniques are executive agreements and any act that derives from the Taiwan lions of troops. But through dialogue and
communiques with domestic legislation. ques, the US side acknowledges that the therefore inferior in terms of legal force to Relations Act is illegal in light of interna- exchanges based on mutual trust, the two coun-
However, the truth is, any discussion People’s Republic of China is the sole legislation passed by the Congress. tional law, that is, the three joint com- tries established friendly ties about three decades
on China-US relations should be held legal government of China, and the peo- However, there is no truth in such muniques and UN General Assembly ago and eliminated the need for deploying mil-
under the framework of the three joint ple of the US will maintain cultural, beliefs judging by the ambit and jurisdic- Resolution 2758. lions of soldiers along the borders.
communiques issued by the two coun- commercial and other unofficial rela- tion of international law. Under interna- Given these facts, China is firmly Friendly relations have helped both sides to
tries, that is, the Shanghai Communique tions with Taiwan residents within this tional law, there is only one US and its opposed to any official US exchanges better safeguard their interests without having to
of Feb 28, 1972, the Joint Communique context. executive and legislature represent the with the island’s authorities in any form bother much about a threat to their national secu-
on the Establishment of Diplomatic The US, in the communiques, has country bearing the name of the United and under any name. China’s claim is rity from each other. The two countries have also
Relations of Dec 15, 1978, and the committed to never infringing on China’s States of America. So any act done in the based on facts, that there is but one Chi- increased their trade volume to a record high.
US-China Communique on US Arms sovereignty and territorial integrity, or name of the US shall be regarded as that na and Taiwan is an inalienable part of While Russia provides China with stable, inex-
Sales to Taiwan of Aug 17, 1982. interfering in China’s internal affairs, or of the country. China, and that is predicated in interna- pensive and clean energy, China has become Rus-
According to customary international pursuing a policy of “two Chinas” or “one Also, according to the principle of tional law. sia’s largest trading partner, with many countries
law, which is codified in the Vienna Con- China, one Taiwan”. The US’ commit- promissory estoppel, a country cannot And the US Senate’s political show to even beyond the region benefiting from the
vention on the Law of Treaties, a treaty ments are in black and white, and thus go back on its international commit- “upgrade” the Taiwan Relations Act, friendly Sino-Russian ties.
means an international agreement con- leave no room for ambiguity or denial. ments. Promissory estoppel is a legal which is motivated by the pursuit of Friendly Sino-Russian relations were estab-
cluded between states in written form The three joint communiques fol- principle that a promise is enforceable political gains in the run-up to the mid- lished thanks to the hard work by the people and
and governed by international law, lowed the passing of United Nations by law and prevents a party from going term elections, only reinforces the fact leaders, especially the top leaders, of the two
whether embodied in a single instru- General Assembly Resolution 2758, back on its word, and the doctrine of that some senators are willing to sacri- countries and well-functioning mechanisms.
ment or in two or more related instru- which underscores the one-China princi- promissory estoppel is part of the law in fice long-term Sino-US ties for their own Sino-Russian friendship is based on deep mutual
ments and whatever its particular ple that the People’s Republic of China is the US and other countries. selfish interests. The Taiwan Policy Act understanding and the lessons drawn from the
designation. And since the three joint the only legitimate government of China. Therefore, the US is obligated to abide shows how lawlessly the US is willing to past 400-year historical experience of the two
communiques are treaties that are legal- It is important to stress here that the UN by the commitments it has made in the act in pursuit of its aims. nations.
ly binding on both China and the United General Assembly resolutions on mem- three joint communiques and not pass
States, they are governed by internation- bership are legally binding on all the UN any law that is in conflict with those The author is dean of the School of Inter-
al law and therefore should be abided by member states, including the US. commitments. In other words, the claim national Law, China University of Politi- History tells us that the develop-
the two countries. But due to domestic political pressure, that the Taiwan Relations Act is legisla- cal Science and Law. The views don’t ment of Sino-Russian ties has its
The core of the three joint communi- the US Congress, shortly after issuing the tion passed by the Congress and the necessarily reflect those of China Daily.
own trajectory and logic, which
cannot be influenced or changed
Benyamin Poghosyan
by any event.
Washington uses dollar to maintain global hegemony
China and Russia have become the defenders
and guardians of peace and development in the
ince the establishment of the lar in the international market, the US mented an aggressive policy of interest China. And Egypt has decided to issue region and beyond. And friendly exchanges
Bretton Woods system in 1944, threatened to exclude some countries rate hikes, thus stimulating the signifi- yuan-denominated bonds. between the two countries have not only created
the US dollar has been the global and companies from the international cant flow of capital from European and Also, countries such as India and Iran opportunities for peace and development for the
S reserve currency. Even when the financial system if they did not follow Asian markets to the US. are discussing the possibility of using people on both sides, but also promoted regional
United States terminated convertibility Washington’s policies and diktats. This policy resulted in a significant their national currencies in regional and and world peace and development.
of the dollar to gold, effectively bringing The first victim of this policy was Iran, devaluation of many countries’ curren- international trade. This means that History tells us that the development of Sino-
the Bretton Woods system to an end and which faced severe US economic sanc- cies including the euro, which reached despite the dollar still being the most Russian ties has its own trajectory and logic, which
making the greenback a flat currency, tions. Now the US is using sanctions its lowest level in the last 20 years. The common global reserve currency, the cannot be influenced or changed by any event.
the dollar’s global hegemony continued. against China, particularly against Chi- US’ aggressive financial policy triggered process of de-dollarization in global As for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there are
Since 1971, the dollar’s hegemony has nese telecommunications companies, significant inflation in many countries, trade has accelerated. Incidentally, the special historical reasons behind it. So other
been based mostly on one fact: almost such as Huawei and ZTE, which are sig- causing widespread economic disrup- US policy of using the dollar as a tool of countries would do better to help end the conflict
all commodities in the world, especially nificant competitors for US information tions and a rise in poverty, especially in economic coercion and geopolitical con- instead of adding fuel to the fire. What they can
oil, are traded in the dollar. Despite the and telecommunications technology the developing world. frontation significantly accelerated this and should do is to persuade both sides to cease
growing economic problems of the US, giants in such areas as 5G networks and However, as the US government has process. fire and settle their differences through negotia-
including the stagnation of the income artificial intelligence. been more often using the dollar as a The post-Cold War order will result in tions.
of the middle class, increasing inequali- Since February, the US and its allies primary tool to safeguard its geopolitical the establishment of a truly multipolar China sympathizes with the victims of the con-
ty, and the ballooning of the country’s and partners have imposed severe sanc- interests and contain the rise of other world and the end of the US’ absolute flict, and has provided material aid to Ukraine to
national debt, the US has maintained its tions on Russia. Here again, the US economies, the trust in the dollar is hegemony. It could also mark the end of help the country overcome the crisis it faces.
position as the largest economy in the exploits the role of the dollar as a global declining, and many developing coun- the position of the dollar as the leading The Russia-Ukraine conflict had also caused an
world with high per capita GDP. reserve currency, excluding Russian tries have been trying to abandon the and strongest global reserve currency. energy crisis, a refugee crisis and a global food cri-
The collapse of the Soviet Union and banks from international financial mar- dollar as the primary currency for trade. sis, which have affected the lives of ordinary peo-
the end of the Cold War ushered in a kets, and using secondary sanctions as a While China and Russia have started The author is chairman, Center for Polit- ple in Europe and the European Union’s status in
new era of US hegemony. In the 1990s primary tool to force other countries to using the yuan and ruble as mediums of ical and Economic Strategic Studies, Yer- the global manufacturing value chain. And the
and the 2000s, thanks to its economic follow its rules and policies. exchange in bilateral trade, Saudi Arabia evan, Armenia. recent protests in the Czech Republic show the
and military power, the US adopted an But since the economic situation of is considering using the yuan as a nego- The views don’t necessarily reflect those conflict and its impacts on the lives of people
assertive and aggressive foreign policy of the US continues to deteriorate and the tiable instrument in its oil trade with of China Daily. across the world are in no one’s interest.
“promoting democracy” across the country’s economy needs the injection of One would thus expect countries, particularly
world marked by NATO’s bombing of significant financial resources to stay EU countries, to make rational decisions in an
Serbia, American invasion of Afghani- afloat, the US Federal Reserve imple- effort to help end the Russia-Ukraine conflict and,
stan and Iraq, and the destruction of by default, greatly ease the European energy crisis
Libya. and maintain the EU’s status as a manufacturing
However, the 2008 global financial hub.
crisis marked the beginning of the end China, on its part, has taken an objective and
of the US’ absolute hegemony. The US’ rational stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
decline and “the rise of other econo- while maintaining neutrality, which is a more
mies”, primarily China, but also Russia, rational approach that can help deescalate ten-
India and Brazil challenged American sions.
primacy. The establishment of new The US and some European countries, howev-
international organizations and group- er, have been pressuring China, India and other
ings, such as the Shanghai Cooperation emerging countries to take sides in the Ukraine-
Organization, BRICS and BRICS-plus Russia conflict. Worse, they have also been trying
has created new platforms to help estab- to divide the world into pro-Ukraine and pro-Rus-
lish a multipolar world. sia camps. Fortunately, this is something a major-
But as the US started facing growing ity of the emerging countries will not do.
competition from other centers of power, The major powers should pay attention to voi-
it decided to exploit the role of the dollar ces of other countries, especially emerging econo-
as a global reserve currency in a bid to mies such as China and India, not least because
contain the rise of other countries and they represent the positive forces promoting mul-
maintain its hegemonic role worldwide. tipolarization. After all, in a world with more than
To achieve its goals, the US used eco- 7 billion people, a few people cannot control the
nomic sanctions against other econo- global destiny.
mies. The critical tool for the US was the Although China has suffered “a century of
introduction of the so-called “secondary humiliation” at the hands of the colonial powers,
sanctions”, which targeted not only spe- it has not colonized or oppressed other countries.
cific countries and companies but also As a permanent member of the UN Security
third-party states and organizations. Council and the world’s second-largest economy,
Using the dominant position of the dol- China has the right to choose what to do and
what not to do, and does not need the advice of
others. And China has decided that it is in its best
interest — as well as in the best interest of the
Asia-Pacific region, Eurasia and the world beyond
— to maintain and develop normal relations with
Russia.

The author is a research fellow at the Institute of
Russian, East European and Central Asian Stud-
ies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The views don’t necessarily reflect those of China
SHI YU / CHINA DAILY Daily.

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Reassurance Fear put

at heart of
for Kyiv in key far right’s

Europe rise

EU speech By EARLE GALE in London
[email protected]
Fear among Europe’s voters
has carried far-right parties to
But von der Leyen silent on fresh aid, the fore in many countries,
according to the leader of a cen-
while stressing action on energy crisis ter-left alliance in Italy.
Enrico Letta, leader of Italy’s
Democratic Party, told The Asso-
By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels Norwegian Prime Minister ciated Press gains made by a
[email protected] Jonas Gahr Stoere, whose country populist party in Sweden is proof
has increased gas supplies to the of that fear.
European Commission Presi- EU, said on Monday after a phone “Fears are today a big part of
dent Ursula von der Leyen pledged call with von der Leyen that he is the way in which our societies
continued support for Ukraine “skeptical toward a maximum are living,” the former premier
and measures to tackle the conti- price on natural gas”. Pakistanis displaced by floods queue for food at a camp in Sehwan, Sindh Province, on Tuesday. said, as a far-right alliance led by
nent’s looming energy and eco- “A maximum price would not HUSNAIN ALI / AFP Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy
nomic crisis as she delivered her solve the fundamental problem, looked poised to win Italian elec-
State of the European Union which is that there is too little gas tions on Sept 25.
address on Wednesday. in Europe,” he said in a statement. Pakistan’s floods misery deepens Letta, who leads a center-left
Speaking in Strasbourg, France, Iratxe Garcia Perez, a Spanish alliance, said the fears stem from
and with Ukrainian first lady Ole- politician and leader of the Social- the novel coronavirus pandemic
na Zelenska present, von der Ley- ists and Democrats group in the and resulting economic strug-
en announced that she was going European Parliament, said: “We ISLAMABAD — At least 54 people the rains, which had abated late last several nations to import wheat. gles, as well as the Russia-
to Kyiv later on Wednesday to heard fancy words by von der Ley- have been killed and six others month only to restart this week, are Iran has already sent fresh vegeta- Ukraine conflict, and soaring
meet Ukrainian President Volo- en, but the social dimension was injured in heavy monsoon rain-trig- predicted to continue lashing much bles to Pakistan. utility bills caused by the short-
dymyr Zelensky to talk about neglected in her SOTEU address. gered flash floods in just 24 hours in of the country in the coming weeks. Food relief packages from China age of natural gas.
Ukraine’s “seamless access to the We need a social resilience pack- Pakistan, the National Disaster Man- Rehman also expressed fears the were distributed on Sunday in Balo-
single market, and vice versa”. age to fight poverty and inflation.” agement Authority said, as the death downpours would hamper ongoing chistan.
But she did not announce any Manon Aubry, a French politi- toll from the country’s record-break- rescue and relief operations in the “China has always stood with Paki-
major new aid to Ukraine in her cian and co-chair of The Left ing floods climbed higher above 1,400. devastated areas, where swirling stan as a brother when we faced these Fears are today a
speech. group in the European Parlia- According to a report released by deluges from overflowing rivers, hard times,” said Pakistan’s Minister
“Our union as a whole has risen ment, criticized von der Leyen for the authority on Tuesday evening, fast melting glaciers and floods have for Narcotics Control Nawabzada big part of the way
to the occasion,” she said of the EU’s not caring about people’s liveli- 18 children and 10 women were already affected 33 million people. Shazain Bugti, adding that the coun- in which our
response to the Russia-Ukraine hoods with the strains caused by among those who lost their lives in So far, rescuers have evacuated try looks forward to deepening coop-
conflict in her address to the Euro- rising prices. She mocked von der separate flood-related incidents. 179,281 people from flood-ravaged eration with China to improve societies are living.”
pean Parliament, in a clear refer- Leyen for finally paying attention Sindh Province in the south was areas. infrastructure in education and med- Enrico Letta, leader of Italy’s
ence to the EU’s seven rounds of to the issue of the mega profits the worst-hit region with 44 killed, It will take up to six months to ical care, among other fields. Democratic Party
sanctions against Russia and eco- raked in by some companies dur- followed by the southwestern Balo- drain the water from the affected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s
nomic and military aid to Ukraine. ing the crisis; Aubry’s group has chistan Province, which reported areas, officials say. Waterborne dis- government has started distributing
“And I want to make it very clear, long called for higher taxes on eight deaths with six others injured, eases have already sickened thou- money to those who have lost homes While the challenges are real,
the sanctions are here to stay. This such earnings. the report said. sands of people in flood-stricken to help them restart their lives. he believes collaborative solu-
is the time for us to show resolve, “It should not be just about fos- The rains, which started in mid- areas — and now there are fears of The floods have damaged 1.7 mil- tions forged with the European
not appeasement,” von der Leyen sil fuel companies, but all the com- June, have swept away entire villa- mosquito-borne dengue fever. Mos- lion homes, according to the Nation- Union are the way ahead; not iso-
said. panies that have benefited from ges, bridges and roads, leaving quitoes have spread with the stag- al Disaster Management Agency. lationism and nationalism.
the crisis — the shipping sector, hundreds of thousands homeless. At nant waters. Thousands of pregnant women are “It’s easier for the right, for the
‘Not easy’ the banking sector and the luxury one point, a third of the country was “With 584,246 people in camps living in tents and makeshift homes. extreme right, to push, to boost
She noted that “the months goods sector,” she said in the inundated. throughout the country, the health Initially, Pakistan estimated that (itself), on these fears,” he said, as
ahead of us will not be easy. Be it debate after von der Leyen’s Authorities said the overall death crisis could wreak havoc,” Rehman the floods caused $10 billion in dam- he explained why they stoke fears
for families who are struggling to speech. “You didn’t say much toll reached 1,481 on Tuesday, with said in a statement. ages, but authorities now say the instead of seeking solutions.
make ends meet, or businesses, about climate today. We have the the majority of those deaths in The floods have also destroyed cost is far greater. The devastation In Sweden on the weekend, the
who are facing tough choices hottest summer in history in Sindh. Experts have blamed climate crops, including 70 percent of the has prompted the United Nations to Sweden Democrats, a populist,
about their future.” Europe,” she said of the address. change in large part for the deluge, onion harvest, along with rice and urge the international community anti-immigration party, surged
She continued to push for the A recent poll on YouGov con- the worst in recent memory. corn, Rehman said. Much of the to send more help. in popularity to become the
commission’s proposals for mem- ducted in five European countries Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s minis- country’s agriculture belt is under nation’s second-largest party.
ber states to reduce their overall showed that Europeans are con- ter for climate change, warned that water and Pakistan is in talks with XINHUA—AGENCIES In Italy, preelection polls sug-
electricity consumption and cerned about the possibility of the gest the Brothers of Italy is on
stressed the importance of putting energy crisis leading to social course to get more than 20 per-
The EU’s 27 members are taking Chinese films create buzz in Toronto
a cap on the revenues of compa- unrest. cent of votes after only attracting
nies that produce electricity at a 4 percent last time.
low cost, adding that the EU has to measures to cut energy consump- Letta said fear helped the far-
decouple the dominant influence tion to tackle the crisis. right get “a foothold in Europe”,
of gas on the price of electricity. Paris announced a plan on Tues- By RENA LI in Toronto tival, attracting much interest from and he said nationalism in Italy
In her address, the former Ger- day in response to a call by Presi- [email protected] filmmakers and industry profes- could grow to the point where
man government minister did not dent Emmanuel Macron to cut sionals. the nation elects a party that
mention a proposed cap on prices energy consumption by 10 per- After two years of virtual events, Lisa Lin, organizer and president wants to leave the EU.
of imported gas, something that cent. The “energy sobriety” plan the 47th Toronto International Film of the Culture and Art Exchange “You have just two possible
she has been lobbying for in recent unveiled by Mayor Anne Hidalgo Festival has marked its big post- Association of North America, said solutions; the solution that the
weeks. includes turning off the lights on pandemic return with 200 feature the diversity of the shortlisted films right is raising is a solution of
Some EU member states, the Eiffel Tower 75 minutes earlier films and 50 shorts on the roster highlights the unrelenting attempts nationalism,” he said. “The other
including Germany, have opposed than usual and switching off the from Sept 8 to 18. of Chinese filmmakers to explore solution is on our side, and our
the measure for fear of provoking lights for public buildings across Among the many outstanding genre films. solution means Europe.”
Russia into a complete shutdown Paris as early as 10pm. The plan films being featured in the Contem- Life of Buda, one of the shortlisted Letta’s warning came after
of gas supplies to Europe. will take effect on Sept 23. porary World Cinema category is films, is based on the true story of a Meloni told supporters this week
Chinese movie Return to Dust. former Tibetan serf who experi- Italy should change its relation-
Directed by Li Ruijun, the film enced life changes since the peace- ship with the EU.
tells the story of the marriage ful liberation of the Tibet “If I win; for Europe, the fun is
between two middle-aged adults in autonomous region. over,” The Express newspaper
a rural town in Gansu province. Li Childhood Zhou Enlai is a tribute quoted her as saying. “With me,
told the media that this is a film film to commemorate the 120th we will return to make ourselves
about the greater things in life. anniversary of the former Chinese heard and to defend our interests.”
“This film is a love story,” Li said. premier’s birth. A poster for the film Return to Meloni, who has forged a right-
“But it’s a film about love in many Other featured films include the Dust. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY wing coalition with Silvio Berlus-
layers. There’s romantic love, but animated film Lost In-between and coni’s Forza Italia and Matteo
also love of the land, love for other Shock the Ring, a film about boxing. Salvini’s League, said the EU
people, love for the world and the The documentary 1950 They Are and it’s going to a market recovery should limit itself to dealing with
environment, love for animals, and Young, which records the precious period,” Lin told China Daily. “The “big matters” and let member
love for family.” national memory of the War to vitality of China’s film market and the nations manage their affairs.
Data from consultancy Artisan Resist US Aggression and Aid industrial impetus are being continu- “Don’t let Brussels do what
Gateway showed that Return to Korea, and Promise Through Life ously stimulated.” Rome can best take care of,” she
Dust grossed $5.3 million between Time, adapted from the real story of As of end August, total Chinese said.
Friday and Sunday. Those three days Zhang Yugun, one of the “Top Ten cinema box office earnings for the The Cattaneo Institute think
accounted for nearly half of the total People Touching China in 2018”, pay summer have exceeded 9 billion tank said after analyzing several
$12.7 million it has earned since its tribute to the heroes who defended yuan ($1.29 billion), surpassing last opinion polls the right-wing alli-
release on July 8. their families and country. summer’s total box office earnings ance led by Meloni is on track to
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses At the Chinese Film Industry “The diversity of the films shows of 7.38 billion yuan, according to get 258 lawmakers elected to the
the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where she covered a Exhibition, nine outstanding Chi- that the Chinese film industry has data from Maoyan Professional Edi- 400-seat Chamber of Deputies
range of issues on Wednesday. JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS / AP nese films were presented at the fes- started to bottom out since COVID-19, tion. while Letta’s party will get 88.
UK’s ramped-up fracking plans won’t ease bills, critics say to the UK’s energy crisis. Shale sioned the British Geological Sur-
vey in April to conduct a report into
would only make a significant dent
to UK imports, if over the next 15 “new developments in the science
By ANGUS MCNEICE in London shale gas beneath British soil. have little impact on gas prices since and storage at the University of years, thousands of successful wells of fracking” that could “reduce the
[email protected] In addition, energy minister the UK is interconnected with the Edinburgh, said investment in were to be drilled at hundreds of risk and magnitude of seismic
Jacob Rees-Mogg said the UK will global market. The committee fracking comes with a “very high sites across northern England,” events”.
Energy experts have warned that “extract every ounce of oil and gas instead recommended that the gov- commercial risk”. Aplin said. Campaigners have requested that
the United Kingdom’s plans to from the North Sea”, which he said ernment focuses on building out “The geology in the UK is wrong, “The price we pay for the gas the government publishes results
ramp up domestic fossil fuel extrac- will help protect against the kind of renewable infrastructure and and almost all of the oil or gas gener- wouldn’t change — but the from the report, which was sent to
tion may not resolve the cost of supply and price disruptions that improving the UK housing stock, ated has leaked away millions of increased production would be the government on July 5 but has yet
energy crisis, but could instead have occurred during the Russia- which scores poorly in terms of years ago,” Haszeldine said. highly inconsistent with the govern- to be made public.
jeopardize the nation’s net-zero Ukraine conflict. energy efficiency. Andrew Aplin, a geochemist at ment’s net zero strategy.” “The science around fracking
ambitions. The UK is expected to announce a Durham University, said even if There has been a ban on fracking induced earthquakes has only got-
Prime Minister Liz Truss recent- new licensing round of up to 100 ‘Commercial risk’ fracking exploration in the UK were in the UK since 2019, when shale gas ten more damning in recent years,
ly confirmed that a four-year mor- North Sea oil and gas contracts next And several scientists have ques- successful, the resultant gas would extraction in Lancashire led to so the report would have needed to
atorium on hydraulic fracturing — week. The UK Climate Change Com- tioned if fracking can be rolled out not bring down energy bills for minor earthquakes. be creative to say the least,” said
or fracking — will be lifted in mittee said North Sea projects at scale in the UK. Stuart Haszeld- households and businesses. Signaling its intent to revisit campaign group Frack Off UK in a
order to exploit “huge reserves” of would take years to drill, and will ine, a professor of carbon capture “Shale gas is not a rational answer fracking, the government commis- statement.

CHINA DAILY Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 11
WORLD





Clamor grows louder against



discredited ‘spy case’ prosecutor




Scientists among those pushing for was prosecuted under the program. 2021, Arrowood pursued a retrial in
‘China Initiative’ figure to be shut out Critics say the program unfairly tar- the following month, despite calls
geted academics of Chinese descent,
from academic and civil rights
with many alleging racial bias, and groups to drop the case.
By LIA ZHU in San Francisco on the White House to withdraw it was dropped in March. In September that year, US Dis-
[email protected] Arrowood’s nomination and for the The letters from the campaign trict Court Judge Thomas Varlan
judiciary committee to take no groups added: “Mr Arrowood’s acquitted Hu of all charges, finding
Calls are growing louder for US action on the nomination until an wrongful prosecution of Professor the government’s evidence would be
President Joe Biden to withdraw the investigation and a hearing have Hu betrayed the public trust and clearly insufficient to allow a ration- Striking nurses draw attention to their demands outside a
nomination for a senior legal post of been completed. confidence we all place in our judi- al jury to convict Hu. hospital in Palo Alto, California, on April 25. GABRIELLE LURIE / AP
an assistant US attorney who wrong- More than 1,700 scientists, cial system. Mr Arrowood demon- Four prominent scientists of Chi-
fully prosecuted a China-born scien- researchers, public servants, civil strated his poor judgment, wasted nese descent affected by similar false
prosecutions also sent a joint letter
tist for Chinese espionage. rights advocates and concerned indi- valuable taxpayers’ dollars, failed to to the White House and the Senate US railway workers,
Casey Arrowood, the lead prosecu- viduals, as well as 36 national, state uphold justice and fairness, and
tor of Anming Hu, a China-born and local organizations across the eroded public trust. His unjust pros- Judiciary Committee last week,
The scientists — Gang Chen, an nurses poised for strike
nanotechnology expert at the Uni- country, co-signed the letters sent to ecution of Professor Hu, not once opposing Arrowood’s nomination.
versity of Tennessee in Knoxville, was the White House and the judiciary but twice, is deplorable and an
nominated by Biden in late July to committee on Sept 6. embarrassment to our nation.” engineering professor at the Massa-
serve as the US attorney for the East- In their letters, they said: “The chusetts Institute of Technology;
ern District of Tennessee for four nomination of Mr Arrowood is an Series of actions Qing Wang, a professor at Huaz- By MINLU ZHANG in New York stalled contract negotiations and
years. The Senate Judiciary Commit- affront to our communities. It opens a Hu’s case was the first in a series of hong University of Science and [email protected] concerns over staffing and reten-
tee logged the nomination on Aug 1 new wound when we still need to heal similar prosecutions under the initi- Technology in China; Ning Xi, a pro- tion, wages and patient care.
and hasn’t set a date for a vote. from the targeting and fallout before ative launched in November 2018. fessor of robotics and automation at Unions representing about The strike, which is expected to
A coalition of Asian American and during the ‘China Initiative’.” Though FBI agent Kujtim Sadiku the University of Hong Kong; and 57,000 workers who make up train continue through Wednesday, is
groups — APA Justice, the Asian The “China Initiative” was had admitted to falsely accusing Hu Xiaoxing Xi, a professor of physics at crews at freight railroads in the believed to be the largest strike of
American Scholar Forum, the Ten- launched by the Justice Department of being a spy for China, Arrowood Temple University — were arrested United States are poised to go on private sector nurses in US history,
nessee Chinese American Alliance, during the presidency of Donald pressed charges anyway. After the on fraud or espionage charges from strike on Friday if they cannot the Minnesota Nurses Association
and United Chinese Americans — Trump with the purported aim of original trial of Hu ended in a mis- 2015 to 2021. All charges were even- secure certain quality of life provi- said.
have launched a campaign calling combating economic espionage. Hu trial with a deadlocked jury in June tually dropped by the government. sions in their contracts. Nurses from 16 different hospi-
The strike could potentially tals and seven different hospital
bring nearly a third of all US systems around the state joined
Fueling their freight to a halt. It would be the the strike. The main sticking
first national rail strike in 30 years. points are wage increases, reten-
grievances Such a shutdown could disrupt tion, staffing and safety concerns,
critical deliveries of food and fuel, as well as addressing ongoing
Demonstrators take part in create transportation chaos and burnout heightened by the COV-
street battles in Port-au-Prince stoke inflation, posing a body blow ID-19 pandemic.
on Tuesday as protests erupt in to the US economy. The Minnesota Nurses Associa-
the Haitian capital over rising US railroads account for almost tion said it has negotiated with
fuel prices and worsening crime. 30 percent of cargo transport by hospital executives for more than
Inflation has surged to its weight and maintain about 97 per- five months, and its members have
highest level in a decade. cent of the tracks Amtrak uses for worked without contracts for the
GEORGES HARRY ROUZIER / ANADOLU commuter rail. last several months.
AGENCY White House aides are looking The strike comes in the third
at how to ensure essential prod- year of the pandemic, which exac-
ucts carried by rail could reach erbated a nationwide nursing
their destinations in the event of a shortage that often resulted in
strike, The Washington Post patients not receiving adequate
reported. care.
Senior officials have looked at “I can’t give my patients the care
how highways, ports and water- they deserve,” said Chris Rubesch,
ways can be used, while also talk- vice-president of the Minnesota
ing to top officials in the shipping, Nurses Association and a nurse at
freight and logistics industries. Essentia Health. “Call lights go
President Joe Biden was briefed unanswered. Patients should only
on the situation on Tuesday, after be waiting for a few seconds or
he called the carriers and unions minutes if they’ve soiled them-
on Monday to press them to accept selves or their oxygen came
a deal, a White House official said. unplugged or they need to go to
Pressures mount for beleaguered Qantas nesota nurses began a three-day the bathroom, but that can take 10
Meanwhile, roughly 15,000 Min-
minutes or more. Those are things
walkout on Monday to protest that can’t wait.”
By KARL WILSON in Sydney by 35 percent. Similar cuts were because of the persistence in strike as the aviation sector returns to nor-
mal, those airlines will return to
[email protected] made at Jetstar, and both the carri- activities, so if he believes that the recruiting on better salaries and Africa looks to aid youth,
ers are now struggling to keep air- conditions or the wage demands are
The name Qantas was once syn- craft maintained. unacceptable, then that could be packages than offered in Australia.
onymous with all that was good In August 2020, Qantas sacked all where the airline ends up, being pilots harder and pays them less, women in economy
As the Qantas group works its
about aviation — a perfect safety its baggage handlers — almost 1,700 shut down for a period of time,’’
record, a loyal workforce, and ser- people — and outsourced the opera- Webber, a former chief economist at McNeil said he is concerned about
vice that was second to none. tion to Dnata, an entity owned by Qantas, told the Australian Broad- safety issues as crews move to a new
However, the airline’s reputation Emirates airlines. casting Corporation on Aug 25. fatigue risk management system. By OTIATO OPALI massive investments in youth
is in tatters today, with complaints Now, even the outsourced opera- “This is made worse in Australia in Nairobi, Kenya through science and technology.
abound about flight cancellations, tion is facing trouble. Baggage han- Wages slashed because of the tyranny of distance [email protected]
lost luggage, long check-in queues dlers had said they would launch a Perry McNeil, a former veteran and the multiple time zone China’s footsteps
and all-around poor service. 24-hour strike on Monday, but it was Qantas pilot, told the website Crikey changes. One thing you really don’t As a trade conference focusing “If we walk in China’s footsteps
Also, the outsourcing of much of averted after Dnata offered them a that new industrial agreements want is a tired pilot flying your air- on women and youth drew to a and with abundant resources that
the airline’s maintenance work off- 12.6 percent pay increase. have slashed the wages for younger craft,” he said. close in Tanzania on Wednesday, Africa is blessed with, our youth
shore with little or no Qantas over- Qantas CEO Alan Joyce had pilots compared to their legacy col- A report on Sept 7 by the Austra- African leaders have discussed rec- will play a pivotal role in shaping
sight is raising doubts on whether threatened to ground the airline’s leagues. lian Competition and Consumer ommendations to enhance the our economies,” she said.
the carrier will be able to maintain entire fleet if the latest strike plan He noted that US freight airline Commission, or ACCC, said on-time roles of women and youth in Afri- Monique Nsanzabaganwa, dep-
its enviable safety record. went ahead. Joyce had previously Atlas Air conducted a roadshow in flights were at the lowest level ever ca’s economic integration agenda. uty chairperson of the African
Jetstar, Qantas’ budget carrier grounded the airline in 2011 to force Australia in July, with the carrier recorded, with only 55 percent of Among the topics discussed dur- Union Commission, expressed the
subsidiary, was forced to cancel concessions from worker unions. reportedly recruiting pilots from flights arriving on time in July com- ing the African Continental Free need for having supportive poli-
many services last week, leaving Tony Webber, CEO and founder Australian airlines with pay offers of pared to the long-term average of Trade Area Conference on Women cies in place that will bolster trade
thousands of passengers stranded of Airline Intelligence & Research, up to three times the salaries availa- 81.9 percent. And 6.1 percent of and Youth in Trade held in Dar es within Africa by tapping into the
overseas, due to a shortage of engi- said last month that the possibility ble in Australia. flights were canceled — more than Salaam are the removal of all non- great human resource potential of
neers to service its aircraft. of a total shutdown of the airline At present, Qantas is recruiting three times the long-term average of tariff barriers, massive investment innovative youth on the continent.
Engineers said they are at a break- was “not out of the question for pilots from Cathay Pacific and Gulf 2.1 percent. in human resources and easy “We have a huge number of crea-
ing point. Qantas used the pandem- Alan Joyce”. Air, which had let some Australian “It’s not good enough,” ACCC access to loans to help increase tive youth in Africa. If we allow
ic to cut its engineering workforce ‘‘He shut down the airline in 2011 pilots go during the pandemic. But chairperson Gina Cass-Gottlieb said. participation of youth and women them to come together, they will be
in intra-Africa trade. a game changer. We need to set a
Speaking at the opening of the stage for preparing youth and wom-
Pet project is changing conference on Monday, Tanzania’s en to become the powerhouse of our
President Samia Suluhu Hassan
economies,” Nsanzabaganwa said.
said the creation of one African Raphael Obonyo, a policy spe-
views on dogs in Palestine market will require eliminating cialist based in Nairobi, said as the
implementation of AfCFTA rolls
unnecessary trade barriers.
“When our people approach out, Africa’s youth must be moti-
RAMALLAH — Munzer al-Jaab- also became concerned about abuse regional or international markets, vated and involved in the process
ari, a young Palestinian, has been directed at stray animals. there are a number of nontariff at every level.
busy posting short videos on TikTok “Animals, in particular dogs, are barriers such as permits, licenses “The youth’s innovativeness has
on how he trains his German shep- intelligent, and humans can develop and so on. If the whole of Africa is guaranteed them huge responsibil-
herd Lucy, and changing attitudes to their skills for benefit,” he said. With working to remove the nontariff ity in driving other aspects of pros-
dogs in the process. this in mind, al-Jaabari began film- barriers, then business is going to perity, which unfortunately has
The Hebron resident has attract- ing dozens of videos that show him grow,” Hassan said. not included policymaking. The
ed more than 30,000 followers, with both playing with Lucy and training “I was looking at figures for youth and women in Africa must
his videos picking up more than 3.2 her, in a bid to change attitudes. imports and exports within Africa, understand what is on offer in the
million likes over the past two years. “Being patient and giving positive the figures are still very low. It is a AfCFTA, and start to prepare the
“I feel that I am on the right way to reinforcement are the best ways to shame that we trade more outside production lines of both goods and
achieving my primary goal of chang- train dogs,” he said. “Offer them a the continent than between our- services to participate in these val-
ing the negative view in my society reward as soon as they accomplish Munzer al-Jaabari, a Palestinian blogger, plays with his pet Lucy in selves.” ue chains,” Obonyo said.
toward dogs and pet owners,” the your order. But if they do not do the West Bank city of Hebron on Aug 22. MAMOUN WAZWAZ / XINHUA The AfCFTA began officially in At the close of the conference,
32-year-old blogger said. well, the punishment should not be January last year and aims to AfCFTA Secretary-General Wam-
Al-Jaabari came up with the idea in in a harsh manner.” Maha Ahmed, a young woman in ing stray animals. “Al-Jaabari bring continent-wide free trade to kele Mene said that focus should
late 2020 when he noticed some resi- After two years of training, Lucy Ramallah, who has taken in a stray encouraged me to take care of the 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion be on exploring how Africa can
dents thought that dog breeders were can deliver water to him and even dog that was beaten by children. animals, mainly the stray dogs,” the economic bloc. ensure small and medium-sized
“violating customs and traditions”, bring back items from a grocery Initially, she disliked dogs, but her 36-year-old doctor said. Hassan said if Africa was to build enterprises led by women are at
and they considered dogs “unclean store, al-Jaabari said. thoughts changed as she became a strong economy, it should learn the center of benefits of the free
and should not be approached”. He The blogger’s videos encouraged more aware of the benefits of adopt- XINHUA from China, where it has made trade agreement.

12 | Thursday, September 15, 2022 CHINA DAILY
WORLD





Inflation eating into Desperate mission



incomes as basics rise




Food prices lead the charge in US, with have and should have joined us on
this bill as well,” Biden said of the
11.4% gain, in further jolt to consumers bill that got no GOP support. “After
all, this bill cut costs for families to
By HENG WEILI in New York harder for the central bank to meet help reduce inflation at the kitchen
[email protected] its goal of achieving a “soft land- table.”
ing” without causing a recession. In a tweet, Senate Minority Lead-
US consumers may be getting “This was a disappointing er Mitch McConnell wrote: “You
more miles out of a gallon of gaso- report,” said Laura Rosner-War- can’t make it up: Hours after this
line but they’re also paying much burton, senior economist at Macro- terrible inflation report, the White
more to put food on the table, a Policy Perspectives. “It raises the House is hosting an ‘inflation
report released on Tuesday shows. risk of higher interest rates and a reduction’ celebration. Democrats
Food prices surged 11.4 percent in hard landing for the economy.” have spent our economy into disas-
August over the same month in The annual CPI has remained ter and now they’re partying while
2021, the largest 12-month increase above 8 percent for six straight families pay. They could not look
in the United States since May 1979, months. It was up 8.5 percent in July more out of touch if they tried.”
according to the Labor Depart- and 9.1 percent in June, the latter the The inflation act’s spending is
ment’s consumer price index report. biggest gain since November 1981. offset by new taxes on corpora-
Last month, food prices rose 0.8 per- The average household is spend- tions, including a minimum 15 per-
cent, with the cost of food consumed ing $460 more each month to buy cent corporate tax and increased
at home climbing 0.7 percent. the same basket of goods and servi- Internal Revenue Service tax Jordanian rescue personnel move an injured resident from the scene of a building collapse in Amman
Though consumers got some relief ces as last year, Ryan Sweet, senior enforcement. It also allows the on Tuesday. Five deaths have been confirmed, public security officials said, with at least 10 others still
from a 10.6 percent decline in gaso- director of economic research at health program Medicare to direct- trapped in the rubble of the building. RAAD ADAYLEH / AP
line prices from a record above $5 a Moody’s Analytics, told The Wall ly negotiate drug prices.
gallon in June, to $3.71 currently, they Street Journal. The law could potentially reduce
also are paying more for rent, health- inflation because it would lower
care, electricity and natural gas. ‘Big burden’ annual budget deficits by $300 bil- New Russian envoy to China welcomed
The report showed that inflation “That’s a big burden, particularly lion over 10 years.
increased by 8.3 percent in August on lower-income households. That’s But by partially forgiving stu-
year over year, higher than expected. one reason the Fed is laser-focused dent debt in an August executive
The news will likely lock in anoth- on getting inflation down,” he said. order, Biden likely has erased those By ZHAO JIA Denisov has been Moscow’s chief na, the United States and Japan.
er interest rate rise of 0.75 percent- Brad Botwin, a retired federal deficit savings, according to the [email protected] envoy in Beijing since 2013. According to the website of the
age point by the Federal Reserve worker in Rockville, Maryland, told Committee for a Responsible Fed- Mao expressed appreciation to Russian International Affairs Coun-
next week. The central bank’s target the newspaper that grocery prices eral Budget. An analysis by the fis- China on Wednesday welcomed the outgoing ambassador for his cil, the senior diplomat speaks flu-
inflation rate is 2 percent. are “shocking”. cal watchdog estimates that the the appointment of Russian Deputy positive contributions to promoting ent Chinese and English.
That bearish prospect of more US President Joe Biden said on order on student debt would cost Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov as the development of bilateral rela- Morgulov is described by Russian
rate hikes also pummeled the stock Tuesday it would “take more time roughly $500 billion over 10 years, its new ambassador to Beijing, tions and wished him well. media outlets as a “China hand” as
market, sending the benchmark and resolve to bring inflation “completely eliminating any disin- believing the envoy would play a the diplomat has extensive experi-
Dow Jones Industrial Average down down” and cited the recently passed flationary benefit”. vital role in promoting bilateral Promoting coordination ence in dealing with China-related
by 1,276 points, or just under 4 per- Inflation Reduction Act aimed at As for current inflation, the non- cooperation in various areas. Beijing will keep working with issues.
cent, on Tuesday. The S&P 500 Index lowering the cost of healthcare, pre- partisan Congressional Budget Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Moscow to implement the impor- Morgulov has on many occasions
dropped 178 points, or 4.3 percent, scription drugs and energy. Office last month judged the bill Mao Ning made the remarks at a tant consensus reached by the two spoken highly of the Russia-China
while the tech-laden Nasdaq took He later celebrated the passage would have a “negligible” effect on regular news briefing following heads of the state to promote a com- comprehensive strategic partner-
the biggest hit — down 5.2 percent — of that $737 billion legislation — prices into 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prehensive strategic China-Russia ship, saying that it is at an unprece-
after falling more than 630 points. which includes nearly $400 billion The University of Pennsylvania’s announcement on Tuesday. partnership of coordination in the dented high level.
Some economists now expect the for environmental programs, Penn Wharton Budget Model said It is believed that Morgulov new era to scale new heights, the In April, Morgulov told the media
Fed to raise its benchmark short- including tax credits of up to “the impact on inflation is statisti- would play an important role in spokeswoman said. that the friendship between Mos-
term rate, currently in a range of $7,000 to buy electric vehicles — on cally indistinguishable from zero” enhancing the friendship and mutu- Beginning his diplomatic career cow and Beijing was based on over-
2.25 percent to 2.5 percent, to 4.5 the White House South Lawn with over the next decade. al trust between the two peoples, in 1991, Morgulov has held various lapping basic interests and that it
percent or higher by early next other prominent Democrats. Mao said. posts in Russia’s Foreign Ministry, would not be affected by changes in
year. That would make it even “I believe Republicans could Agencies contributed to this story. Morgulov’s predecessor Andrey as well as abroad, including in Chi- the external environment.

Putin, Scholz discuss nuclear plant 22nd CIFIT highlights nation’s


MOSCOW/BERLIN — Russian
President Vladimir Putin and Ger- higher-level opening-up in trade
man Chancellor Olaf Scholz dis-
cussed issues related to the
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in By YUAN SHENGGAO
Ukraine in a phone call on Tuesday,
the Kremlin said in a statement. The 22nd China International
Putin also told Scholz that “Rus- Fair for Investment and Trade has
sia is ready to deliver large quanti- shown the continuous efforts by
ties of grain to external markets the country to expand high-level
and to provide needy countries opening-up to the world and boost
with the fertilizer blocked in Euro- the confidence of global investors.
pean ports at no charge”, and he With the theme of “Global
highlighted Russia’s willingness to Development: Sharing Digital
remain a reliable energy supplier, Opportunities and Investing in
the Kremlin said. Green Future”, the fair brought its
The two leaders focused on devel- An elderly woman walks past a building partially destroyed by a curtain down in Xiamen, Fujian
opments around Ukraine in the con- missile strike in the center of Kharkiv on Tuesday. SERGEY BOBOK / AFP province, on Sunday.
text of Russia’s special military According to its organizers, this
operation, according to the Kremlin. year’s CIFIT saw more than 480 pro-
Putin described in detail the which goes to the neediest coun- carrying over 2.8 million tons of jects signed, with a total investment
coordinated measures led by the tries”, according to the Kremlin. grain have left Ukrainian ports of 342 billion yuan ($49.55 billion). It
International Atomic Energy Putin also said there has been no since the agreement was signed in attracted more than 800 trading
Agency to ensure the physical pro- progress in removing obstacles to July. Alongside the UN, Turkiye groups, more than 4,000 businesses
tection of the Zaporizhzhia plant. Russian food and fertilizer exports. helped to broker the deal. and about 60,000 merchants from
In the 90-minute call, Scholz The two leaders agreed to main- Meanwhile, all three of the back- more than 90 countries and regions Metaverse technology is highlighted at the 22nd China International
stressed the need for the safety of tain contact. up power lines at the Zaporizhzhia who attended either online or offline Fair for Investment and Trade, held in Xiamen, Fujian province,
the plant and also appealed to UN trade negotiator Rebeca plant have been restored, the UN events. from Sept 8 to 11. LIN YUYANG / FOR CHINA DAILY
Putin to continue to fully imple- Grynspan said on Tuesday that the nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday The four-day event provided par-
ment a grain export agreement UN is working to limit sanctions after the first of those lines went ticipants from around the world
backed by the United Nations, Ger- affecting Russia’s exports of ammo- back up on Saturday. organized 41 major conferences, 342 This fair also saw some of the lat-
with investment opportunities. It
man government spokesperson nia, a key fertilizer ingredient. “One of them, a 750/330 kilovolt est reports released. They included
Steffen Hebestreit said. “The UN is pursuing all efforts to (kV) line, is now providing the ZNPP forums and seminars such as the billion yuan China’s Foreign Investment Guide-
During an exchange of views on allow for a positive outcome on Rus- with the external electricity it needs International Investment Forum lines 2022 and Report on Foreign
the implementation of the grain sian ammonia exports to interna- for cooling and other essential safety 2022 and the Gulangyu Forum, of investment in projects Investment in China 2022.
reached during the 22nd China
deal concluded in Istanbul on July tional markets,” said Grynspan, the functions. The 330 kV and the 150 attracting business insiders and offi- International Fair for Centering on industry trends of
22, Putin spoke of his concerns over secretary-general of the UN Confer- kV lines are being held in reserve,” cials to share their insights on topics Investment and Trade digital and green economies and the
the geographical imbalance in ence on Trade and Development. the IAEA said in a statement. including digital technologies and country’s carbon peak and carbon
Ukrainian shipments of grain, say- According to the Joint Coordina- green development. The organizers neutrality goals, the fair held a series
ing “only a negligible share of tion Centre in Istanbul, 129 ships AGENCIES VIA XINHUA also held more than 50 activities for 13.5 of brand activities related to invest-
investment communication and ment in China’s emerging indus-
project matchmaking. million views tries, international cooperation in
Briefly Focusing on coordinated that the online platforms of the low-carbon industries and overseas
regional economic development 22nd CIFIT have tallied green development by several
and multilateral economic and businesses .
trade exchanges, the fair held a theme on rural vitalization made Following the development of
CAUCASUS MIDDLE EAST UNITED STATES
series of high-level forums featur- its debut during this year’s CIFIT, cutting-edge digital technologies,
ing international cooperation in highlighting core elements of pro- organizers introduced a series of
UN voices concern UAE ambassador Twitter shareholders
the Regional Comprehensive Eco- jects, capital, talent and achieve- online display activities, including a
over renewed fighting resumes duties in Iran endorse Musk’s buyout
United Nations Secretary-General The United Arab Emirates Ambassa- Twitter said on Tuesday that a pre- nomic Partnership, sustainable ments in a bid to explore a way to metaverse technology-based online
Antonio Guterres on Tuesday dor to Iran Saif Mohammed Al liminary count shows that share- investment among the BRICS facilitate the participation of exhibition, augmented reality
voiced deep concern about reports Zaabi, who has returned to Teheran holders endorsed Elon Musk’s bid countries of Brazil, Russia, India, social capital in rural vitalization shows and naked-eye 3D
of renewed fighting along the six years after ties were downgraded, to buy the social media platform for China and South Africa, and the and set up a high-quality and performances .
Armenian-Azerbaijani border, his on Tuesday met with Iranian Foreign $44 billion, even as he tries to break BRICS Partnership on the New authoritative investment platform As of Sunday, the online platforms
spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the contract, Agence France-Presse Industrial Revolution. for this sector. integrating the fair’s official website,
Guterres called on all sides to take the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. reported. The tally came during a These events aimed to promote Moreover, the fair also set up an mini program and official account
immediate steps to de-escalate ten- The decision for the UAE ambassa- shareholder meeting that lasted further opening-up and deepen exhibition featuring investment in on WeChat and smartphone app
sions, exercise maximum restraint, dor to resume his duties in Teheran just minutes, with most of the votes investment and trade cooperation hot spot cities for the first time, had released information on more
and resolve any outstanding issues was announced by the Emirati Min- having been cast online. Twitter has among countries and regions, the which attracted 18 emerging cities than 26,000 investment projects
through dialogue and within exist- istry of Foreign Affairs and Interna- sued Musk to complete the deal, organizers said. and regions in China to demon- and held 88 events online, having
ing formats. Guterres also tional Cooperation in August, in a and a trial is set for October. In addition, an exhibition with a strate their development potential. tallied 13.5 million views.
expressed support for all ongoing move “to contribute to further
mediation efforts in the region. advancing bilateral relations”. AGENCIES—XINHUA This section is sponsored by the organizing committee of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade.

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RIGHT TRACK SAIC’s new EV to help
Insurers to lend chip firms hand China become leading


vehicle export power
Services will let
semiconductor
By LI FUSHENG
companies lower [email protected]
R&D expenses Ships loaded with 10,000 MG4 We should seize the
electric vehicles left Shanghai’s opportunity and step
Haitong port for Europe on Tues-
day, marking China’s largest single up our efforts to
By MA SI
[email protected] shipment of EVs bound for over- build a long-term
seas markets.
Chinese insurance companies are In the fourth quarter, the hatch- advantage in EV
designing tailor-made insurance back is expected to be sold in exports.”
services to promote the use of around 20 major nations on the
domestically developed chip prod- continent. By 2023, it will be avail- Chen Jingyue,
ucts as part of the nation’s broader able in some 80 countries around secretary-general of the
China-Europe Association
push to boost the homegrown semi- the world, said SAIC President for Technical and Economic
conductor sector, people familiar Wang Xiaoqiu on Tuesday at the Cooperation
with the matter said. model’s launch ceremony in
Such insurance services, which Shanghai.
have already been used to support The MG4 EV is the first model Last month, SAIC’s overseas
homegrown auto chip companies that SAIC built using its dedicated sales exceeded 100,000 units for
last year, can help Chinese semi- electric platform. It was the result the first time, up 65.7 percent year-
conductor enterprises lower of SAIC’s Chinese and British on-year, bringing its total exports
research and development costs, teams and was developed based so far this year to 580,000 units. Its
and accelerate efforts to achieve on new car quality standards in major markets include Europe
breakthroughs in core technolo- different countries. and Oceania.
gies, they said. Fu Bingfeng, executive vice- Now with the arrival of the MG4
The move can also help stabilize president of the China Association EV, SAIC said Europe will become
semiconductor industrial and sup- of Automobile Manufacturers, the first overseas market where its
ply chains as Washington continues called the model the first global annual sales will reach 100,000
to tighten export controls on chip- model by Chinese automakers. “It units this year.
making equipment and AI chips to opens a new chapter for SAIC and In an earlier plan, SAIC aims to
China, they added. also for China’s automotive indus- sell at least 240,000 NEVs annual-
Insurance companies such as An employee tests chips at a tech company in Hefei, Anhui province. XIE CHEN / FOR CHINA DAILY try,” Fu said. ly in Europe by 2025 as part of its
PICC are drafting plans to come up China’s vehicle exports had been goal to deliver 1.5 million vehicles
with insurance services that can low compared with its production to overseas markets that year.
promote use of domestic chipmak- come crucial technological bottle- Xiao Jianyou, vice-president of gies into wider commercial applica- as the world’s largest vehicle mak- Chen Jingyue, secretary-gener-
ing equipment such as lithography necks. PICC, said at a forum earlier this tions will they have more chances to er. al of the China-Europe Associa-
machines and etching machines, Last year, the Ministry of Industry month that the company now pro- improve. “The wider the use of these The situation started to change tion for Technical and Economic
people familiar with the matter said. and Information Technology, the vides 12 integrated circuit compa- technologies, the better they will in 2021, when overseas sales dou- Cooperation, said the size of
The insurance services are also nation’s top industry regulator, nies with an insurance coverage of become. It will take time, but we are bled to 2.01 million units, rank- European markets and local poli-
aimed at promoting use of domes- encouraged insurers to roll out ser- 700 billion yuan. confident about the process,” Hu ing only behind Japan and cies on phasing out gasoline vehi-
tically developed electronic vices that can boost local automak- Wu Jincheng, director of the said. Germany. cles are presenting
design automation (EDA) tools ers’ confidence in using Shanghai Municipal Commission of Zhong Xinlong, a senior consultant The surge was mainly driven by unprecedented opportunities for
which are important to chip indigenously produced chips, so as Economy and Informatization, said at the China Center for Information China’s sufficient car supplies and Chinese automakers.
design, they said on condition of to help ease auto chip shortages. on Wednesday at a news conference Industry Development Consultancy, a wide choice of electric and plug- Last year, NEV sales in Europe
anonymity. Four Chinese chip design compa- that chip enterprises in Shanghai said compared with including in hybrid models, according to the reached 2.3 million units, account-
Possible services include that if nies inked agreements with three have achieved breakthroughs in domestic chips into government pro- CAAM. ing for 19 percent of total vehicle
losses result from using domestic local insurance companies in June developing 90-nanometer lithogra- curement plans, chip industry associ- The growing momentum has sales for the year. In July, Europe
chip products, the compensation 2021 to pilot such insurance services. phy machines, 5-nm etching ations and financial companies are continued well into this year. The proposed to sell only new cars and
amount will be judged in accord- In October, 18 Chinese insurance machines, central processing units now exploring more market-driven association said vehicle exports vans with zero emissions from
ance with the loss and the amount of companies and reinsurance compa- and 5G chips in past years. ways to support the innovation of between January and August hit a 2035, said Chen at an industry
insurance, they added. nies — including PICC — also estab- Hu Weiwu, chairman of Loongson Chinese chip companies. record 1.82 million units, up 52.8 forum earlier this month.
PICC did not immediately lished an alliance in Shanghai to Technology Corp — a chip designer Chip insurance services are inno- percent year-on-year, with over “We should seize the opportuni-
respond to an email request for offer insurance services for chip behind the country’s first self-devel- vative products that can better deal 340,000 being new electric vehi- ty and step up our efforts to build a
comments. companies to help them innovate. oped general-purpose microproces- with risks that may arise in the cles. long-term advantage in EV
The move is part of Chinese The China Banking and Insur- sor — said in an earlier interview with development and application of Wang expects China will over- exports,” Chen said.
insurance industry’s broader ance Regulatory Commission’s China Daily as domestic semiconduc- chips in accordance with insurance take Germany this year in vehicle At the same forum, Peter Deak, a
efforts to use creative financial ser- Shanghai office said in July that the tor companies make progress, efforts contracts. They can help lower their exports as Chinese companies are diplomat of economy and trade at
vices to boost high-quality devel- alliance had provided customers are needed to support homegrown R&D costs and encourage more cus- at the fore of the industry’s new the Hungarian embassy in Beijing,
opment of the chip industry, with with an insurance coverage of 590 innovation of chips. tomers to use indigenously devel- trends like electrification and con- said the best time for Chinese EV
focus on helping the sector over- billion yuan ($84.8 billion). Only by putting these technolo- oped chips, Zhong said. nectivity. companies to go to Europe is
“We are charging ahead to over- “now”.
take traditional giants like Europe, Deak expects around 40-50 per-
Govt vows fastest development of our nation’s totaling 13.23 billion square meters, period (2021-25), about 6.5 million the US and Japan, and we are like- cent of new vehicles sold in 2030
“The past 10 years witnessed the
During the 14th Five-Year Plan
2.2 times that of the previous 10
in Europe will be NEVs, which
ly to become the world’s second-
real estate, and people’s living condi- years. units of such subsidized rental hous- largest vehicle exporter this year,” means a market of 8 to 9 million
return of tions improved significantly,” said housing floor area has increased to ing will be developed in 40 Chinese he said. units a year.
The nation’s per capita urban
cities. This is expected to help up to
Jiang Wanrong, vice-minister of
stability to housing and urban-rural develop- 38.6 sq m in 2020. Housing quality 20 million new city dwellers as well
ment.
has also gradually improved, with
as young people.
The real estate sector is closely
The nation’s total household
better facilities and a more livable
housing connected with people’s lives as well environment, Jiang said. “The past living space has surpassed 50 bil-
as economic development, and the
decade is also the period when
lion sq m as of 2020. The ministry
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Ru- China saw huge investment in gov- will accelerate the supply of living
ral Development will continue to ernment-subsidized housing pro- spaces via multiple channels, to
work hard to lay a solid foundation jects.” enhance the standards of residen-
By WANG YING in Shanghai and
OUYANG SHIJIA in Beijing for the stable and healthy develop- During the period, as much as 14.8 tial buildings’ design and con-
ment of the property market, said trillion yuan was invested in the struction, and to improve housing
The government will spare no Wang Shengjun, a spokesman for construction of various govern- management and service quality,
effort to ensure the healthy develop- the ministry. ment-subsidized homes as well as so as to constantly meet people’s
ment of homes, the nation’s top Both the housing market and resettlement projects related to need for better living conditions,
housing regulator said on Wednes- related security need to be improved shantytown renovation, which Wang said.
day. — and stabilizing land prices, home helped 140 million people to Wang also noted the ministry
The principle of “housing is for prices and market expectations is a improve their living conditions, has rolled out special measures
living in, not for speculation” will be priority, he said. Jiang said. jointly with the Ministry of
upheld under all circumstances, The four key elements in the real As many as 3.3 million units of Finance as well as the central bank
officials said. estate sector — people, housing, new subsidized rental housing to support cities that need support
Sustained and timely measures land and capital — should have were planned in 2021 and 2022, in the delivery of presold homes.
have substantially improved Chi- smooth linkages, he said. which would ease the housing “Related works are conducted in Export-bound new energy vehicles line up in Shanghai Port.
nese people’s living environment Housing supply has constantly shortage problem faced by about an orderly way.” SHEN CHUNCHEN / FOR CHINA DAILY
over the past decade, they said, add- increased over the past 10 years, 10 million new city dwellers and
ing such steps will be intensified, with the accumulated residential those from the younger genera- Contact the writers at
going forward. trading space — gross floor area — tion. [email protected] Briefly
JV Down Under to augment iron ore imports HSR project in North zontals” HSR network.
China makes progress
North China is speeding up Jan-Aug foreign trade
By ZHENG XIN mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, will hold 46 percent. stone for both Rio Tinto and Baowu, building a 290-kilometer railway of Henan grows 8%
[email protected] a market monitor. The two sides have also forged an our largest customer globally,” said — the Jining-Datong-Yuanping Foreign trade of Central China’s
“Domestic mines have compara- agreement to sell up to 126.5 million Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive High-speed Railway — to set up Henan province grew 8.4 percent
The joint venture between min- tively lower grades and higher pro- tons of iron ore at market prices Simon Trott. an express link between Inner year-on-year to 517.56 billion yuan
ing and metals giant Rio Tinto duction costs compared to their over 13 years. “We have enjoyed a strong work- Mongolia and Shanxi province. ($75 billion) in the first eight
Group and State-owned China global peers, causing steel mills to Australia is the largest iron ore ing relationship with Baowu for Builders from China Railway No months of this year, according to
Baowu Steel Group to develop a go overseas for the raw material,” supplier for China due to its abun- more than four decades, shipping 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd local Customs. Of the total, the
new iron ore mine in Western Aus- she said. dant resources and relative proximi- more than 200 million tons of iron have completed the continuous province’s exports gained 7.5 per-
tralia’s Pilbara region will further Rio Tinto and Baowu said on ty, accounting for 67 percent of ore under our original joint venture, beam for the super-large Bridge cent to 318 billion yuan, while
meet the demand for iron ore in Wednesday that they will set up a JV China’s total imports in January-Ju- and we are looking forward to Traversing National Expressway imports rose 9.8 percent to 199.56
China, analysts said on Wednes- to develop the Western Range iron ly, said Zhu. extending our partnership at West- 512 on the line. The HSR, with an billion yuan, data from Zhengzhou
day. ore mine project in Pilbara, with a Bloomberg Intelligence data ern Range.” investment of 33.93 billion yuan Customs showed. From January to
China’s steel mills have been total investment of $2 billion and showed Australia accounts for 55 Trott said Rio Tinto and Baowu ($5.06 billion), is expected to August, the province’s main
investing in overseas iron ore annual production capacity of 25 percent of the country’s total iron will also continue to work together facilitate trains in running at exports included mobile phones,
mines to ensure adequate supply of million metric tons. ore imports in 2021 and 61 percent on low-carbon steelmaking speeds of up to 250 km per hour. labor-intensive products, alumi-
raw materials. China relies on The project work is expected to in 2020, followed by Brazil (19 per- research, exploring new methods to The project is in the northern num products and agricultural
imported iron ore for more than 70 begin in early 2023 with production cent in 2021 and 20 percent in reduce carbon emissions and part of the Hohhot-Nanning products.
percent of its needs, said Zhu Yi, a anticipated in 2025. Rio Tinto will 2020). improve environmental perform- HSR, which figures in China’s
senior analyst with metals and take a 54 percent stake and Baowu “This is a very significant mile- ance across the steel value chain. “eight verticals and eight hori- XINHUA - CHINA DAILY

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Xinjiang eyes



bigger role in




energy supply





Autonomous region to boost various
resources and step up green transition

By ZHENG XIN in Beijing
and MAO WEIHUA in Urumqi 58.72
million kW
Northwest China’s Xinjiang
Uygur autonomous region vows to total installed capacity of newly
further tap the potential of its vast planned renewable energy
coal reserves as well as oil, gas and projects in the Xin jiang Uygur
autonomous region this year
renewable energy, to meet the ever-
growing energy demand in the
country. the first seven months of this year,
The region will step up coal pro- with its growth rate 22.8 percentage
duction and capacity while further points higher than that of Shanxi
lifting oil, gas and renewable energy province, 25.7 percentage points
output to ensure sufficient energy higher than Shaanxi province and
supply in the country, said Ma Xing- 16.5 percentage points higher than
rui, Party secretary of Xinjiang. the Inner Mongolia autonomous
The autonomous region will give region, all of which are the country’s Employees assemble photovoltaic panels at a solar power station in Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Friday.
full play to the important role of major coal-producing regions. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Xinjiang’s oil, gas, coal and other The region has also sped up
resources and industries in the efforts in guaranteeing coal trans-
overall national economy while portation. Figures released by the meeting the energy demand in Zhu Yi, a senior analyst with met- With abundant wind and solar The region has also been step-
stepping up the construction of region’s railway department show Sichuan province and Chongqing als and mining at Bloomberg Intelli- resources, Xinjiang is a pioneer in ping up construction of pumped-
large coal supply bases and further Xinjiang has transported 33.07 municipality, it said, with more gence, said coal has always been an using new energy in China with a storage hydro projects as well as
tapping the potential of the million tons of coal to other than 6.61 million tons of coal sent important source to ensure stable surge in electricity generated from electrochemical energy storage
region’s high-quality coal resour- regions during the first eight to Sichuan, up 21.5 percent year- electricity supplies, especially as clean energy in recent years. It has projects to facilitate the green
ces, Ma said. months, up 41.5 percent year-on- on-year. The figure rose to 1.42 hydropower capacity is being tested laid out 188 renewable energy pro- transition.
The region saw its coal produc- year. million tons in August alone, up by droughts which leave power-gen- jects so far this year, with a total
tion rise 32.5 percent year-on-year The region’s coal resources 73 percent on a monthly basis, it erating dams at risk of production installed capacity of 58.72 million Contact the writers at
to 218 million metric tons during have also played a key role in said. shortfalls. kilowatts. [email protected]
Starbucks charts expansion plan in China for more market share



By WANG ZHUOQIONG to open a new store every nine hours “Most local brands will find it
[email protected] to add 3,000 new stores in 300 cities harder to compete with Starbucks
in the country, said Belinda Wong, in terms of scale and supply chains,
Starbucks plans to increase its chairwoman of Starbucks China, The efforts to further despite their flexibility in innova-
store numbers by 50 percent to during the conference. expand their footprint tions,” Yu added.
9,000 stores by 2025 in China — In first and second-tier cities, Operating 7,195 stores by the first
its second-largest market — as Starbucks China is going to opti- into lower-tier cities half year of 2022, Luckin Coffee has
well as double its sales and quad- mize its store portfolio and density as well as to increase exceeded Starbucks in terms of
ruple its operating income in key trade zones. For example, at store numbers, driving up two con-
through efforts including store its reserve stores, Starbucks China is density in top-tier secutive profitable quarters this
expansion, growth in omnichan- expected to elevate its connections cities will continue to year.
nel engagement and at-home and with communities through smarter Amid fierce competition with
on-the-go coffee services. omnichannel services and operate popularize coffee local rivals, Starbucks sees the enor-
This is part of the world’s leading about 2,500 green stores. The com- culture in the tea- mous potential in the specialty cof-
coffee house chain’s Reinvention pany aims to grow its registered drinking nation.” fee market in China, as it has a
Plan which was unveiled during the members to 170 million by 2025 higher demand for premium coffee.
company’s biennial Investor Day from its current 85 million. Jason Yu, general manager of Coffee consumption per year has
conference on Tuesday. Delivering locally tailored coffee Kantar Worldpanel China grown from 10 cups per capita in
The coffee chain operator, which innovations is key to the implemen- 2019 to 12 cups by the end of this
has been outnumbered by home- tation of the plan, according to the year and is estimated to grow to 14
grown brand Luckin Coffee this company. In the next three years, bucks’ investment plan and its com- cups by 2025.
year, has grown nearly tenfold in the Starbucks China is investing $220 mitment to the Chinese market A Starbucks store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Starbucks has named Laxman
past decade on the Chinese main- million in launching its digital tech- have shown strong confidence in LONG WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY Narasimhan as its new CEO, who
land, on track to reach its goal of nology innovation center in the the coffee sector. will officially join Starbucks on Oct
6,000 stores by the end of this year. country to further facilitate its digi- “The efforts to further expand 1 this year and will work closely
Starbucks expects to continue talization of store operations and their footprint into lower-tier cities More meaningful are Starbucks’ “Starbucks still has competence with Howard Schultz before
robust store development in China, in-house technology and data infra- as well as to increase density in top- attempts to diversify and optimize in its all-round store portfolios, dis- assuming the CEO role and joining
with net unit growth of about 13 per- structure. tier cities will continue to popular- its store formats to make them more tribution channels and coffee mem- the board in April 2023. Schultz
cent annually. Jason Yu, general manager of ize coffee culture in the tea-drinking relevant and convenient for con- berships to help generate more will remain a member of the board
By 2025, the company is expected Kantar Worldpanel China, said Star- nation,” Yu said. sumers, improving store efficiency. revenue,” Yu said. after the transition.

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A view of Sany Group’s lighthouse factory in Beijing in October. Through the internet of things and big data-enabled platforms, Sany has realized online monitoring of production status and product quality for its
lighthouse factories. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

Machinery sector ups high-end transformation





Segment eyes smart manufacturing, machinery market formerly domi- Meanwhile, experts said the gov- ery, is also promoting the industry to
targets H1 sales revenue of $1.9 trillion nated by enterprises from the Euro- ernment’s favorable policies also a world-class level. The engineering
machinery cluster in Xuzhou was
promoted the development of Chi-
pean Union, the United States and
Chinese enterprises Japan is opening the door for Chi- na’s high-end intelligent manufac- among the first batch of national
By ZHENG YIRAN in Beijing, machinery company launched its are demonstrating nese players. The key to such a situa- turing. advanced manufacturing clusters.
WANG YING in Shanghai, Bright-eye teaching-free robot weld- tion is competitiveness, Liu said. The Hunan Provincial Science For years, the government has been
FENG ZHIWEI ing technique. Through ultrahigh- not only high-quality Currently, XCMG owns 2,200 and Technology Department said striving to build the cluster into one
and ZHU YOUFANG in Changsha precision 3D vision and laser products, but also invention patents and more than that during the 13th Five-Year Plan with a complete industrial chain.
perception systems, together with 500 key core technologies, with period (2016-20), the province’s In 2021, the output value of the
China’s machinery industry, Sany’s unique expert welding pro- high-quality more than 30 percent achieving total R&D investment doubled. In machinery industry for enterprises
which is already taking a leading cess database and offline program- management skills, advanced international levels. terms of intelligent manufacturing, whose annual business income hits
position globally, is marching into a ming technology, it solves problems realizing the A report from Dongguan Securi- Hunan now has established 60 pro- 20 million yuan each in Xuzhou
high-end era. such as low automation rates, low ties showed that currently, China’s vincial-level demonstration enter- took up 30 percent of the city’s total
The China Machinery Industry welding rates and poor production transformation from machinery industry is shifting prises, 100 demonstration industrial output value in the same
Federation said that in the first half, line flexibility. ‘made in China’ to toward intellectualization, digitali- workshops, 16 pilot projects and 27 category. In the first half, the former
sales revenue for the section Amid its latest efforts in smart zation and automation. Machinery application projects. A batch of reached 77.5 billion yuan.
reached 12.95 trillion yuan ($1.87 manufacturing, Sany has spent ‘intelligent enterprises, including Sany, XCMG, intelligent manufacturing proto- Qi Haishen, president of The
trillion), up 5.44 percent year-on- more than 10 billion yuan on the manufacturing in Liugong Machinery Co Ltd and type projects has been created, con- Solar Tech Co Ltd, said: “China’s
year. Sales revenue and total profits “lighthouse factory” transforma- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science tinuously improving the supply manufacturing industry is march-
of strategic emerging subcategories tion. The lighthouse factory list was China’.” and Technology Co Ltd, are taking capacity and promoting the com- ing into a high-quality development
took 79.3 percent and 76.64 percent jointly issued by the World Eco- Qi Haishen, president of THE certain market shares worldwide. prehensive upgrading of the manu- stage. Chinese enterprises are dem-
of the entire machinery industry, nomic Forum and global market Solar Tech Co Ltd In the excavator sector, US-based facturing sector in the region. onstrating not only high-quality
respectively, growing 3.38 percent research firm McKinsey & Co. It was Caterpillar was the world leader. In “Currently, sales revenue of the products, but also high-quality
and 2.67 percent. intended to select factories leading 2020, Sany Heavy Industry over- sector in Hunan exceeded one-quar- management skills, realizing the
During this year’s World Robot the way in the adoption and inte- machinery manufacturer XCMG took Caterpillar and became the ter of the national level, and the transformation from ‘made in Chi-
Conference held in Beijing in gration of frontier technologies Construction Machinery Co Ltd has top excavator seller in the world, total added value of high-tech na’ to ‘intelligent manufacturing in
August, China’s machinery manu- around the world. realized a series of breakthroughs in while Liugong Machinery ranked industries in the province has China’.”
facturers demonstrated their latest, In the tower crane lighthouse mastering core techniques of high- ninth in terms of sales. In the crane reached 1 trillion yuan,” said Li Zhi - He added that: “There is no tech-
cutting-edge achievements. factory in Ningxiang, Hunan prov- end machinery products this year. sector, in 2020, with German enter- jian, Party secretary of Hunan Pro- nical shortcut in the machinery
At Sany Group’s booth, a robot ince, 70 percent of production pro- Its cutting-edge products include prise Liebherr topping the list of vincial Science and Technology industry. Only through constant
that can write calligraphy followed cedures are completed by robots. the world’s largest mining truck that crane sellers worldwide, Zoomlion Department. efforts can enterprises lead the
the operator’s gestures to a tee. The Through the internet of things and rolled off the production line in and XCMG ranked third and In 2021, the Hunan provincial future trend of manufacturing.”
robot’s bulky “body” was in stark big data-enabled platforms, Sany March, the world’s largest tower fourth, respectively. government issued a draft on the Chinese engineering machinery
contrast to its refined handwriting has realized online monitoring of crane that debuted in June, and the “Sany, XCMG, Liugong and guideline of technological innova- enterprises are seen seizing domestic
abilities, which were all made pos- production status and product world’s largest telescopic boom Zoomlion have already formed a tion in manufacturing during the development opportunities, enhanc-
sible thanks to the company’s self- quality. Every 11 minutes, a high- wind power crane that was exported certain reputation in the world, and 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), main- ing technological innovation capa-
developed spatial 3D sensing and end standard knot is produced. The to Europe in July. in the domestic market, they are ly focusing on making key techno- bilities and manufacturing more
5G zero-latency transmission tech- production efficiency is 400 per- Sticking to independent innova- known as the ‘big four’. With techno- logical breakthroughs, refining the high-end machinery products with
nology. cent higher than that of traditional tion, XCMG set aside at least 5 per- logical advances, their global indus- technological innovation system, independent core technologies.
Meanwhile, on the other side of factories. cent of its annual revenue for try position is expected to further enhancing enterprises’ capacity for “We are stepping up efforts to
the booth, Sany’s assembly robot Yu Hongfu, board director of Sany research and development. In improve,” said the report. independent innovation and con- explore international high-end
showed onlookers how a robot’s Group, and also chairman of Sany 2021, the group spent 4.45 billion Chen Jia, an independent solidating technological founda- machinery markets by raising inter-
“hands and eyes” act simultaneous- Heavy Industry Co Ltd, said, “We yuan on R&D, soaring 18.67 per- researcher in international strategy, tion. nationalization levels and increasing
ly. Through an advanced autono- will continue to make efforts in cent year-on-year, according to Liu said: “In the past few years, the level According to the draft, by 2025, it market share,” said Wang Min, chair-
mous vision system, it can advanced technical research, Jiansen, vice-president of XCMG of China’s manufacturing industrial will establish 50 provincially man of XCMG Construction Machin-
accurately judge the position infor- increase software investment and Construction Machinery and gen- chain experienced a leap forward in renowned intelligent manufactur- ery.
mation of items and quickly grasp, constantly increase the strength and eral manager of XCMG Import and development. This was the result of ing benchmark enterprises, 200
position, install and fasten parts performance of equipment through Export Co. the systematic improvement of Chi- benchmark workshops and 20 pilot Zhu Xuehan contributed to this story.
efficiently without taking coffee technical innovation and industrial After years of efforts made by Chi- na’s comprehensive national zones.
breaks. upgrades.” nese enterprises by the likes of strength and the qualitative leap in Xuzhou in Jiangsu province, Contact the writers at
Also, during the 2022 WRC, the Likewise, Chinese construction XCMG, the global engineering innovation capability.” known for its engineering machin- [email protected]
Industrial companies all-in on green drive

tion in the manufacturing industry, lents, and operating costs are even
By ZHENG YIRAN
according to a report launched by lower. For every liter of diesel con-
China’s machinery enterprises public welfare organization Opera- sumed by diesel excavators, Liu-
are actively relying on green trans- tion Earth. gong’s electric excavators save
formation to seek sustainable devel- This year, Sany spent 1 billion individual operators 60-70 percent of
opment, as well as to better meet the yuan on building a “lighthouse fac- energy costs per hour and more than
country’s carbon peak and neutrali- tory”, which is also a “green facto- 200,000 yuan in annual energy con-
ty goals. ry”, in Ningxiang, Hunan province, sumption and maintenance costs.
Leading construction machinery achieving an annual production In May, Liugong released its sec-
company Sany Group built an ener- capacity of 8,000 units of tower ond-generation electric loaders,
gy-saving demonstration factory — cranes. Some 70 percent of produc- which are expected to significantly
Plant 18 — becoming the first such tion processes are completed using help customers save operating costs.
facility in the construction machin- intelligent robots, and the internet “The company will add more
ery industry to collect and calculate of things big data platform will members to its electric product fam-
carbon emissions in real time via notice the imperfections along the ily and launch large pure-electric
digital modalities. assembly line. It has raised the pro- loaders and excavators in Europe
As a carbon monitoring platform duction efficiency by 400 percent and North America in the second
driven by industrial internet and over traditional factories, reducing half of this year,” said Zhao Ming,
blockchain technology, it is the time to launch a standard sec- vice-president of Liugong’s Electric
designed to measure and control tion of high-end products to just 11 Technology and Product Research
carbon emissions. It converts ener- minutes. Institute.
gy data such as electricity, oil and Oil price fluctuations have also Xie Zongbo, an independent
gas consumption into carbon emis- accelerated the electrification of financial columnist, said: “The
sions by multiplying emissions fac- construction machinery. As a lead- green transition in the machinery
tors, and displays them in real time. ing enterprise in China’s excava- industry is an inevitable trend An employee tests a Liugong electric excavator at a laboratory in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous
By connecting meters measuring tion machinery industry, Liugong under the country’s carbon neutrali- region in February. LI HANCHI / FOR CHINA DAILY
water, electricity, oil and gas, all the Machinery Co Ltd is increasingly ty goals. With the gradual drop in
details of energy usage can be reliant on electrification, having the cost of heavy machinery electric
tracked. already launched a series of elec- vehicles, there is more possibility for heavy machinery will be accelerated tor will be a major drive for new charging, should be improved, thus
Plant 18’s carbon emissions per- tric excavator products. green transformation. It is expected in the coming years.” energy applications. boosting the development of the
formance is less than 15 kilograms Yet the operating performance of that with improvements in the lithi- A report from Bloomberg New “To promote the electrification of sector,” Xie said.
per 10,000 yuan ($1,450) of output Liugong’s electric excavator is com- um battery industrial chain, the Energy Finance showed that in the the sector, related services, includ-
value, which is among leading posi- parable to diesel-powered equiva- electrification process of China’s future, the heavy machinery sec- ing battery swapping and quick He Jingwei contributed to this story.

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dragon-shaped artifact — A remarkable ceremonial artifact, status
nearly 70 centimeters
long and made of 2,000- symbols in bronze and a multigrid urban layout in
A odd pieces of turquoise —
has been among the most stunning Erlitou unravel early China’s secrets like never
The
finds at the Erlitou archaeological
living before, report Wang Kaihao and Wang Jianfen.
site in Yanshi district, Luoyang,
past Henan province.
The relic of the legendary folklore
Editor’s note: A creature was unearthed from the
national comprehensive
research program, tomb of a member of the social elite
launched in 2002, to trace in 2002, along with a bronze bell,
the origins of Chinese and is widely believed to have been mold-casting technique led to a
civilization, has led to the used for royal ceremonies. boom in the production of bronze
excavations and studies The dragon and the bell have been ceremonial artifacts, each with intri-
of key sites that are about linked to the early central dynasty of cate designs, which have been inher-
3,500 to 5,500 years old. China, dating back more than 3,500 ited by following dynasties,” Wang
It has revealed a host of years. These were a symbol of power says.
secrets about ancient and cultural totem. In an interview with China News
China, including how
early civilizations were A stanza of Shijing (The Book of Service, Shanghai Museum
formed and how they Songs), the oldest existing collection researcher Ma Jinhong once said
merged to create unity of Chinese poetry (11th to 7th centu- that while bronze was often the cho-
in diversity. China Daily ry BC), mentions the use of dragon- sen alloy for daily-use tools, weap-
BOOM OF
speaks to experts working shaped flags and bronze bells for ons and statues in Western
at these sites to decode sacrificial ceremonies. The dragon civilizations, it was exclusively used
their recent discoveries. may have been used by the “royal BOOM OF to flaunt the social status of its own-
priest” to comfort a departed soul. ers in early Chinese civilizations.
“We, the Chinese people, often “For the social elite, the number
call ourselves ‘the descendants of and types of bronze ware they pos-
dragons’. The turquoise artifact is sessed matched the echelon they
solid evidence that our ancestors belonged to. It was the foundation
BRONZE
indeed worshipped the dragon,” of the ancient Chinese code of eti-
says Zhao Haitao, an associate BRONZE quette,” Ma says.
researcher with the Institute of A ceremonial jade artifact, known
Archaeology at the Chinese Acade- as yazhang, was another indicator of
my of Social Sciences. social status in Erlitou and the cul-
Zhao, who had newly joined the ture’s wide influence in later periods.
institute in 2002 and came to work One end of this slender, knife-shaped
AGE
at the Erlitou site in July that year, artifact looks like a dragon opening
missed the opportunity of digging AGE its mouth. Yazhang items in Erlitou
up the turquoise dragon by a style were found across present-day
whisker. Nevertheless, in the 20 China, as far away as Guangdong and
years that followed, he witnessed Fujian provinces, and Hong Kong.
the uncovering of a splendid “The discoveries far and wide
dynastic capital. Seven bronze bells demonstrate how strongly the social
have been unearthed from Erlitou, system of Erlitou influenced the
and dragon-shaped artifacts made entire region,” Wang says.
of turquoise were usually their
companions. Central node of civilization
Today, Zhao is the leader of the Central China Plains were long
Erlitou excavation project, only the seen as the cradle of ancient Chinese
fourth archaeologist to be at the civilization. Though excavations
helm in the past decades. “We can across China since the 1980s portray
see how developed the Chinese “a starry night” — various early-
political civilization was. The drag- stage regional hubs shone in the
on artifact is an outstanding exam- dawn of Chinese civilization — in
ple of kingship and a royal ritual the eyes of archaeologists, the core
system,” he says. status of Erlitou is irreplaceable.
“Erlitou was like a crossroad,
A dynastic capital where different cultural elements
Sprawling over 3 million square from earlier periods of time mixed
meters, the Erlitou archaeological and developed before a consolidat-
site was first discovered in 1959. In ed culture spread to a larger region,”
the past 63 years or so, excavation Wang says.
work has covered less than 2 percent For instance, bronze bells and
of the total area, leaving a plethora of drums for ceremonial use were
mystery still buried. The tip of the found in Taosi Culture, in today’s
iceberg has, however, led to the Shanxi province, which dates back
unearthing of a remarkable city. about 4,300 years, while the proto-
According to carbon dating results, types of porcelain wares that were
the site is from 1750 to 1520 BC and first found in those prehistoric sites
home to a long list of groundbreaking by the Yangtze River were found in
discoveries. Archaeologists have Erlitou too.
found here China’s oldest-known “There are different ways of con-
urban road network, handicraft trolling a dynasty with a large terri-
workshops administered by the gov- tory. They include military
ernment, and groups of ceremonial measures. The rulers of Erlitou
bronze artifacts. chose a unique way. Its ceremonial
The architecture, encompassing a system is an example of how to rule
palatial compound, is the earliest of a country by cultivating culture. It
its type in China, according to Zhao. was a strategy with a broad hori-
“The site has greatly expanded our zon,” Wang says.
understanding of how Chinese civili- In Zhao’s point of view, the customs
zations developed and merged into that dominated Erlitou — ranging
unity with various sources,” he says. from urban planning and construc-
The heavy mist of history sur- Top right: A turquoise necklace found at the Erlitou site in Yanshi district, Luoyang, Henan tion styles to ceremonial artifacts,
rounding Erlitou has slowly and province. WANG KAIHAO / CHINA DAILY Top: A bronze tripod vessel known as ding, unearthed from the sacrificial rituals and divination —
steadily cleared. Location and char- site. Above: Zhao Haitao (first from right) and his colleagues at the site in 2005. have a clear link with the Shang
acteristics revealed by its artifacts PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Dynasty (c. 16th century to 11th cen-
have approached a solution to a tury BC), as well as the following mil-
long-bothering conundrum: It is lennia of Chinese civilization.
probably the last capital of the Xia demonstrated “an aura of a dynasty”. palatial city, and choosing the center Based on the discovery of the
Dynasty (c. 21st century-16th centu- “For example, the arterial roads of the palatial city to build an ances- 3,300-year-old oracle bone inscrip-
ry BC), the first central dynasty embraced by walls reflect rigid tral shrine”. Situated in the heart of tions, the earliest known Chinese
recorded in Chinese history. urban planning. They also indicate Its ceremonial system the Central China Plains, Erlitou is a written characters, the ruins at
According to Shiji (Records of the ordered social stratification and a perfect demonstration of this build- Yinxu in Anyang, Henan province,
Grand Historian) — the foundation ruling system centering the palatial is an example of how ing code for capitals, Zhao says. were those of the last capital of the
text of Chinese history dating back city, echoed with the discovery of to rule a country by Shang Dynasty.
to the first century BC — and Zhushu high-level graves,” he explains. Vast territory While a dogged search for written
Jinian (Bamboo Annals), a collec- Zhao says that one of the biggest cultivating culture. It How large a territory did the characters in Erlitou continues,
tion of chronicles completed in the discoveries at Erlitou in the past few was a strategy with a dynasty centering the Erlitou site there has been some progress. Pot-
Warring States Period (475-221 BC), years has been the multigrid layout once rule? Current archaeological tery items found at the site have pat-
the Xia Dynasty existed for 471 years, of urban roads. The crisscrossing broad horizon.” evidence doesn’t give an accurate terns etched on them, which some
and was ruled by 17 kings over 14 roads separate the core region into Wang Wei, a researcher in the area in numbers, but does trigger scholars believe are the roots of a
generations. square divisions. Areas for sacrifi- Academic Division of History great curiosity through eyebrow- writing system adopted centuries
No written characters have been cial ceremonies, palaces and gov- at the Chinese Academy of raising artifacts. later.
unearthed at Erlitou to directly ernment-owned handicraft Social Sciences Exquisite bronze wine vessels, “Although we haven’t found ora-
establish the identity of its rulers, but workshops, which were surrounded whose shape is known as jue, may cle bones, we have clues from these
this missing piece of a puzzle is no by walls, “happened” to be found offer a glimpse of the big picture. As markings,” Yuan Guangkuo, a histo-
major impediment to claim so. In along a median of the ruins, proba- the earliest known Chinese bronze ry professor at Beijing-based Capital
Zhao’s eyes, whatever has been found bly reminding people of the central vessels for ceremonial use, the jue of Normal University, says. “Their
beneath the earth so far has already axis of present-day Beijing. Zhengzhou Erlitou are demanding of produc- shapes remind us of those inscrip-
“This format of urban planning Henan tion technique. The tallest among tions.”
has been inherited them is 22 centimeters high. Yuan further points out that some
over centuries and “To make these vessels, artisans Erlitou pottery styles had disap-
Luoyang
composed the proto- needed raw materials from distant peared by the Shang Dynasty, but
Top and middle: Dragon- type of Chinese capital cities,” CHINA DAILY places. A refined casting technology their shapes appeared in oracle
shaped turquoise artifacts and Zhao says. “Thanks to archaeologi- also meant a strong capacity to bone inscriptions. “So, one explana-
bronze bells unearthed from cal research, we found that the city mobilize efforts across the society. tion might be that these characters
Erlitou combine to present an was governed in good order and by a To make even small items, a person were inherited from the time of Erli-
aura of dynasty in archaeolo- well-established system. It clearly had to control vast swathes of land. tou. There are probably written
gists’ eyes. shows that the Erlitou site has Only kings could do that,” Zhao says. characters buried at the site, but we
Above: Ceremonial artifact entered the dynastical era,” he adds. Wang Wei, a researcher in the haven’t found them yet,” Yuan says.
yazhang is an indicator showing In Lyushi Chunqiu (Master Lyu’s Academic Division of History at the Dragons, kings and a lasting civi-
the wide influence of Erlitou Spring and Autumn Annals), a 3rd Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, lization. Perhaps from Erlitou,
Culture in later periods. century BC Chinese encyclopedia on believes Erlitou marked the first dubbed by some scholars as “the
Right: Wine container jue marks political theories, the principles to peak of the Bronze Age in China. earliest China”, the saga of the rise
a breakthrough in bronze-cast- build a capital city are listed. They “We have found older fragments and fall of central dynasties began.
ing technique. harp on “choosing the center of a An overview of the palatial area of bronze vessels elsewhere in China,
PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY country to build a capital city, choos- of the Erlitou site. but the production methods only Contact the writers at
ing the center of the capital to build a PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY became systematic in Erlitou. The [email protected]

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Connecting with art






An exhibition on Xu Beihong highlights his role as a cultural ambassador,
linking China and Singapore, in a time of strife and conflict, Lin Qi reports.

n Jan 9, 1939, a liner that set
out from Hong Kong
reached Singapore, and
O among the passengers was
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), a prominent
figure of 20th century Chinese art who
at the time also saw his reputation rise
in the communities of overseas Chi-
nese.
As soon as Xu disembarked from the
ship, he received a warm welcome by
local Chinese, including Huang Man-
shi whom Xu referred to as his “second
brother”, and members of the media.
In a brief speech, Xu told them that
while staying in Singapore he would
do his best to serve his home country
which was then subject to war.
For the next three years in Singapo-
re, Xu mainly lived, worked and
received guests at a Huang family resi-
dence called Jiangxia Hall. Xu made,
exhibited and sold artworks to raise
funds for Chinese soldiers and refu-
gees in the War of Resistance Against
Japanese Aggression (1931-45), and
meanwhile gifted his paintings to
local friends who offered him support The Chongqing exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of Xu Beihong’s Singapore years and displays the works
through the proceedings. created by the artist when he lived there for three years. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
From Singapore, Xu visited major
Southeastern Asian cities where Chi-
nese immigrants lived, and he contin- adaptable Western techniques into
ued to contribute to the resistance and one’s work.”
relief work in China with his art. Dur- Xu infused changes in brushwork
ing that time, Xu also visited India with his strong sense of social responsi-
upon Nobel laureate Rabindranath bility. He hoped his art would inspire
Tagore’s invitation and stayed there for and touch people from varying social
months, exchanging cultural ideas. ranks for the sake of the future of his
Singapore witnessed one of Xu’s native land and its traditions.
most productive periods, during Horses, for example, are a recurring
which he achieved maturity in inte- and popular subject in Xu’s oeuvre in
grating the realistic method of West- which he imbued the animal with
ern painting into the poetic meanings of strength and spirit. His
atmosphere and philosophic take of horse paintings sold so well that it is
classic Chinese painting. said he painted hundreds of them
Before his departure for China, Xu while in Singapore. “Tens of thousands
received a calligraphy piece from the of horses galloped at the Jiangxia Hall,”
Chinese community in the Malaysian was a saying from back then.
state of Perak that read, renfeng yuan- Xu also depicted eagles and lions —
bo (“man of benevolence spreads his the other common subjects of his
high ideas far away”), hailing his patri- From left: Xu Beihong, Huang work, which symbolized an unremit-
otism and efforts to spread Chinese Menggui, Huang Manshi and his ting spirit in the face of difficulty — in
culture overseas. granddaughter at the Jiangxia Hall his paintings to motivate Chinese peo-
Renfeng Yuanbo is the name of an where he lived in Singapore. ple to stand against Japanese invasion
ongoing exhibition at Peon Art Muse- PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY and do whatever they could to support
um Chongqing that shows 23 paint- Chinese soldiers and victims of the
ings and drawings by Xu from his time war.
in Singapore. transitory stop en route to Paris where Some of these animal-themed paint-
The show, running until Sunday, is he would then attend the fine arts ings are on show at the exhibition in
being held at Xu’s former residence in school. In Paris, he met Huang Meng- Chongqing. Yang Jing, the exhibition’s
Chongqing, where he went from Bei- gui, Huang Manshi’s brother, who curator and Xu’s granddaughter-in-
jing in the 1930s to escape Japanese introduced Xu to overseas Chinese law, says such paintings reflect Xu’s
troops. The house has been renovated business figures to make their portraits love of his country and people, his hard
into a public art museum named after when Xu encountered financial diffi- work, as well as his loneliness at times
Xu and to display his works. “Peon” was culty. The Huang brothers had been when living abroad and worrying
how Xu spelled his name in French faithful sponsors of Xu’s artistic jour- about his family and friends back
while studying at the National School ney and his “first confidants in life” as home.
of Fine Arts in Paris in the 1920s. Xu himself had called them. “All his life, Xu was industrious and
It was also from Chongqing that Xu The Chongqing exhibition shows the endeavoring, and he blazed a trail of
set out on his journey to Singapore. The close ties that Xu and the Huang family change in practice and theory (in Chi-
exhibition is, therefore, also a celebra- shared, as well as Xu’s devotion to nese art),” Yang says, adding that his
tion of Xu’s role as a cultural ambassa- reform Chinese painting. Xu once said: artworks have helped to culturally con- Portrait of Li Huiwang (top) and
dor, connecting the city-state, where he “Of the traditional techniques, one nect Chongqing and Singapore. Orchid by Xu Beihong are on dis-
Galloping Horse and Roosters are among the works dis- enjoyed a fan base, with his home should preserve the outstanding ones, play at the artist’s former resi-
played at the ongoing show of ink master Xu Beihong in country. inherit the disappearing ones, change Contact the writer at dence in Chongqing.
Chongqing. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Xu first visited Singapore in 1919, a the inadequate ones, and infuse the [email protected] PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

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FACES OF PROGRESS
Editor's Note: China Daily profiles ordinary people doing incredible things in the cultural sphere as the country has advanced over the past decade.
Becoming a somebody







With his desire to be an actor coinciding with the unprecedented expansion of China’s film industry,
one lucky break enabled Wan Guopeng to forge a path to the silver screen, Xu Fan reports.


n the summer of 2012, Wan megastar Louis Koo’s ambitious
Guopeng was a college student project to bring to life a futuristic
in his final year at Heilongji- fight between humankind and a
I ang University of Chinese fast-growing alien vine-like plant
Medicine. Although he majored in from space, which purifies the plan-
acupuncture and massage, the et, but kills everything in its path.
young man, who found an intern- Wan plays a novice soldier who
ship at a local hospital, was still assists an elite veteran played by
unsure of how he wanted his future Koo, in carrying out a mission that
to unfold. will change the fate of humankind.
After reading more than 40 books Growing up as a die-hard fan of
about various careers and the mean- Hong Kong films, Wan recalls he felt
ing of life, he was taken with one a great sense of happiness to be
particular sentence, which read that selected to act in a movie with Koo,
a person should follow their heart to which has a stellar cast that also
passionately pursue their dreams includes Sean Lau Ching-wan, Cari-
while they are young. It stirred in na Lau Kar-ling and Nick Cheung
him the desire to become an actor. Ka-fai.
Wan says he grew up spending “The first time I met Koo was on
most of his spare time at the cinema set. He was a bit childlike and excit-
or watching popular TV shows on edly said: ‘Come with me, I will
the internet. A native of Mudanji- show you something very special
ang, a city in Heilongjiang province, and interesting.’ Then, my jaw
he decided to travel to the south, to almost dropped when I saw the
East China’s Zhejiang province, in exquisitely designed props of the
the hope of getting an opportunity giant robots and mechanical outfits.
at Hengdian World Studios, the They could move and fight via digi-
country’s largest production base tal manipulation,” says Wan.
for TV dramas and films. While the shooting of Warriors of
Wan even searched online for tips Future was a fresh and eye-opening
about how to start an acting career. experience, Ping Pong, a popular
With most suggestions listing Bei- series about two table tennis prodi-
jing and Hengdian as the two best gies competing to be crowned world
options, Wan chose the latter champions, evoked his nostalgia.
because of the lower cost of living as “Ping-pong is like the first ‘men-
compared to the capital, and his tor’ I had that made me understand
money would go further. what passion means. I have been a
Fearing that his parents might be ping-pong enthusiast since I was
unhappy about his decision, which young, so I was very excited when I
meant giving up a stable job to was invited to take part in the
chase an uncertain future, Wan series,” recalls Liu.
didn’t tell them his actual destina- In order to convincingly portray
tion. Instead, he told them he want- his role of a veteran athlete, Wan
ed to take a trip to Hangzhou, the attended an intensive training for
capital city of Zhejiang, one of the three months to switch his paddle
country’s most-visited cities, to cele- hand from his left to the right, like
brate his graduation. Hengdian, a most table tennis players.
small town in Dongyang city, is just In recent years, Wan has also
a two-hour drive from Hangzhou. Top: Wan Guopeng (second from left) in a scene from I Am Somebody, which is about a young man striving to chase his dream at focused on polishing his acting
“All the money I had totaled Hengdian World Studios, the country’s largest movie and TV production base. Above left: Wan plays the role of an athlete in the popular TV chops, with his effort exemplified by
around 1,000 yuan ($144). After series Ping Pong. Above right: Wan on the set of Warriors of Future, a sci-fi movie produced by Louis Koo. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY participating in a monthslong train-
purchasing the train ticket, which ing program at The Dome Studio,
cost more than 500 yuan, I didn’t which is co-founded by director
have much left,” recalls Wan. back to my hotel,” says Wan. its first film set, a 60,000-square- China to pursue his dream of movie Chen Kuo-fu, actor Chen Kun and
During his first week in Hengdi- Despite being extremely exhaust- meter replica of over 160 buildings stardom in Hengdian. actress Zhou Xun.
an, considered to be the Chinese ed, Wan says that he remained sure in the architectural style of 19th- “We were sorted into teams, each Although China’s movie industry
equivalent of Hollywood, Wan was about his decision and love for the All these years have century Guangzhou, for director Xie consisting of four or five people, to has seen a drop in its annual output
quite excited. After traveling to all movies at that time, setting himself Jin’s The Opium War, a historical be inspected by director Yee. He is in the past three years due to the
the major scenic areas, the reality of a three-year goal to achieve his been like an epic recounting the war that result- quite nice and gentle. When he saw ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Wan
his financial situation began to set dream. In the meantime, he became uncharted adventure. ed in the decline of the Qing Dynas- us, he rose to shake hands with each says that this unusual period has
in. He walked into a shabby hotel a heng piao, or “Hengdian drifter”, a ty (1644-1911). of us and introduced himself,” Wan “forced” him to slow down, uninten-
and asked for the cheapest room. term that refers to the sizable group There might have With the rapid development of recalls his first meeting with Yee. tionally giving him a lot of time to
“The owner led me down the of young people who leave home for been hurdles and China’s film and television indus- Thanks to I Am Somebody, which do physical exercise and watch qual-
stairs to a small, corner room with Hengdian to chase their dreams of challenges, but it has tries, the town has built more than won critical acclaim and grossed ity movies.
no window, but it cost just 25 yuan a becoming a movie star. 30 scenic areas, over 100 soundsta- 65 million yuan in 2015, Wan has Earlier last week, he traveled
day. I was satisfied and immediately Much more fortunate than many always made me feel ges and more than 2,000 sets depict- earned recognition in China’s rap- almost 25 kilometers from his home
told him, ‘I want it’,” he recalls. of his fellow extras, Wan beat more good to receive the ing ancient dynasties and modern idly booming movie industry. In just to watch Brazilian director Wal-
It was a difficult start for the than 700 applicants to be shortlist- cities, drawing over 1,300 movie and the same year, China saw its annu- ter Salles’ 2004 movie, The Motorcy-
young man. His daily routine varied ed as one of 21 people to attend an help of some good- TV production companies to estab- al box office rise 48.7 percent year- cle Diaries, an art house flick that he
from blindly handing out his acting training program sponsored hearted people when lish their operations at the site. on-year, the highest increase in the has been fascinated about since col-
resume to casting directors, to wait- by prestigious director Derek Yee According to domestic media past decade. lege.
ing in crowds of candidates for the Tung-sing, a two-time best director I have stumbled.” reports, in its heyday, two-thirds of With his career development “The movie reminded me of my
slightest chance of being selected as winner at the Hong Kong Film Wan Guopeng, actor China’s costume dramas were being coinciding with what some consider experience in Hengdian. All these
an extra. Wan also worked two tem- Awards. filmed in the town. to be a golden era of Chinese cine- years have been like an uncharted
porary jobs — consecutively at a des- At the time, Yee was visiting his Inspired by his personal curiosity ma, Wan has since acted in around adventure. There might have been
sert shop and a barbecue restaurant old friend and maverick filmmaker to explore the lives of heng piao, 30 movies, TV dramas and online hurdles and challenges, but it has
— to make a living. Tsui Hark to discuss their martial ie, with extras wearing ancient cos- director Yee recruited Wan and his series, with his most popular out- always made me feel good to receive
“The barbecue restaurant’s owner arts movie Sword Master. He was tumes taking a break to play with fellow extras for I Am Somebody, a ings being the 2021 sports drama the help of some good-hearted peo-
was a very nice person. He intro- attracted by the distinctive temper- their cellphones, or squatting to eat bittersweet drama that practically Ping Pong and this year’s sci-fi ple when I have stumbled. That has
duced me to a casting director, who ament of Hengdian, where modern food from paper boxes. mirrors Wan’s own striving path. blockbuster Warriors of Future. encouraged me to go on,” says Wan,
hired me to work as an extra for a buildings intermingle with com- Once a group of scattered moun- The movie, which provided Wan Reportedly the biggest budget with a smile.
week. For two nights in a row, I slept pounds styled like ancient palaces. tain villages, Hengdian started to with his dream chance to play the film ever made in Hong Kong, War-
for just two hours and could clearly As night falls, the entire town looks take off as a film and TV production lead, tells the story of a young man riors of Future, which features over Contact the writer at
hear my heart pounding as I walked like a scene from a time-travel mov- hub in 1996 with the construction of leaving his hometown in Northeast 1,700 computer-generated scenes, is [email protected]

Dragons nestle in the mountains outside Beijing placed in a grotto further up the
mountainside.
In stark contrast is the remain-
ing pagoda, which survives from
the earliest iteration of the temple.
Beijing is home to a wealth of about a temple with a strikingly dif- statues, secured to the rock face at leaving the temple. This structure seems to pale in
ancient temples and historical sites, ferent style just outside the city lim- almost impossible angles. Arriving The temple complex itself is comparison to the grandiose archi-
which is part of the reason I was so its, I jumped at the opportunity to at the car park of the complex, I home to many such statues, which tecture that now overshadows it.
drawn to the city. After living here visit it. was greeted by an imposing figure, never cease to amaze me with their Its plain stonework and simple
for over 3 years, with Baipu Temple, or White Waterfall baring his fangs and a variety of massive scale and colorful paint- carvings give a very different
minimal travel due Temple, so named because of two weapons in his six arms. This stat- work. Unlike many temples with impression than that of the golden
to the COVID-19 waterfalls at the site, was first built ue, one of the many Buddhist fig- perhaps more subtle sculptures of gods and goddesses just a few
pandemic, I can during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) ures at the temple, is unlike serene and peaceful gods, Baipu’s meters away. This contrast did
safely say that I have and is located deep in the moun- anything I have seen in any of the statues are of wrathful-looking war- make me wonder about the deci-
visited and photo- tains in Beijing’s Mentougou dis- other temples I have visited. riors, wielding deadly weapons, and sion to give the temple such a dras-
graphed a large trict. The temple has a history of This figure in particular, whose vast dragons encircling a huge bell tic visual change of direction, but
majority of the tem- more than 900 years, though very name I wasn’t able to discover, is in the center of the complex. unfortunately there is little infor-
Michael
Rhys Card ples in the capital little of the original structure now a popular point of pilgrimage for This central structure, with its mation available about why this
Second and one thing that I remains. many drivers, especially those waterfalls and golden koi carp sur- happened — at least in English —
Thoughts have come to realize The drive to the temple, though who ride motorbikes. Apparently, rounding the entanglement of so it’s my hope to visit this incredi-
is that they all have a picturesque, was somewhat peril- this god will bless drivers and give dragons, phoenix and somewhat bly unique place again and try to
number of visual and architectural ous, with the only access being a them safe passage. Although I’m creepy golden babies, is undoubted- learn more about its history, both
similarities. This isn’t a complaint, narrow road that passes through not sure how powerful such bless- ly the most popular. Visitors are ancient and modern.
as the red walls and glazed tiles that the mountains. On the final ings are as, later in the day, we given the chance (for a small fee) to
adorn the bulk of these locations in approach to Baipu, the cliffs on The central bell structure at witnessed a small collision ring the central bell, and if they do Contact the writer at
the city never lose their charm. either side of the road are adorned Baipu Temple. between some of the aforemen- so three times, their names will be michaelrhyscard@
However, after recently learning with dozens of golden Buddha MICHAEL RHYS CARD / CHINA DAILY tioned motorcyclists and a car engraved on a small Buddha and chinadaily.com.cn

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GOLF
Yuan ready to swing His warm-up routine at the range
By CHINA DAILY he whips the ball down the fairway.
nce regarded as a “skinny includes a “hosel drill”, which
kid” from Dalian, Carl involves shanking shots on purpose
Yuan Yechun will live out to get his clubface square at impact.
O his dream when he tees Fellow competitors often get
off against the big boys in the sea- thrown off watching Yuan warm up,
son-opening Fortinet Champion- but for the likeable Chinese it is sim-
ship in California on Thursday, for big-time success ply a matter of trying to get his ball
becoming only the third Chinese to the intended target as consistent-
mainland player to compete at golf’s ly as possible.
highest level as a new PGA Tour card “I think everyone has his own
holder. style. My style and my swing fit my
And when it comes to swing style, personality. I need to be comfortable
Yuan is certainly not your typical Chinese star — and his unorthodox playing style — set to light up PGA Tour when I swing. I follow my feelings,
golfer. not those techniques, when I play,”
The 25-year-old earned his PGA said Yuan, who represented China at
Tour status via the recently conclud- the Tokyo Olympics.
ed Korn Ferry Tour following an “It is a little different, it gets the
impressive campaign that featured ball into the hole. For me, it’s not
one win and three runner-up out- really about a hard swing, more on
ings to finish second in the rankings. how I get the ball from A to B and
Yuan will be joined in the new 2022- my body takes care of that. I’m not
23 season by compatriot Marty Dou doing those swings intentionally.
Zecheng, who returns for a second They just come out.”
crack at the big league following a A big step in Yuan’s rapid develop-
low-key debut in 2018. Zhang Xin- ment was his parents’ decision to
jun is the other Chinese mainland send him to Florida to study and
golfer who has held a tour card, also pursue his golf dreams when he was
in 2018. 14. There were challenges growing
Now that Yuan’s golf journey has up in a new environment thousands
led him to the game’s ultimate desti- of miles away from home, including
nation, he is not in a rush to attain the language barrier, but Yuan, who
quick success as he is aware the hard now speaks fluent English, thrived
work which propelled him through and showed maturity beyond his
the ranks must continue. years.
“I hope I can have a PGA Tour title His mother, Li Xiaohui, recalls the
within five years, and be in the drive Yuan showed from a very young
world’s top 30,” he said thoughtfully. age, and also spoke of his level-head-
“The PGA Tour is a new platform, ed nature. “At that time, Carl was just
and I may need some time to get taller than a golf club. Later we
adapted.” bought him a kid’s 7-iron and some-
Yuan’s involvement in golf was times he can hit between 600 to 800
largely due to the influence of his balls. He told me the sound of a golf
father, a businessman in the ship- club hitting the ball is the most beau-
ping trade in the northeastern port tiful sound in the world,” smiled Li.
city of Dalian, Liaoning province. “Carl never lost this passion, nev-
At age 7, Yuan tagged along when er gave up. He told his teacher in ele-
his father, Yuan Dahai, played casual mentary school he wanted to drop
rounds with friends. Dahai conced- some classes in the afternoon to
ed he did not see any indication his practice his golf. Both the school
only child would one day become a and us supported him. He was also
professional athlete. really good at solving problems by
“He was so curious about the golf Carl Yuan tracks a tee shot during the final round of the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Nebraska, on Aug 14. GETTY IMAGES himself. When he was 12, he didn’t
course and my friends and I playing play well in a tournament and I
golf,” he said. “He was running found him crying. Several days later,
everywhere and when he got tired, he told me ‘Mom, don’t worry about
he would lie on my golf bag. He was me, I found a way to handle pres-
so small and skinny at that time, and sure and I solved my problem’.”
my caddie would drag the golf bag Yuan spent three years at the Uni-
and him along for 18 holes. versity of Washington which proved
“We let him try golf as one of his to be life-changing, both from a per-
activities which included table ten- sonal and professional standpoint.
nis and soccer. Carl was not out- Aside from reinforcing his calling to
standing compared to the other kids make golf a career, he also met his
at that time. But he practiced hard wife, Cathy Luo Ying, who is also a
according to his own rhythm. He professional golfer. They have since
really likes and enjoys golf.” set up base in Jacksonville, Florida
While Yuan received formal and are widely regarded as the
coaching during his youth, he has “Dream Couple” among Chinese
developed a unique swing and style media.
which has made him somewhat of a “I have my wife accompanying me
social media sensation. Mostly, he for tournaments, and I discuss golf
produces a textbook, free-flowing all the time with my wife. We are a
swing, but on other occasions, his team,” said Yuan.
follow-through resembles a Shaolin The Fortinet Championship will
martial arts master — producing a Carl Yuan’s unorthodox swing has become a hit on social media Carl Yuan poses with his father, Yuan Dahai, and mother, Li Xiao- be played at Silverado Resort and
“helicopter” finish with his hands, with golf fans. Here, the Chinese star tees off in his own unique style hui, back in 2011 after finishing third in his first junior event in the Spa in Napa, California, from Thurs-
or only has one leg on the ground as at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship on Sept 1. PGA TOUR US at Black Bear Golf Club in Colorado. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY day to Sunday.

BASEBALL
Difficult to Judge tainted era as home-run milestone nears



To some, Aaron Judge’s season 1973. “He’s percentages above every- record. Bonds and Sosa maintain
has a special sheen because he one else. It’s downplayed now — he’s they never knowingly used banned
appears to be Mr. Clean. hitting .300, so he’s a classic great substances.
They would consider Judge the player. The great players have power “Nobody thought that when
record-holder if he surpasses Roger and average. Well, he’s doing that. In Hank Aaron hit 715 that he was a
Maris’ 61 homers, absent the ster- the context of this season and in this better home-run hitter than Babe
oids stain sticking to the tainted trio era, that’s really something.” Ruth, but he had surpassed Ruth’s
of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Judge is hitting .307 with 121 RBIs record. No one thinks that Pete
Sammy Sosa. — 12 more than anyone else. Rose in his time was a better hitter
“To me, the holder of the record Up until the 1990s, baseball’s than Ty Cobb, but he passed Cobb’s
for home runs in a season is Roger great debate was whether Maris’ record — authentically,” Costas
Maris,” author George Will said. 1961 season should count as the said.
“There’s no hint of suspicion that record because he played more “People put the steroid stuff in a
we’re seeing better baseball than games. different category because it’s obvi-
better chemistry in the case of Ruth’s 60 in 1927 stood as the ous, it’s a cluster of half a decade
Judge. He’s clean. He’s not doing standard for 34 years. Maris’ mark that this stuff happens. And it isn’t
something that forces other players lasted 37 until McGwire hit 70 in just the three of them. You’ve got
to jeopardize their health.” 1998, part of an apparently juiced other guys hitting 50 homers or guys
Bonds’ 73 and other Steroids Era jolt that saw Sosa hit 66. McGwire hitting 45 homers who previously
peaks are viewed by critics as phan- followed with 65 the next year as hit 18. Everyone understands that,
toms, totals as inflated as the biceps Sosa hit 63. Power peaked in 2001, at least everyone who pays atten-
of those bulked-up hitters. when Bonds hit a previously unfath- tion. And so if Judge winds up hit-
Judge hit his 56th and 57th home omable 73 and Sosa 64. ting 65, that’s different than
runs of the season in a 7-6 victory over “Personally, I think that those McGwire or Sosa hitting 65.”
the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night records are tainted, and therefore Changes in the sport mean play-
to leave him four from tying Maris’ I’m rooting very much for Judge,” ers faced different conditions. Ruth
American League record. former baseball commissioner Fay started in the dead-ball era, Maris
Judge towers over everyone else, Vincent said. “I think he’s absolutely Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees smashes a home run during Tuesday’s victory over the Boston played at the dawn of expansion,
and not just because he is 6-foot-7 clean. I don’t think there’s any per- Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. AFP Judge faces pitchers throwing hard-
(2.01 meters): Kyle Schwarber is sec- formance-enhancing drug involve- er than ever before.
ond in homers with 37 for Philadel- ment or taint with Judge.” “It’s a dead end, it seems to me, to
phia. Since drug testing with penalties closed as using performance-en- 154 games “there would have to be mously to recognize Maris as the keep comparing eras,” Will said.
According to MLB Statcast, Judge started in 2004, the highest total has hancing drugs,” current MLB com- some distinctive mark in the record record-holder. “Ruth didn’t play against African-
had hit 22,676 feet (almost 7 kilome- been Giancarlo Stanton’s 59 for missioner Rob Manfred said. books to show that Babe Ruth’s At 30, Judge has an impeccable Americans. Ruth didn’t play night
ters) of home runs this year (before Miami in 2017. Maris’ legitimacy was debated record was set under a 154-game reputation in an era during which games and have transcontinental
Tuesday’s effort), with an average “Fans, writers, Hall of Fame vot- because the American League schedule”. each player is tested for performance- travel and all the rest. Judge is a lot
distance of 412 feet. ers, all those groups that matter are schedule increased to 162 games in That “distinctive mark” became enhancing drugs during spring train- bigger, then pitchers are a lot bigger.
“Judge is like Secretariat in the going to make their own judgments 1961 following expansion. With known as an “asterisk” and it ing and is subject to random tests ... You judge people against what
Belmont,” broadcaster Bob Costas about how his accomplishments Maris at 35 homers, then-commis- remained until Sept 4, 1991, when a during the season and offseason. they do against their peers.”
said, thinking back to the Triple should be weighed against other sioner Ford Frick decided that if committee on statistical accuracy McGwire admitted in 2010 he
Crown-winning 31-length victory in players who may have been dis- anyone topped Ruth in more than chaired by Vincent voted unani- used steroids while breaking Maris’ AGENCIES VIA XINHUA

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SOCCER
Lewandowski



misfires in




‘emotional’




homecoming






Striker endures frustrating return to
former club as Bayern bosses Barca

LONDON — It doesn’t seem to
matter which shirt Robert Lewan-
dowski is wearing — Bayern Munich
just keeps getting the better of Bar-
celona either way.
Bayern extended its recent domi-
nance over the Spanish giant with a
2-0 win in the Champions League
on Tuesday to show it can cope quite
well without Lewandowski, who left
Joel Matip is mobbed by teammates after netting Liverpool’s late winner in a 2-1 UEFA Champions League Group A victory against Ajax to join Barcelona in the offseason.
at Anfield on Tuesday. The goal ended a nine-year scoring drought in the competition for Matip. REUTERS It started out as a friendly home-
coming as Lewandowski walked
down the familiar steps of the Alli-
Reds rally to ease Anfield’s anxiety anz Arena players’ tunnel before
kickoff, hugging every one of his
former teammates along the way.
Bayern’s players didn’t extend the
same level of hospitality once the
LIVERPOOL, England — Liver- even if the team wound up needing swept a shot wide and Salah hit a shouts that were quickly hushed. game started.
pool fans held their collective a last-gasp goal to see off the Dutch deflected effort against the post, it After Lewandowski missed sever-
breath and diverted their eyes to champion. looked like it wasn’t going to be the All-Star idea al good chances to score in the first Leroy Sane celebrates scoring
the referee. “Coming back from the horror home team’s night. Klopp, meanwhile, poked fun at half, Lucas Hernandez and Leroy for Bayern Munich in Tuesday’s
Had Joel Matip’s 89th-minute show in Naples, it was important But after Matip’s late interven- an idea from Chelsea’s American Sane netted within a five-minute UEFA Champions League Group
header crossed the line for a goal to we showed a reaction,” Liverpool tion — he met an outswinging cor- owner Todd Boehly for the Premier span in the second period as Bayern C match against Barcelona in
seal a precious win? defender Virgil van Dijk said. “It ner with a header that had just League to stage an All-Star game. took control of Group C with two Munich. Lucas Hernandez also
The match official looked at his wasn’t easy … but it’s something to crossed the line before being Earlier in the day, Boehly, who is wins from two games. found the net for the host in a
watch, gave the signal and Anfield work on.” cleared — Liverpool will head into a co-owner of baseball’s Los Ange- “Luck wasn’t on his side,” Bayern 2-0 victory. AFP
went wild. Looking to make amends for that back-to-back group games against les Dodgers, suggested that a goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said
With a late goal needing confir- defeat in Italy which manager Jur- Rangers after the international US-style All-Star game between about Lewandowski. “For Lewi, it’s
mation by goal-line technology, the gen Klopp described as the worst break in good heart. teams in the north and south of an emotional game, here, a bit like Lewandowski.
Reds beat Ajax 2-1 on Tuesday to performance in his seven-year ten- “I think everyone understood we England could be introduced. coming home. “He played a good game. From
claim their first points in this sea- ure, Liverpool started strongly and had to put in a completely different Boehly became Chelsea’s owner “The luck in the decisive our point of view, I’m happy that he
son’s Champions League. Mohamed Salah ended his run of shift for the game,” Klopp said. “We in the summer and earlier this moments wasn’t on his side — and didn’t score — but I think we saw he
“I wasn’t sure, to be honest,” seven Champions League games did that.” month fired Thomas Tuchel as the that became our luck. was dangerous.
Matip said about his winner that without a goal by putting the team “If you put the two games next to Blues’ head coach. Tuchel and “With his volley (in the 19th min- “After the game, I saw him and I
ended his nine-year goal drought in ahead in the 17th minute. each other, I don’t think you recog- Klopp are friends, former col- ute) we had a little bit of luck that it hugged him, but he plays for a dif-
the competition. “When I saw the Luis Diaz headed on a long clear- nize the same squad,” Klopp said of leagues and compatriots. went over the crossbar... but I think ferent club and I have different play-
referee (award it), the emotions ance from goalkeeper Alisson Beck- his side’s improvement from last “He doesn’t wait long. When he we showed a really good defensive ers I need to look out for. This week I
came out.” er, Diogo Jota collected the ball and week in southern Italy. finds a date for that he can call me,” performance.” had 65 questions on Lewandowski.
It wasn’t just the result that was fed Salah, who took one touch to “It’s the first step but nothing Klopp said of the All-Star idea. “In Bayern’s France defender Her- You can ask those questions to (Bar-
huge for Liverpool. It was also the steady himself before shooting low more,” added the German, whose American sports these players have nandez headed in a corner to open ca coach) Xavi now, because he’s not
way the English team performed, a inside the post. side is not in action again for anoth- four-month breaks. Does he want the scoring, but it was Sane who put my player anymore.”
week after the humiliation of its 4-1 Mohammed Kudus smashed a er two and a half weeks, with Sun- to bring the Harlem Globetrotters the game beyond doubt for the Barcelona’s 19-year-old midfield-
loss at Napoli in the opening round shot off the underside of the cross- day’s match against Chelsea as well? home side. er Pedri said Bayern made his side
of Group A games. bar for the equalizer in the 27th aft- postponed due to policing pres- “Maybe he can explain that. I’m Former Manchester City forward pay for failing to take its chances.
The pressing was better. The er Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez sures around the funeral of Queen not sure people want to see that — Sane, who scored one and created “It was a tricky game,” he told
intensity was higher. Thiago Alcan- ran in behind Trent Alexander-Ar- Elizabeth II. United players, Liverpool players, another in Bayern’s 2-0 opening Movistar Plus.
tara’s display in central midfield in nold and cut a cross back into the Before kickoff, there was a min- City players, Everton players all Champions League win at Inter “In the first half we had a lot of
his first start of the season after penalty area. ute’s silence as a tribute to the together. It is not the national team. Milan, helped turn the match, chances to score and when you for-
injury was hugely encouraging, Liverpool was the better team for Queen, who died last week at the Did he really say it?” which was well in Barca’s favor after give so much against a team like
knitting the team together. the majority of an end-to-end game age of 96. It was respectfully a furious opening half. this, you end up paying for it,” he
This was more like Liverpool, but after substitute Darwin Nunez observed, except for a few random AGENCIES The Germany attacker scored added.
Bayern’s second in the 54th minute, Bayern travels to Camp Nou for
chipping a ball over Barca keeper the return fixture on Oct 26.
Spurs stunned by Sporting’s late surge Marc Andre ter Stegen, just three got its first points with a 2-0 win
Barcelona next faces Inter, who
minutes after Bayern’s Hernandez
headed in a corner from Joshua
Kimmich to open the scoring. away to Viktoria Plzen in the Czech
Republic.
Lewandowski, greeted by warm Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries
LISBON — Antonio Conte admit- Richarlison had scored his first applause from the home fans during got the goals for Inter while the
ted Tottenham got what it deserved Tottenham goals since his summer the pregame warm-up, had several home side had midfielder Pavel
as Paulinho’s last-gasp goal move from Everton in the win chances to open the scoring. Bucha sent off in the second half.
inspired Sporting Lisbon’s shock against Marseille and the Brazilian Lewandowski latched onto a dip- It was the Bosnia international’s
2-0 win in the Champions League tested Adan with a header from ping pass from Pedri in the 19th 10th goal in nine matches against
on Tuesday. Ivan Perisic’s cross. minute, but shot too high, just tick- Plzen, and ninth in the last six.
Conte’s side paid the price for Fueled by the chance to prove his ling the top of the crossbar. The 10 goals against Plzen are the
some sloppy finishing and two pie- point to Tottenham, Edwards car- A minute later, the Poland for- most Dzeko has scored against any
ces of dismal defending in stoppage ried Sporting’s main threat. ward again received the ball just team.
time at the Jose Alvalade Stadium. Edwards looked every inch the meters from Bayern’s goal, but his “This is certainly an important
Richarlison, Harry Kane and Messi clone when he embarked on header was saved from close range result,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi
Emerson Royal were all unable to a brilliant burst through the heart by Neuer. said.
beat Sporting keeper Antonio of the Tottenham defense on the Raphinha, starting his first “The boys were good to make the
Adan, while Son Heung-min’s goal stroke of halftime. With only Lloris Champions League game after mak- match simple because it wasn’t easy,
drought extended to eight games. to beat, however, the Tottenham ing the move from Leeds in the sum- in fact no Italian team had ever won
Tottenham was still on course for keeper made a good save. mer, drilled in a low shot past a here.
a point until the dramatic denoue- Arthur Gomes celebrates scoring Sporting Lisbon’s second goal with Emerson wasted a good chance stranded Neuer after 27 minutes, “We are happy because we knew
ment as Paulinho headed home teammates in a 2-0 win over Tottenham on Tuesday. REUTERS when he failed to beat Adan with a but the Brazilian missed the goal by we couldn’t underestimate our
before Arthur Gomes danced close-range shot from Kane’s clever inches. opponent and we didn’t do it. The
through the defense to seal Sport- freekick early in the second half. In the dying stages of the half, lads did well, they remained focused
ing’s second successive Group D ting a dampener on a fine run that Sporting’s Marcus Edwards was Tottenham was beginning to heat Barca had appeals for a penalty and I congratulated them after the
victory. included a 2-0 win against Marseil- at Tottenham’s academy from the up and Kane’s thunderous drive waved away by referee Danny Mak- final whistle.”
“It was a difficult result. When le in its Champions League opener age of 8 and earned comparisons forced a fine save from Adan before kelie when Alphonso Davies Inter also received news that for-
you lose the game you are not hap- last week. with Lionel Messi from then boss Richarlison fired narrowly wide. brought down Ousmane Dembele ward Romelu Lukaku should be
py. I think that the game was unbal- Spurs will still expect to qualify Mauricio Pochettino. Kane was inches away from con- on the edge of the box, with replays back for its next Champions League
anced in the second half, we could for the knockout stages, but this But north London-born Edwards verting Perisic’s cross at the far post showing the Canadian made clear match against Barcelona. The Belgi-
score,” Conte said. defeat adds pressure on them to only made one appearance in a and Richarlison was off target with contact with the Frenchman’s legs. um international is expected to
“We tried to win the game and avoid another slip in their remain- League Cup game in 2016 before a headed chance. At halftime, Bayern coach Julian return from his thigh injury after
then in the last 10 minutes we can ing group games. being allowed to leave three years Lloris looked to have saved Tot- Nagelsmann brought on Leon the international break.
do much better. They scored with a With last weekend’s Premier later. The 23-year-old has been revi- tenham when he clawed away Ped- Goretzka for Marcel Sabitzer and “At the moment we are without
corner and we conceded the second League match at Manchester City talized since moving to Portugal, ro Porro’s stoppage-time strike. the move almost paid immediate Lukaku, but with Dzeko playing so
goal after the 90 minutes. postponed following last week’s earning a transfer to Sporting in But from the resulting corner, dividends, with the former’s rocket well he can recover calmly,” Inzaghi
“It is a pity. You have to try and death of Queen Elizabeth II, Totten- January this year. Paulinho got in front of Kane to from outside the box deflected out said.
feed the box and have accuracy and ham looked rusty on its return to Edwards, who also scored head the decisive goal. by Ter Stegen for a corner, which “Edin did well, like all his team-
go strong to attack the goal. action. against Frankfurt last week, quick- Tottenham was shell-shocked Hernandez would score from. mates. Lukaku will be back after the
“We had two or three situations After a minute’s silence to pay ly reminded Tottenham of the tal- and Gomes came off the bench to break and then I will have to choose
where we can do much better. A dif- tribute to the Queen, Sporting, who ent it let go as he launched an early mark his Champions League debut ‘Not my player anymore’ the front two on a game-by-game
ficult game for sure.” beat Eintracht Frankfurt in its raid that ended with Pedro Gon- with a superb solo strike. Nagelsmann told media after the basis.”
It was a first loss in eight games opening game last week, wasted lit- calves’ shot forcing a good save game he hoped the victory would
in all competitions for Spurs, put- tle time setting the tempo. from Hugo Lloris. AFP mean the end of questions about AGENCIES*