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Li: Tokyo,
Beijing can
UN chief ‘impressed’ by peacekeeper training
A trade war’s
put ties on
right track
impact wide,
By ZHANG YUE
[email protected]
official says
China and Japan should China-US dispute would disrupt global
work with commitment and a
long-term vision to create a supply chains and benefit ‘no one’
favorable atmosphere for high-
level exchanges between the By LI XIANG
two countries and put the bilat- [email protected]
eral relationship back on the
track of steady development, A trade war between China
Premier Li Keqiang said. and United States would dis-
Li made the remark as he rupt global supply chains, Inside
met with the visiting delega- entailing negative impacts
tion of the Japanese Associa- beyond China-US commercial Related stories
tion for the Promotion of relations, a senior Chinese > p3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14
International Trade at the commerce official warned on
Great Hall of the People in Bei- Monday. bution on free trade.
jing on Monday afternoon. Vice-Minister of Commerce Qian called on countries to
The delegation was led by Qian Keming warned that a uphold the spirit of free trade
Yohei Kono, president of the trade war would jeopardize and to address problems in the
association and former speak- the order and rules of the mul- existing multilateral trading
er of the Japanese House of tilateral trading system and system through consultation
Representatives. have broader impacts that and rational communication.
“Signs of improvement have could affect countries includ- President Xi Jinping is
been seen in China-Japan rela- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks with peacekeeping police officers during a visit to a training center in Langfang, ing Japan, South Korea and scheduled to deliver the key-
tions lately and interactions Heibei province, on Monday. Guterres later tweeted that he was “deeply impressed” by the training center. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Southeast Asian nations. note speech at the Boao Forum
between the two countries “No one will benefit if a on Tuesday. His speech is
have also increased, which is a trade war is waged between expected to give participants
good thing. Yet we should also China and the US,” Qian said and observers at the forum
note that relations between
our two countries still face
challenges,” Li said.
Saying that this year marks
Nation is willing to share the fruits of at the annual Boao Forum for
Asia in Hainan province. He
reiterated that China does not
want to fight a trade war but is
fresh insights into China’s pol-
icies and the country’s next
round of reform and opening-
up measures amid the uncer-
the 40th anniversary of the
signing of the Treaty of Peace
and Friendship between Japan
development, head of publicity affirms not afraid of one.
The vice-minister pointed
out that global trade has
tainties surrounding the
China-US trade spat.
Fears of an escalating trade
and China, Li said the two been a scapegoat as some conflict between Beijing and
countries should cherish the By PAN MENGQI province. The theme of the Inside innovative spirit and dialogue governments have wrongly Washington intensified after
current momentum of develop- in Sanya, Hainan meeting is “A New Era of among civilizations and blamed domestic problems
ment in bilateral ties, and he [email protected] Media Cooperation in Asia — Related story > p3 spread the voices of Asian such as unfair income distri- See Forum, page 3
urged Japan to work with Chi- Interconnectivity and Inno- people’s innovation, diligence
na to meet each other halfway. China is willing to continue vative Development.” and cooperation between
It is important for both to collaborate on innovation Huang pointed out that security, development and glo- countries, Huang said.
countries to honor the spirit and share the fruits of devel- this year is the 40th anniver- balization, providing China’s At the opening ceremony,
and the agreements reached opment with Asia and the sary of China’s reform and wisdom and solutions to glob- media representatives from
in the four key China-Japan world, said Huang Kunming, opening-up push. In that al issues and promoting peace, China and other Asian coun-
political documents while head of the Publicity Depart- time, China’s reform and development and prosperity tries signed cooperation
looking at the interests of both ment of the Communist Party development has benefited to the world, Huang said. agreements. A panel discus-
countries so as to move Sino- of China Central Committee. from Asia, and also contrib- He emphasized that an sion about dialogues between
Japanese ties in the right Huang, who also is a mem- uted to Asia and the world. innovative Asia and a pros- Asian civilizations was held
direction, he said. ber of the Political Bureau of President Xi Jinping has perous world will provide afterward.
China will support and safe- the CPC Central Committee, proposed a series of important media from all over the globe More than 140 mainstream
guard multilateral trade and made the remark in his ideas concerning the future of with greater opportunities media leaders from 40 Asian
advocate facilitated invest- opening speech at the 2018 humankind in today’s chang- and a broader arena. countries, as well as more Speaking at the Boao Forum on Monday are, from left, former US com-
ment and liberal trade against Media Leaders Summit for ing world. His thought sys- Media should serve as the than 300 Asian cultural schol- merce secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Asian Development Bank Chief Econo-
the backdrop of the complicat- Asia, which was held on tematically clarified China’s voices for the people. Media ars and related parties attend- mist Yasuyuki Sawada, Commerce Vice-Minister Qian Keming and former
ed and changing international Monday in Sanya, Hainan global outlook on governance, from Asia should promote an ed the opening ceremony. New Zealand prime minister Jenny Shipley. XU JINGXING / CHINA DAILY
context, Li said. He added that
China will press ahead with
reform and open its door even
wider, and lend more efforts to
maintaining steady and
Technology transfers not forced, experts assert China. Many of the technolo-
gies were no longer core,
advanced ones and had
Chinese experts argued
that the initiative is aimed at
upgrading China’s industrial
improving economic growth. almost no application and high-end manufacturing
China welcomes investors By LI XIANG force US firms to transfer Inside gain access to the Chinese prospects in their home mar- capability and it offers win-
from overseas, including Japan, [email protected] their technology to Chinese market and abundant labor. kets,” Zhang said. win results for Chinese and
to invest in China and jointly partners. The issue has been • Related stories > p13 “Technology transfers have Zhang said accusations of foreign companies.
create new opportunities for Technology transfers have used as a justification by the • Editorial > p8 been based on mutual agree- forced technology transfers “Many multinational com-
development, the premier said. been voluntary commercial Trump administration for its • Comment > p9 ments between Chinese and by China have distorted the panies have set up their global
Kono told Li as this year also transactions between Chinese trade fight with China under foreign companies,” Zhang fact that seeking ties with Chi- R&D centers in China to take
marks the 40th anniversary of and US companies and the US Section 301 of the US Trade said, adding that in many cas- nese companies and setting full advantage of local high-
China’s reform and opening-up accusation of transfers being Act of 1974, which permits a on an equal and voluntary es they have been carried out up joint ventures in China are quality labor and innovative
policy, industrial and commer- forced by China is groundless response to trade practices basis. in the form of a paid license rational, profit-driven deci- resources. It has helped boost
cial circles in Japan look forward and violates international deemed unfair, unreasonable Zhang Yalin, a member of for usage and have not sions by foreign companies. their own business develop-
to seeing continued improve- trade principles, Chinese or discriminatory. the National Manufacturing involved transfers of technol- The Trump administra- ment,” Zhang said.
ment in Sino-Japanese ties, and experts said. Chinese experts said tech- Strategy Advisory Committee, ogy ownership. tion’s trade frictions with Chi- Xiong Meng, executive
Japan is willing to contribute to The United States has nology transfers between Chi- said foreign companies’ ties “Technology offerings have na have been seen by many vice-chairman of the China
friendly bilateral relations. He accused China of using share- nese and foreign companies with Chinese firms have been been a means for foreign com- experts as a move to target Federation of Industrial
added that they expect Li to holding restrictions and are done through commercial driven by business interests, panies to obtain market share Beijing’s Made in China 2025
make an official visit to Japan. administrative permissions to contracts and are conducted and they have helped them and investment returns in initiative. See Transfers, page 3

CHINESE NGO HELPS ELDERLY FIND A WAY TO A WILL

X
With people becoming wealthier, efforts are being made to avoid inheritance disputes
By LI LEI to retrieve it only after his making a will,” said Li, who called for increased nongov- Welfare Foundation launched
[email protected] death, and they will have to asked not to be fully identi- ernment involvement in social a program in 2015 to provide
abide by its instructions fied. “But after reading about governance, including the free will-making consultations
Li looked reassured as he regarding their inheritance. the free service at the center, I welfare of the elderly. for seniors in Beijing.
held his certificate from the Until then, Li is the only per- changed my mind and decid- Raindrop, an NGO in Jinan, But the China Will Regis-
INSIDE
China Will Registration Cen- son with access to the will, and ed to finish the task while my Shandong province, initiated tration Center, founded in
Pyongyang marathon draws ter, a charity organization that he can make changes to it any- mind is still clear. Otherwise, a program in 2016 to help tack- 2013, went a step beyond that.
offers free advice to people time. my children would have to go le “empty-nest elderly” issues Chen Kai, who started the
foreigners as talks readied over 60 looking to avoid family Though silver-haired, he through a lot of trouble after — which arise with parents project, said that besides con-
World, p11 inheritance disputes by mak- looks hale and hearty, as do my wife and I become less whose children have left their sultations, it also handles the
ing a will. most of the elderly at the cen- aware.” hometowns — by organizing drafting and safekeeping of
国内统一编号:CN11-0091 国际标准编号:ISSN0253-9543 邮发代号:1-3 The document proved the ter. Since the 18th National activities such as sports meets wills — essential to avoiding
A member of the © 2018 China Daily 83-year-old had deposited his “I have no cardiovascular Congress of the Communist for the elderly. legal disputes.
Asia News All Rights Reserved will at the center’s Beijing diseases or Alzheimer’s, and Party of China in 2012, the cen- Others noticed the seniors’
Network Vol.38 — No. 11836 branch. His heirs will be able therefore thought little about tral leadership has repeatedly legal needs. The China Social See Wills, page 5
 Tuesday, April 10, 2018

CHINA DAILY

2 PAGE TWO
Looking ahead
Candid camera: Let’s face it
Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Belt and Road forum to Guangdong, Guangzhou province. From

2013 to 2017, courts across the country con-
highlight investment cluded 683,000 IP disputes, 405,000 more
The Belt and Road Trade and Investment than the previous five years, according to
Forum will be held in Beijing on Thursday. the Supreme People’s Court.
Organized by the World Chambers Federa-
tion, the China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade and the China Chamber
Creator Awards enter final
of International Commerce, the forum will stage with Shanghai leg
attract more than 600 participants from 70 The final leg in the Creator Awards, orga-
countries and regions. Last year, trade vol- nized by global co-working space service
ume between China and countries along the provider WeWork, will be held in Shanghai
Belt and Road amounted to 7.4 trillion yuan on Thursday. Winners of the China compe-
($1.2 trillion), up 17.8 percent year-on-year, tition will go to the final in New York next
according to the National Bureau of Statistics. year. The awards cover four categories: new
ventures, performing arts, nonprofit work
and community carers. Winners will be
Media briefing to explain IP granted prizes, working space and a mem-
dispute court procedures bership at WeWork. Cash prizes range
The Beijing Intellectual Property Court will between $18,000 and $360,000. WeWork
hold a media briefing in the capital on has brought the awards — open to entrepre-
Wednesday to explain how the court han- neurs, performers, startups and nonprofit
dles IP disputes involving foreign compa- organizations — to China this year to
nies. China has three IP courts, all at address the country’s call for greater inno-
intermediate level, in Beijing, Shanghai and vation and entrepreneurship.

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Biz: Store in Yiwu has over tion Works research unit. The program will
80,000 handmade goods
Zhu Qing-
ling owns
train 100 teachers and 300 students this
year. Visit our website to find out more. Man and machine can work together
a 300- Video: Wanning’s location Catching up with old fantastic career path, allow- Her words stroke a chord neurship, she said that quali-
square- gives its food fresh appeal friends is always a pleasure, ing people to problem-solve, as emerging technologies ty assurance and being able
meter Wanning’s geographical location offers a especially when you discover learn proactively and make like artificial intelligence to respond very fast to tech-
store at variety of excellent food. The coastline pro- that they are not only suc- an impact on the world all at have impacted the world in nology glitches, and to
the Yiwu vides the city, in Hainan province, with the cessful but also making an the same time,” she said. several remarkable ways, understand why they hap-
Small delicacies of the sea while inland the goats effort to bring about change On being probed as to and helped a number of pened and how to prevent
Commodi- on the eastern Dongshan Ridge provide in their own way. Last week, what makes a successful industries build newer, them repeating, is also key
ties Market in Zhejiang province, home to succulent meat, as do the “seaside pigs” I was in Hong Kong and entrepreneur she said self- smarter, and faster solutions for success. “Nothing will be
the world’s largest wholesale market for wandering near the shore. grabbed a chance to catch up knowledge and self-aware- to everyday problems in the perfect initially, but in
small consumer goods. Her store displays with Vivian ness are the most valuable past few months. today’s fast-moving tech
more than 80,000 types of handmade Art: China Orchestra Festival Chan, the tools necessary for creating a But what makes Vivian’s scene it’s all about how fast a
accessories. In 2005, Zhu began to produce founder and successful startup. “Being efforts noteworthy is that company can learn and
accessories for overseas markets, especially
opens on high note in Beijing
The curtain chief execu- aware of your own strengths Sparrho leverages AI to improve on their mistakes,”
Europe and the United States. Her plant tive officer of and weaknesses is key for make it as easy as possible she added.
was raised
has an annual turnover of 20 million yuan London- finding a suitable co-founder for everyone to discover, Dispelling my pessimistic
on Friday
($3.2 million). based Spar- and building a team of understand and share the view that AI would reduce
on the bien-
nial China Ullattil rho, a science equally passionate, comple- science that matters to them. human intervention
Rankings: Cities make mark Orchestra Manranjith discovery mentary people. But most “We are now seeing a lot espoused in one of my earlier
in global property growth Festival at Second platform that importantly, an aspiring more new technological pro- articles, Vivian said a human
Property price growth remained the fastest the Nation- Thoughts helps to entrepreneur must cultivate jects and spaces being dedi- presence is as relevant as
in the world last year, according to the Hurun al Center ensure wider persistence and a willingness cated to social good, such as ever, as the interaction
Report, a key property sector analysis. Seven for the Performing Arts, with nine domestic access to science for people to listen and learn,” she said. the AI For Good foundation: between humans and
Chinese cities, including Wuxi, Jiangsu symphony orchestras presenting 35 classi- at every level of education Vivian said that China is including those based out of machines is enabling a two-
province; Hefei, Anhui province; Guangzhou, cal and new symphonic works. The 23-day across the world. “clearly on the cutting-edge China such as Voxelcloud, a way conversation. “Today,
Guangdong province; Xiamen, Fujian festival, the sixth since its inception in My interest in meeting Vivi- of the tech scene — so much startup using AI to solve dis- humans are building
province; and Zhengzhou, Henan province, 2008, is themed “Ode to the 40th Anniver- an, a former investment bank- fascinating innovation is tak- parities in China’s healthcare machines that think and act
ranked in the world’s top 10 for fastest grow- sary of Reform and Opening-up”. In the er, had nothing to do with the ing place across China all the system. These technologies like humans. Our objective
ing property prices. Hong Kong is the only past decade, more than 40 domestic sym- fact that she is at the top of her way from inception to indus- have the potential to make a should be to find and main-
Chinese city listed in the top 50 cities with phony orchestras have appeared at the cen- league, but more to do with try, which is incidentally massive impact wherever tain a synergy between
the highest global property ROI (return on ter, staging nearly 100 concerts featuring the fact that she is one of the showing interesting geo- they’re deployed, so as entre- humans and tech, rather
investment). The ROI is the sum of prices, Chinese symphonies. few entrepreneurs who has graphical specialization — preneurs it’s our duty to than one or the other having
rental returns and local currency measured successfully blended emerg- and is therefore attracting a ensure that we build socially dominance”
against the renminbi, the report said. ing technologies and entre- lot of international attention, responsible products,” she
Travel: Turkey eyes greater preneurship. investment and intellectual said. Contact the writer at
number of Chinese tourists “Entrepreneurship offers a collaboration’’. Coming back to entrepre- [email protected]
Education: Program to train This year marks Turkey Tourism Year in
teachers and students in AI China. Abdulkadir Emin Onen, Turkey’s
A govern- ambassador to China, said more flights This Day, That Year
ment pro- between the two countries are necessary.
gram will More than 350,000 Chinese visited Turkey
train 500 last year and the country has set the goal of hai’s urban construction So far,
university attracting 1 million entering a new stage. With the Nation-
teachers and Chinese travelers a year. years 16 lines in operation, Shang- al Develop-
5,000 stu- With more than 1,000 on hai has the world’s longest ment and
dents in arti- China-invested projects Metro network of 666 km. Reform
ficial now in Turkey, the coun- Editor’s Note: This year This year, another 41 km of Commission has approved ering 574 km, in operation.
intelligence. The program, organized by the try welcomes more marks the 40th anniversary track will be laid in the city. 43 projects. The total length China’s railway companies
Ministry of Education, Peking University Chinese investment in a of China’s reform and open- Last month, driverless of urban rail transit in opera- have also been helping
and Innovation Works, an incubator in Bei- wide range of sectors, ing-up policy. trains were tested on a new tion is expected to reach upgrade subways abroad.
jing, will last five years. Course teachers but especially in technol- Scan it! metro in Shanghai. 8,600 km by 2020. China Railroad Rolling
include computer scientist John E. Hop- ogy, focused fields such Read The 16.1-kilometer Shang- In the past two decades, In Beijing, new subway Stock Corp, the largest rail-
croft from the United States, a recipient of as research and develop- more on hai Metro Line 1 opened to China has witnessed a sub- lines or additional sections of car manufacturer, has won
the A.M. Turing Award, and Kai-Fu Lee, ment and artificial chinadaily. traffic on April 10, 1995, as way construction boom, with more than 350 km are under bids to build carriages for
venture capitalist and head of the Innova- intelligence. com.cn seen in the item from China many cities building metro construction, according to several countries including
Daily (right). networks to ease traffic con- local transport authorities. Ukraine and the United
The line marked Shang- gestion. The city has 19 lines, cov- States.

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3/15 -6/6 Changchun 5/12 D 2/12 D Shenyang 6/15 T 3/17 C
2/9 Changsha 18/29 C 21/28 C Shenzhen 19/28 C 22/30 C
Chongqing 18/30 C 20/28 D Shijiazhuang 11/27 C 9/23 S
7/24 Dalian 7/14 C 7/16 S Suzhou 11/20 O 14/27 O
8/22 Fuzhou 13/28 C 18/29 D Taipei 18/27 C 21/29 C
7/20 Guangzhou 15/28 C 17/29 C TUESDAY
Taiyuan 8/23 S 4/24 O
6/18 Guilin 17/23 C 19/25 O Tianjin 11/23 Du 8/23 S WEDNESDAY
8/17
11/20 Guiyang 13/23 C 16/24 O Urumqi 3/15 S 2/9 C
15/25 Haikou 20/29 C 21/32 C Wuhan 14/26 S 17/28 C
17/26 17/28
17/25 Hangzhou 14/30 S 18/27 C Xi'an 14/29 C 12/28 C
24/38 Harbin 2/7 D 1/10 Sh Xiamen 15/28 C 19/30 C Abu Dhabi 23/41 C 25/39 C BuenosAires 17/31 O 18/29 D
23/35 18/27 Hefei 14/28 S 16/27 C Xining 1/17 C 3/16 C
15/28 21/29 Bangkok 25/36 S 27/36 S Caracas 25/26 D 25/26 D
17/29 Hohhot 6/14 S 1/19 S Yantai 11/25 C 7/18 C Colombo 25/32 D 25/32 D Chicago 2/10 C 9/13 C
23/38 Hongkong 21/27 C 23/29 C Yinchuan 8/20 C 6/23 C Dubai 26/37 C 27/37 C Houston 13/19 O 16/19 S
21/27 Jinan 19/27 S 14/24 S Zhengzhou 16/32 S 15/26 S
24/38 23/29 Hanoi 14/28 S 19/30 S Las Vegas 16/24 C 15/27 C
Kunming 11/24 S 12/25 S Zhuhai 19/26 C 21/27 C Islamabad 20/26 D 19/25 D Los Angeles 15/19 C 15/18 O
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Lijiang 9/22 C 10/22 C Kuala Lumpur 25/29 D 25/29 D Ottawa -10/0 Sn -3/0 Sn
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25/35 Nanchang 17/30 C 20/26 Sh Mumbai 23/34 S 24/33 D San Francisco 10/15 O 12/13 D
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TOP NEWS 3

Five pacts China

rebukes
signed with US arms
sale to
Mongolia Taiwan
Li, visiting prime minister find China said on Monday it
opposed the United States sell-
more ways to strengthen ties ing weapons to Taiwan, after
the Trump administration
approved the marketing
By HU YONGQI Initiative’s alignment with license required for US manu-
[email protected] Mongolia’s development strat- facturers to sell technology to
egies and accelerate a feasibili- Taiwan that would allow for
Five agreements were ty study of a free-trade zone, building submarines.
signed on Monday to promote the premier said. Both coun- The Defense Ministry,
China-Mongolia cooperation tries should speed up coopera- responding to a journalist’s
in fields such as production tion in investment, man- question in an online state-
capacity, cross-border trade ufacturing of agricultural and ment about the issue,
and environmental protec- animal husbandry products, demanded that the US “halt
tion. energy and minerals and cross- Premier Li Keqiang escorts visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. all forms of military links
The agreements were wit- border transport, he said. The two observed several agreements being signed. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY between the United States
nessed by Premier Li Keqiang Li also called for projects and Taiwan, as well as all
and visiting Mongolian Prime related to people’s livelihoods neighboring country in 2014. Closer communications Li on his second term. He capacity, mining, agriculture forms of weapon sales to Tai-
Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. to be carried out. Among them Li paid an official visit to Mon- between the two countries said his country firmly and animal husbandry and wan”.
“You have visited our coun- were shantytown renovation, golia and attended the 11th should be boosted to promote adheres to the one-China pol- transport. “China’s military has the
try many times and attach pollution control and added Asia-Europe Meeting Summit ties and regional peace and icy and its commitment will Before their meeting, Li ability and determination to
great importance to China- infrastructure in urban areas in Ulaanbaatar in July 2016. prosperity, the premier said. remain unchanged that Tai- hosted a ceremony to welcome defeat all attempts to separate
Mongolia relations,” Li told the and key ports, which will bring Li said China appreciates Next year will mark the 70th wan and the Tibet autono- Khurelsukh. our country, and it will adopt
Mongolian Prime Minister. real benefits to local people. the Mongolian government’s anniversary of establishing mous region are inseparable The Mongolian prime min- all necessary measures to res-
“This is your first visit to China China has been Mongolia’s firm adherence to the one-Chi- bilateral diplomatic ties. Li parts of China. ister also met with Li Zhanshu, olutely defend national sover-
since taking office and I biggest trading partner during na policy and would like to said people-to-people Khurelsukh said that Mon- chairman of the Standing eignty, security and territorial
believe it will inject new the past decade. China and continue respecting each oth- exchanges in culture, media golia is ready to start the feasi- Committee of the National integrity,” ministry spokes-
momentum and vitality into Mongolia announced the goal er’s core interests and major and tourism should be bility study of a free-trade zone People’s Congress, before man Wu Qian said.
bilateral ties.” of forging a comprehensive concerns while making enhanced to celebrate such this year and expand pragmat- heading to Hainan province to Last month, US President
China would like to strategic partnership when exchanges of high-ranking offi- important moments. ic cooperation in fields such as attend the Boao Forum for Donald Trump signed a bill
strengthen the Belt and Road President Xi Jinping visited the cials, legislators and parties. Khurelsukh congratulated trade, tourism, production Asia annual conference. that encourages visits
between the United States
and Taiwan at all levels, which

Forum: Asia media leaders work for better cooperation China strongly opposed.
According to
reports, new US national
media

Trade war By PAN MENGQI

in Sanya, Hainan province
and potential for develop-
ment, said Zhou Shuchun,
Sri Lanka and re-establishing
the country as a new trade
and improving connectivity.
Proposed in May, the Belt
copyrights of news works. The
alliance will provide free
security adviser John Bolton
is expected to visit Taiwan in
June.

would be [email protected]

The 2018 Media Leaders

publisher and editor-in-chief
of China Daily. Zhou said
Asian media are a vital force
center in the Indian Ocean.
“China has already invested
$8 billion in Sri Lanka and will
and Road Media Cooperation
Alliance was one of the fruits
of the Belt and Road Forum
media content uploading and
sharing services for members.
As one of the sections
In response to Bolton’s pos-
sible visit, Geng Shuang,
spokesman for Ministry of

‘lose-lose’ Summit for Asia, with its

theme of “A New Era of Media
Cooperation in Asia-Inter-
internationally and China’s
new era will bring more
opportunities for the conti-
invest $24 billion in the future.
This was what our Prime Min-
ister Ranil Wickremesinghe
for International Coopera-
tion. At Monday’s forum in
Sanya, 59 media representa-
under this year’s Boao Forum
for Asia Annual Conference,
the Media Leaders Summit
Foreign Affairs, said the one-
China policy is the basis for
the Sino-US relationship, and

scenario connectivity and Innovative

Development”, has drawn
widespread discussion on
nent and also will help Asian
media boost cooperation.
“The Belt and Road Initia-
had said during his attend-
ance at the Belt and Road
Forum for International Coop-
tives from China and 31 other
countries reached a consen-
sus on jointly promoting the
emphasized the role of media
in promoting cooperation
and globalization. Long
China opposes official con-
nections between the US and
Taiwan, or the US selling
From page 1 issues related to increasing tive promotes common devel- eration,” Jayawardan said. The Belt and Road News Cooper- Yongtu, former secretary of weapons to it.
connectivity under media opment, prosperity, and win- forum was held last year. ation Alliance. the Boao Forum, said that “That stance has been
US President Donald Trump cooperation. win cooperation. The op- Shafqat Jalil, director-gener- They issued a declaration media and forums are “natu- coherent, clear and firm,” he
threatened tariff increases on Carrying forward the spirit portunities brought by the al of Pakistan Broadcasting saying the alliance will fur- ral friends”. Long said the said. “We urge the US to halt
an additional $100 billion of of the previous Media Leaders Belt and Road Initiative Corp, also said China had ther support its media mem- forum provides new ideas any official connections and
Chinese goods. Roundtable, those at the belong to the entire world made monumental achieve- bers in conducting joint and new information while any move to enhance sub-
Jing Ulrich, vice-chairman media summit are discussing and the media of Asian coun- ments in many aspects, includ- interviews to cover the Belt the media promotes the stantial relations with Tai-
for the Asia Pacific at JPMor- how Asian media organiza- tries,” Zhou said as he chaired ing poverty alleviation and and Road Initiative’s story influence of the forum and wan. The US should also cut
gan Chase, said that a trade tions can work together to a panel discussion. improving global connectivity. and increase mutual recogni- spreads it to the world. military connections with
confrontation between China transcend cultural differences Subash Jayawardan, chair- Shafqat said the Belt and tion of the countries. “We hope that the Asian Taiwan and stop selling weap-
and the US would be a “lose- and create a new era of coop- man of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Road Initiative is unprece- The declaration said that media will take concrete ons to it so as to avoid damage
lose” situation and the tariffs eration and growth through TV Corp, said the 21st Centu- dented, creating links among news and information coop- steps to strengthen Asian to the Sino-US relationship
placed on Chinese machinery interconnectivity and innova- ry Maritime Silk Road links nations and providing neces- eration and sharing will be interconnectivity and make a and cross-Straits peace and
and electronics would damage tive development. China’s coastal cities with sary infrastructure by laying enhanced with a new process contribution to globalization, stability.”
supply chains across Asia and Asia is the region of the Africa and Europe through a foundation for sustainable whose design is based on which has become more rele-
the US. world with the most vitality the Indian Ocean, connecting growth, reducing distances respecting and protecting the vant today,” Long said. CHINA DAILY—REUTERS
Ulrich said that based on
statistics on trade in value-
added goods, “one-third of
‘made in China’ goods are cre-
ated in other countries, and
Beijing calls on UK to halt Remembering WWI heroes
the share of foreign value add-
ed in China’s exports to the US
is even higher in the electrical
and optical equipment com-
auction of looted bronze urn
modity group, which accounts By BO LEUNG in London people for many years”. return of artifacts illegally
for the largest share in China’s boleung@ “The Tiger Ying was taken exported after it joined the
exports to the US.” mail.chinadailyuk.com by the British soldier, who is convention,” Fox-Williams
On Monday, China’s Foreign a real historical figure. said. “Under English law, the
Ministry said that the wrong Calls are mounting for the Therefore, this act of plun- innocent purchaser of the
measures of the US have return of a 3,000-year-old der is an eternal pain in the Tiger Ying vessel ... will be giv-
raised the concerns of the bronze water vessel that was hearts of the Chinese peo- en priority over rights to the
international community. likely looted from Beijing’s ple,” Cheng said. vessel.”
Ministry spokesman Geng Yuanmingyuan, or Old Sum- “The evidence that the Fox-Williams suggested
Shuang said China has been mer Palace, in 1860. Evans family illegally pos- that another possible solu-
forced to come up with coun- The Western Zhou Dynas- sessed the relic is a strong tion in such situations could
termeasures against the uni- ty (c. 11th century-771 BC) support for China to claim have been found under the
lateral moves by the US and relic is set to be auctioned at it back,” he said, noting 1995 International Institute
that those measures are moves Canterbury Auction Galler- that if it were returned to for the Unification of Private
to safeguard China’s legal ies in London on Wednes- Beijing, the act would Law Convention, which
interests and are responsible day, with an anticipated enhance Sino-British rela- requires prospective buyers
behavior to maintain the glob- selling price of 120,000 tions. of artifacts to perform due
al trade system. pounds to 200,000 pounds But legal experts in the UK diligence before buying Chen Wenxiong, better known as Buon-Huong Tan (second from the right), a member of France’s Parlia-
At the Boao Forum, former ($168,000-$280,000). said China has little or no items. But China did not ment, and a senior French army official, pay their respects on Sunday at the tombs of Chinese workers
US secretary of commerce Documents found by the legal claim in international sign that convention until killed in France during World War I at the Chinese Cemetery Nolette in Noyelles-sur-Mer. Some 884 Chinese
Carlos Gutierrez expressed United Kingdom auction courts because it was taken 1997. rest at the largest burial site for Chinese killed during World War I in France. LONG JIANWU / CHINA NEWS SERVICE
concerns about the ongoing house suggest Royal Marines more than a century ago. “The quickest and easiest
tit-for-tat threatening moves Captain Harry Lewis Evans Ian Fox-Williams, deputy way of returning the Tiger
between China and the US. (1831-83), who fought in the head of the School of Law at Ying home to China will
“I see tactics … but there
isn’t a strategy of what we
want the world to look like in
Second Opium War between
1856 and 1860, could have
looted the so-called Tiger
Birmingham City University,
said China has been trying to
secure the return of looted
depend upon the wishes of
the highest bidder,” he said.
The urn is not the first relic
Transfers: Nation’s upgrades are
commerce and how we can get
there,” Gutierrez said at a pan-
el discussion.
Ying when the Old Summer
Palace was destroyed and
sacked by British and French
items of national impor-
tance ever since the first
international treaty dedicat-
to be auctioned in Britain
that likely came from the Old
Summer Palace.
providing big market for others
“We have to start thinking troops in 1860. ed to fighting illegal traffick- In 2011, an imperial gilded
about what will happen after Cheng Xiaohe, an associ- ing in cultural property was metal box turned up at an From page 1 advanced materials. does not involve any forced
the fight because there is not ate professor of international introduced in 1989. auction in Salisbury with an Like the US plan to revital- rules and regulations, Xiong
going to be a winner. The best relations at Renmin Univer- “However, whilst it did sign inscription inside the lid that Economics, said China’s ize its manufacturing sector, said.
way to win a trade war is to not sity of China, said the issue is the 1970 UNESCO conven- said “Loot from the Summer industrial upgrades provide the Made in China 2025 is China has increased its tech-
have a trade war,” he said. of importance to the Chinese tion concerning the protec- Palace, Pekin, Oct. 1860. an immense market for China’s vision to boost its nological competitiveness
people because the “burning tion of world cultural and Capt. James Gunter, King’s developed countries’ high- manufacturing capability and through growing investment
Oswald Chan in Hong Kong of Yuanmingyuan has been a natural heritage, China as a Dragoon Guards”. It sold for end manufacturing equip- to attract investment in tech- in its own research and devel-
contributed to this story. symbol of shame for Chinese country can only seek the 400,000 pounds. ment, spare parts and nological innovation, and it opment, he added.
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CHINA
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Patients can have access to new drugs and equipment

from overseas at lower prices, so I believe they will
spend much less in the hospital than going overseas for treatment.”
Li Lanjuan, president of Boao Super Hospital

CHINA DAILY » CHINADAILY.COM.CN/

Disease
entering
Eye in the sky
Hospital on
its peak
season fast track to
By JIANG CHENGLONG
jiangchenglong@
chinadaily.com.cn

Hand, foot and mouth

high level
disease is spreading in Chi-
na, with the number of cas- Facility in Boao will get speedy OKs to
es reported in March
doubling that of February,
import advanced equipment, medicine
a senior disease control
official said on Monday. By WANG XIAODONG “The hospital will not only
“The incidence of hand, in Beijing and meet demand from Chinese
foot and mouth disease this MA ZHIPING in Haikou patients but also some inter-
year is expected to be worse national patients, such as
than last year,” said Mao A new hospital in Hainan those from Southeast Asian
Qun’an, the National province is expected to countries,” Li said.
Health Commission’s become an alternative to top More than 10 patients
director of disease control overseas hospitals. underwent surgery at the hos-
and prevention. Medical institutions at the pital during its first week, Li
“More than 28,000 cases Boao Lecheng International said, after the facility opened
of the infectious disease Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in on March 31. It has 150 beds.
were reported in March, A solar halo appears over Kunming, Yunnan province, at noon on Monday, prompting people to pause for a look and even photograph Boao, where the Boao Super About 600,000 people from
twice the number found in the spectacle. Such halos are an optical phenomenon produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Hospital is located, can get China traveled overseas for
February,” he said. “And it ZHAI JIAN / FOR CHINA DAILY speedy approvals from the medical treatment in 2016 due
has been rising, which Hainan provincial government to the unavailability of the latest
means the disease is enter- to import sophisticated medi- drugs and equipment, Hainan
ing peak season.” cal equipment that is urgently Governor Shen Xiaoming said
The Chinese Center for
Disease Control and Preven-
tion said hand, foot and
mouth disease is a common
Hainan tourism options blossom needed, according to a state-
ment released on Sunday by the
State Council, China’s Cabinet.
In all other areas on the Chi-
at a news conference in March.
Over the past 10 years,
patients on the mainland have
had to wait five to seven years
viral infection among chil- nese mainland, the importa- longer for some major new
dren. Its symptoms include By MA ZHIPING “sharing farms” will be built tion of sophisticated medical drugs than patients in Europe
fever, oral ulcers and skin and LIU XIAOLI in Haikou TIDES OF to accelerate rural tourism equipment under current reg- and the United States because
rashes on the feet and CHANGE development and provide a ulations requires lengthy pro- of lengthy approval proce-
hands. Complications can Hainan, China’s island IN HAINAN rich travel experience. cedures, inspections and dures, according to the China
seriously threaten the health province, is again becoming a To advance its The Dahuang Mountain approvals from the national Drug Administration.
of children under 5 and in global focal point as the annu- Farm, located in Danzhou, in drug supervision authority. Of 433 drugs approved for
rare cases can be deadly. al Boao Forum for Asia which Boao belongs, intro- integrated tourism western Hainan, is one of A demonstration project sale in developed countries
unfolds with political leaders, duced a “garden town” theme those being encouraged. launched in 2013, the Boao between 2001 and 2016, only
academics and entrepreneurs. in an effort to upgrade its development, The 49-hectare farm Lecheng Pilot Zone enjoys sev- 30 percent are available on the

2.06 The forum, which opened

on Sunday, runs until April 11.
But this year, the town of
overall tourism business and
related services.
Under the plan, a total of
Hainan is speeding presents tourists with a broad
range of choices — lakes,
mountains and forests for
eral other preferential poli-
cies, such as simplified
procedures for importing
Chinese mainland, it said.
This has caused an increas-
ing number of people to buy
million Boao, on the island’s eastern 2.26 billion yuan ($360 mil-
up the construction sightseeing, along with 17 agri- medicines and medical tech- drugs through the internet
Average number of
cases of hand, foot and
coast, will greet participants
with a totally new look and
lion) would be provided to
help upgrade basic infrastruc-
of tourist cities, culture products for sharing,
such as longan, litchi and coco-
nologies and reduced tariffs
for some imported medicines
and from overseas, which has
many potential risks, it said.
mouth disease per year in offer a fresh experience.
Thirty years ago, when
ture and beautify urban road
landscapes, local officials said.
special feature nut. There are free range
chickens and eggs, fish, wood-
and equipment.
“Patients can have access to
More medical institutions
in the Boao Lecheng Pilot
China since 2010
Hainan became a province, The progress is showing. towns and en inns and fragrant rose- new drugs and equipment Zone will promote the devel-
Boao was a sleepy, unknown Last year, 68 conferences — wood. from overseas at lower prices, opment of medical tourism in
People can become fishing town. That was 1988. each with more than 500 par- beautiful villages.” “For 2,000 yuan, you can so I believe they will spend the province, according to the
infected through being in Even after the first Boao ticipants — were held in the own a longan tree for a year. much less in the hospital than city government of Qionghai,
close contact with an infect- Forum was successfully held town, more than doubling the Sun Ying, director of the Hainan We will provide help in taking going overseas for treat- which governs the zone.
ed person’s excrement, in the town in 2001, the name previous year. Tourism Development Committee care of the tree and make sure ment,” said Li Lanjuan, presi-
including feces and saliva, Boao remained obscure. Big companies — Country it bears fruit. Then we’ll deliv- dent of Boao Super Hospital Contact the writers at
or daily items such as a tow- Many opportunities have Garden Group and Sunac Chi- er the fruit to the owner after and a member of the Chinese wangxiaodong@
el, toys and feeding bottles. come Boao’s way through the na Holdings, for example — is speeding up the construc- the harvest,” said Lu Guiling, Academy of Engineering. chinadaily.com.cn
Incidence usually peaks in years as Hainan has worked to will invest 300 million yuan to tion of tourist cities, special owner of the farm.
spring and summer. develop tourism as a pillar help promote the garden feature towns and beautiful A number of other colorful
“Since 2010, the number industry. The province rose to town brand. villages,” Sun said, adding that experiences sweeten the pot
of cases per year on average become an international tour- “It deserves a stay of many the province will promote for tourists, including the gar-
has hit 2.06 million and it’s ism destination and in 2016 days, with its beautiful gar- rural tourism through 100 den leisure and rural lifestyle
ranked among the top five became the nation’s first pilot denlike scenery and a rural special feature towns and in Beireng village near Boao,
infectious diseases that can zone for integrated tour plan- lifestyle,” said Chen Caiyun, a 1,000 villages. a visit to the rice fields in the
cause death,” Mao said. ning across the whole prov- tourist from Hebei province. Rural tourism in Hainan is Sanya rice paddy park, and
“Considering that most ince, a kind of supply-side “Hotels, supermarkets, shops also in full swing. Last year, planting fruit and vegetables
deaths and severe cases reform in the tourism sector. and restaurants — everything 9.5 million tourists visited the in Haikou Guilinyang Nation-
resulted from infection of The opportunities turned you need is available here.” island’s rural areas, account- al Tropical Agriculture Park
Enterovirus 71, known as into decisive moments for Sun Ying, director of the ing for 14 percent of visitors — — as well as the ethnic culture
EV71, we urge local govern- Boao, which has about 30,000 Hainan Tourism Develop- year-on-year growth of 16.8 that infuses the whole island.
ments to expand vaccina- residents today: It has played ment Committee, said the percent. They brought in
tions to protect people.” host to a growing number of island is on a fast track. more than 2.8 billion yuan. Contact the writers at Medical workers from Boao Super Hospital transport a patient
According to the Chinese international events. “To advance its integrated Li Jun, deputy Party secre- mazhiping@ from a helicopter during a drill in Hainan province in March.
CDC, the vaccine that can In 2017, Qionghai, the city to tourism development, Hainan tary of Hainan, said that chinadaily.com.cn SHI YAN / FOR CHINA DAILY
stop EV71, which was devel-
oped by China, entered the
market in 2016 and is the
only effective one available
on the global market. In Chi-
Sisters reunite after 79-year separation Briefly

na, payment for the vaccine Poverty relief book the Algerian Space Agency’s
is shouldered by individuals. NANNING — Que Bamei In February, Que had gall- local dialect, and there were sister, Que Qijie had been sit- headquarters in Algiers earlier
It can effectively prevent wept as she tightly held her stone surgery and frequently matches to Que’s description. ting in front of her house and by Xi goes online this month. The Alcomsat 1
EV71-related infections. older sister. They had lost talked about returning to her The volunteers investigat- waiting long before Bamei’s The English and French e-book was launched in December on
However, Zhang Jing, a contact 79 years ago amid the hometown. ed further and confirmed arrival. editions of President Xi Jinping’s a Long March 3B carrier rock-
researcher at the CDC, said turmoil of the Japanese inva- Realizing there was no time that Que was born at Dashigu When Bamei arrived, neigh- book Up and Out of Poverty et at the Xichang Satellite
the vaccination rate in Chi- sion of China. to waste, her 33-year-old village, Shabu town, Qinnan bors set off firecrackers in cele- went online on Monday to read- Launch Center in Sichuan
na was not high. Que, 87, was born into a grandson Huang Guangpeng district. Her father, Que bration. The two sisters held ers worldwide. The book, pub- province. It is the ninth tele-
Vaccination rates in some large family in Qinzhou in the decided to help his grand- Mingguang, was a military each other and cried for a long lished by Foreign Languages communications satellite Chi-
areas are only 10 percent, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous mother fulfill her dream. He officer who died in battle. time without uttering a word. Press, contains 29 of Xi’s speech- na has exported and also the
but even a vaccination rate region. When the Japanese used the online charity plat- Her five brothers were lost in “Finally I have met you es and articles from the 1988-90 first space cooperation pro-
above 50 percent can’t stop invaded in 1939, 8-year-old form baobeihuijia.com, which the war. again,” Que Bamei murmured period, when he was Party secre- gram between China and
the virus from spreading, Que had to part with her eight is dedicated to helping lost However, Que’s three sis- in an unfamiliar Qinzhou dia- tary of Ningde, Fujian province. Algeria.
she said. siblings and followed other relatives reunite. ters were later married in lect. The book focuses on how to help
To prevent and control family members fleeing to With limited information Qinzhou, though two had “Thanks to the conve- the eastern area of Fujian over-
come poverty and gear up devel-
321 pig farms
the disease, Mao called for neighboring Guangdong from Que, volunteers on the died. But her half-sister Que nience offered by the internet
cooperation between local province. platform found it extremely Qijie was alive. and the efforts of volunteers, opment, offering a slew of closed in 2017
health departments and She was adopted by a fami- difficult to locate her vil- Before meeting in person, my grandma and her sister concepts, ideas and methodolo- Beijing shut down 321 pig
education organizations. ly in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, lage, not to mention her lost the sisters spoke over video now have one less regret in gies. It also provides a record of farms last year to clean the
“Schools should be aware and never returned to her relatives. chat. Amid tears they promised life,” said Huang Guangpeng. Xi’s two years of work in the city. environment and save water.
of their students’ health hometown or met with any Que, who can’t read or write, to meet as soon as possible. Huang said his grandmoth- The survey office of the Nation-
conditions,” he said. “They relatives since. was unclear about the exact On March 29, accompanied er used to be a silent person, Algerian satellite al Bureau of Statistics in Beijing
should check students Decades later, Que’s memo- character for her family name by her children, Que Bamei but has become much more said on Sunday that the city
every morning and report ries of Qinzhou had faded to a and initially gave it as “Ji”. But arrived at Dashigu village aft- talkative after the reunion,
begins operations produced 2.42 million hogs for
cases to health authorities few blurred pictures — “a big the volunteers were informed er a four-hour ride from home. telling stories from her child- Algeria’s first communications slaughter in 2017, down 12.1
immediately.” courtyard with a pool in that there was no one with that Even though the dense hood and the family history satellite, which was developed percent year-on-year. The city
“Children should avoid front, ... and grandfather’s name in the area. bamboo, orchards and old she learned from her sister. and built by China, was put has banned pig farming in
crowded places during the grave”. After searching for a while, houses had changed, child- The two sisters plan to into full service this month, regions totaling more than
peak period,” Mao said. “If However, the desire to the volunteers found a house- hood memories came flood- meet again soon to make up according to China Great Wall 5,200 square kilometers, nearly
they come down with revisit and see relatives stayed hold with the family name ing back, and her eyes turned for lost time. Industry Corp, the contractor. one-third of the city’s area.
symptoms, they should stay rooted in her heart, growing “Que”, which bears a similar red with tears. An in-orbit delivery ceremony
quarantined at home.” stronger as time passed. pronunciation to “Ji” in the Anxious to reunite with her XINHUA for the Alcomsat 1 was held at XINHUA—CHINA DAILY
 CHINA DAILY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA 5

Wills: NGO
helps to head
off rows over
inheritance A China Will Registration Center staff member explains its procedures at its Beijing branch. WANG JING / CHINA DAILY

From page 1 Filling the gap

The idea for the center came to Chen in 2007,
when he was on an exchange program at a law firm
“During the will-making process, we adopt in Australia. He was surprised to find most Austra-
measures such as video recording and facial recog- lians had made their wills in their 30s or 40s,
nition to guarantee the will’s validity,” Chen said. whereas ordinary Chinese, even the wealthy, did
“By keeping the will at the center and confidential, not take the making of wills seriously.
aging parents can avoid family disputes before Two years later, when he became the legal advis-
death. In extreme cases, children have been known er at the China Aging Development Foundation,
to coerce their parents to make changes to wills. Chen found that as Chinese become richer, the
“After a parent dies, heirs can take their par- thorniest issues faced by the elderly are no longer
ent’s ID card and death certificate and come to domestic violence or children failing to support
the center to see if they have preserved wills at their parents, but inheritance disputes.
the center. The center also cooperates with the “At first I was thinking about launching a legal
courts and can provide evidence if legacy dis- assistance program helping senior citizens who
putes do occur.” want to make wills, but soon I realized it would not
Chen, a 41-year-old lawyer, said a legally binding work. Because while the elderly penned their wills
will has to fulfill a series of requirements including when they were conscious, their children would
the format and content, which are nearly impossi- still fight over the inheritance and that would
ble for elderly people with limited means to han- affect their parents’ lives.”
dle. “When disputes arise, wills with loopholes That is when the prototype of the China Will
would be rendered invalid,” he said. Registration Center formed in his mind.
To deposit his will at the center, Li called to make Chinese people make and execute wills, Chen A worker at the center’s Beijing branch helps a woman deposit a will. WANG JING / CHINA DAILY
an appointment for a consultation, where he had a said, but there are usually years, even decades
face-to-face talk with his counselor. He was then between the two steps, during which time many
given a computer-generated will in accordance problems can arise, such as disputes over a will’s
with his desires that he then transcribed by hand authenticity, whereas registering or entrusting a
to another piece of paper. will with a third-party custodian was common
Finally, his handwritten will had to go through a practice in the West.
review process, which normally takes two months He said the will registration center can fill the
at most, and he had to have a mental examination, gap. The elderly can use it to seek legal advice, and
either at the center or at a qualified hospital, to it can also help them preserve their wills with con-
prove the will was made with his knowledge. The fidentiality. That means those making wills can
center has contracted the mental examination ser- avoid family disputes while they are alive, and
vice out to a qualified organization, the Beijing their will’s authenticity can be guaranteed.
Hexie Heritage Service Center, which charges 480 “The center uses methods including finger-
yuan ($75). prints, video recording, facial recognition and
Funding for the center’s other services mainly exclusion of heirs in the registration process to
comes from two charities, the China Aging Devel- make sure the will reflects the will-maker’s wishes,”
opment Foundation and the Beijing Sunny Senior he said.
Health Fund, and government subsidies. “It is nonprofit and as a third party it does not
represent either party involved in an inheritance
Shifting trend dispute, which is different from hiring an attorney.
As Chinese become richer and the number of The center’s nonprofit nature enhances its trust-
inheritance disputes rises, experts say people are worthiness and the will’s validity.”
becoming increasingly aware of the significance of When a will’s validity is unquestionable, those
legally binding wills. claiming an inheritance will not resort to legal
Yuan Xin, a professor at Nankai University who action. “Nobody wants to lodge a suit that is des-
studies aging and development, said China has tined to lose,” Chen said. “Compared with paying
seen an economic boom in the past few decades the legal costs, the claimants would rather sit down
and people now have much more disposable for a negotiation, and the legal resources are thus
income. saved.” Elderly clients display their certificates after registering their wills at the center’s branch in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
“Surveys show more than 85 percent of the coun- Yin Yanhe, director of the center’s Beijing PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
try’s elderly own real estate, which is a huge branch, said that to cover as many senior citizens
amount of wealth, especially in first-tier cities like as possible, it only serves those able to read and
Beijing,” he said. write — because they need to transcribe the com-
The increased wealth, along with a soaring puter-generated wills — and has upper limits on
divorce rate, had led the educated elderly to seek the assets involved.
legally binding protection of their legacies, he said. “We don’t provide a free service to will-makers
Chen echoed Yuan’s comments. “I have seen a with more than two properties, bank cards or secu-
decline in cases involving children failing to sup- rities accounts,” she said, adding the threshold can
port their aging parents in recent years,” he said. help the center exclude extreme cases and improve
“But cases involving inheritance disputes have ris- its efficiency.
en.” “Those with special requirements — such as
A report based on 80,000 wills registered at the will-makers with mental diseases or with a large
center shows the percentage of will-makers aged amount of assets — should seek paid service
between 60 and 70 has increased steadily in the from organizations such as a notarial office,” Yin
past five years, from less than 30 percent in 2013 to said.
43 percent in 2017, whereas the percentage of those The center can serve 20 to 25 people wanting to
older than 70 has declined. make a will on an average day, she said, compared
Real estate appeared in more than 99 percent of with a maximum of two in most notarial offices.
wills, making it the most common type of inherit- Chen said the center has seven branches, includ-
ance, the report said. Bank savings followed, but ing in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and is still
only appeared in 17 percent. expanding. By 2024, it wants 600 million Chinese
Almost all the wills specified that the inherit- to better understand the need to make wills at an
ance was intended for their children and was not early age.
the joint property of their children’s marriage, But he is candid about the difficulties ahead.
meaning their children’s spouses would get noth- “The importance of will registration has not
ing in the event of a divorce. been recognized by Chinese laws or policymakers,”
The UN predicts the number of Chinese over the he said. “Though the center has been well received
age of 60 will double by 2050, reaching 480 mil- by the elderly, we need more marketing personnel
lion, while those over 80 will triple, reaching 110 to raise the center’s awareness among younger
million. That scenario means 25 percent of the groups as well.”
world’s elderly population will be living in China Chen Kai (right) outlines the procedures for depositing a will to 68-year-old Gong Jinhua, at the China Will Registration Cen-
by then. Contact the writer at [email protected] ter’s branch in Shanghai. GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY

FIRST PERSON

Elderly woman’s grief steels center director for daily challenges

W
hen the project started in about our wording, which makes the job The elderly woman believed the will was checking the registration system, we didn’t
2013, we had very limited per- Yin Yanhe difficult. fabricated but could not find proof. When find a record of his will.
sonnel and people wanting to 28, director of the China Will Regis- When the center was set up, many she was going through the things left by her Upon hearing this, Chen burst into tears.
make wills were standing in tration Center’s Beijing branch would-be will-makers were hesitant about husband, she found a reservation ticket I can hardly imagine an elderly woman in
lines hundreds of meters long outside the depositing their wills here. Because of that, from the center. Then she immediately her 90s crying after surviving all the hard-
branch’s office. Some who did not know the one 92-year-old woman surnamed Chen came here and asked for help. ships of her entire life. That must be huge
center well even called the local govern- was left in great financial trouble. I had the impression that such a man grief. I thought to myself why didn’t I try to
ment to lodge a complaint. In the past five years, I have seen many Chen had been in a good relationship once came to the center to learn about the persuade her husband to deposit his will
Though the elderly are increasingly cases where will-makers got angry after the with her husband, but after his death, their service, but after learning he had to under- here at the time. If I’d tried, such things
aware of the importance of wills, many of branch’s employees asked questions about daughter produced a will from her father go a mental examination to deposit a will would have been avoided.
them still regard conversations about death posthumous arrangements. To avoid such that allocated all of his wealth to the daugh- he hesitated and left.
as a taboo. conflicts, we need to think very carefully ter and left Chen nothing. I wasn’t sure if he came back again. After Yin Yanhe spoke with Li Lei.
6 POLICY REVIEW Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA DAILY

POLICY RESPONSE

Measures to ring in the changes VAT, tourism

and farming
for traveling mobile internet users among issues
Service charges, including broadband for businesses, to be slashed in bid to boost quality growth
addressed
VAT to be lowered in key areas
Value-added tax on sales will be low-
By ZHANG YUE internet services and household much faster than I expected,” she broadband and bring down inter- The April 4 meeting also decid- ered to 16 percent from 17 percent, with
[email protected] broadband will be cut by 30 per- said. net rates to boost the development ed on a slew of measures, such as 10 percent VAT to be paid by importers,
cent. Internet services for small Efforts to press on with reforms of a “Digital China”. Li said in the promoting high-speed broadband said a notice released by the Ministry of
Tomb Sweeping Festival saw and medium-sized enterprises will to boost innovation and increase report that domestic data roaming to reach more urban and rural are- Finance and the State Administration of
many people travel across the also be reduced by 10 to 15 percent. the quality of economic growth charges will be abolished and the as, and making 98 percent of villa- Taxation.
country and mobile internet ser- Dong Jie, 27, working at an inter- were a priority for Li when he rates for mobile internet services ges accessible through fiber optics VAT will be deducted at 10 percent for
vice fees increase. But the situation net-based startup in Beijing, said delivered the Government Work will be cut by at least 30 percent, to by the end of this year. It was also buyers of agricultural goods, from the
will change this year. she was both surprised and happy Report on March 5. promote the transformation and decided at the meeting that roam- previous 11 percent, the departments
The State Council’s executive about the set of newly issued poli- In the report, Li told deputies upgrading of the real economy. ing charges for international — as said. The notice will take effect on May 1.
meeting on April 4, chaired by Pre- cies. that providing internet access on Dong said her job in sales meant well as Hong Kong, Macao and Tai-
mier Li Keqiang, approved a series “I feel that the government has airplanes was important while she travels between Beijing and wan mobile internet use — will Agriculture to reap more funds
of measures to further speed up been trying to reduce the cost of more free Wi-Fi networks will be Shandong province every two further decrease.
broadband connectivity as well as the internet and telecommunica- installed in hotels, airports and months, and the use of mobile At the meeting, Li stressed that
cutting costs for mobile internet tions in recent years. Yet, I was still railway stations. internet service is essential. reducing costs will not only benefit
use. surprised that incentives in fur- The report also said that the gov- Improving the service and people, but also accelerate eco-
It was decided during the meet- ther reducing costs and fees came ernment will do more to speed up reducing its cost have been fre- nomic upgrades. With the tele-
ing that internet data roaming quent topics of State Council exec- communication industry at the
charges will be canceled starting utive meetings, and they were also forefront of the new technological
from July 1, and the cost of mobile included in the Government Work revolution, he said that the core of
Report for two consecutive years. the Made in China 2025 strategy
lies in intelligent manufacturing,
“which is based on telecommuni- More fiscal funds will be allocated
cation”. into the agriculture sector as part of
Zhang Baohua, a professor from preferential policies to boost the sector
the Beijing University of Post and and improve livelihoods in rural areas,
Telecommunications, said reduc- said the Ministry of Agriculture and
ing mobile internet costs not only Rural Affairs and the Ministry of
helps reduce the financial burden Finance.
for household internet users. More A total of 37 measures were released
important, it will ease cost bur- by the two ministries, including subsi-
dens on small businesses as well as dies to farmers and other moves to sup-
startups, especially as it was decid- port business startups, industrial
ed at the meeting that internet integration and the promotion of green
lines for small and micro-sized and efficient technologies.
businesses will be reduced by Subsidies will be given to farmers
10 to 15 percent. growing corn and soybeans in Liaoning,
“Broadband costs for run- Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and
ning a company are much the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
higher than household users, Provincial-level governments will
and this, in most cases, is a decide on the specifics of where and
very heavy burden for small how to subsidize farmers, the ministries
business startups. Reducing said. However, soybean growers will
such costs will help many enjoy higher subsidies than those culti-
businesses get started,” she vating corn.
said. To protect the interests of farmers,
rice growers in major producing provin-
ces will also be subsidized. Funds allo-
cated by the central government will be
distributed by provincial governments,
the ministries said.
A system of professional, expert farm-
ers will be established, focusing on agri-
cultural entrepreneurs, young owners
of modern farms, professional manage-
ment, and key groups in poverty allevia-
tion, the two ministries said. About 1
million farmers will be trained in pro-
fessional techniques.

Surge in festival travel

During the Tomb Sweeping Festival

holiday, 101 million trips were made by
travelers, an increase of 8.3 percent
from the same period last year, accord-
ing to figures released by the Ministry of
SHI YU / CHINA DAILY Culture and Tourism.

HU YONGQI

Policy digest

Regulation released to published in foreign academic journals. in a notice issued on April 2. and poultry, and provisional measures for
Data generated in privately funded research The reserves are East Dongting Lake in rehabilitation through labor that had been
manage scientific data projects, if involving State secrets, national Hunan province, Jinfo Mountain in Chong- abolished years ago.
security and public interest, also should be qing, Baima Snow Mountain in Yunnan The adjustments came into force on
reported to the authorities. province, and Mount Qomolangma (also Wednesday.
Data produced through government funding, known as Mount Everest) in the Tibet
apart from those involving State secrets, autonomous region. Research and supply of
national security, commercial secrets and indi- According to the notice, the adjusted size,
vidual privacy, should be open to the public. coverage and function of each nature generic drugs to be boosted
Users of scientific data must abide by regula- reserve will be announced by the Ministry of China will promote research and accessibili-
tions on intellectual property rights and give Ecology and Environment. ty of generic drugs, and improve their quali- Quality standards for drugs and packaging
credit to original producers. Related departments and local government ty to better meet public demand and reduce materials will be modified to promote new
The government and research institutes are required to clarify the land ownership healthcare costs, according to a State Coun- materials and techniques. By doing so,
should strengthen security management on of each newly adjusted reserve and set cil notice released on April 3. patients will no longer depend on imports
scientific data from the moment they are their boundaries in accordance with the Drugs, which are indispensable for clinical for some materials.
Research institutes and producers of scien- generated, such as the authorization and approval. They are also urged to strength- treatments and in short supply, will be Reforms should be deepened in the evalua-
tific data should build a database and quali- authentication for downloading, the regula- en leadership, supervision and coordina- encouraged to go generic, especially for tion and approval regime for drugs. Permits
ty control system based on relevant tion added. tion to build high-standard national nature those needed in treating major infectious for generic drugs will be issued on a strict
standards, according to a new State Council reserves. Management of nature reserves diseases, rare diseases, pediatric patients basis regarding the consistency of quality
regulation released on April 2. should also coordinate with local economic and in public healthcare incidents. and effectiveness between generic and
The State Council, China’s Cabinet, wants to Boundaries of four nature developments, the notice added. Lists of encouraged generic drugs will be brand-name drugs.
better manage data in fields such as natural reserves to be adjusted published regularly by healthcare and medi- A quality management and tracing system
sciences, engineering and technology. cal authorities. Research projects on key will be established as well, which covers the
It said local authorities should set up Some administrative drugs will be included into national pro- life-span process of generic drugs, ranging
detailed rules and regulations when imple- regulations to be amended grams. from research, production and distribution
menting national policies regarding scientif- China will make a number of adjustments to Intellectual property rights protections of to use.
ic data. Research centers should be created some administrative regulations, including generic drugs will be enhanced to balance Generic drugs will be placed on lists of offi-
by qualified institutions to explore insight 18 that will be amended and another five to the interests of patentees and the public. cial procurements and in interchangeable
into scientific data under the supervision of be abolished, said a notice recently released Antitrust legislation was also emphasized to lists with brand-name drugs. The drugs will
relevant governmental departments. These by the State Council. prevent infringement of intellectual proper- be given priority when it comes to treating
centers will collect, classify, process and ana- The move ends provisional regulations on ty rights. patients with AIDS and tuberculosis.
lyze the data. private enterprises, rules to enforce laws on Evaluations on quality and effectiveness Preferential policies will be adopted in taxa-
Reports are required by scientific data cen- prevention and control of water pollution, consistency for generic drugs will be pro- tion and prices, along with incentives in the
ters before data produced in government- regulations on administration of geological moted. Hospitals, universities, academic system of basic healthcare insurance, the
funded research projects is needed and used The State Council approved adjustments to exploration qualifications, regulations on institutes and private evaluation institutions notice added.
for academic purposes and before being boundaries of four national nature reserves the administration of breeding, livestock will all be encouraged to participate. HU YONGQI
 C H I N A DA I LY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 The Netherlands special 7

Global
issues on Reform and opening-up to
agenda for
Boao Forum
attract more Dutch investment
Dutch Prime Minister Mark By ZHONG NAN tomers and further improve
Rutte addresses the audience work efficiency.
at the 2015 Boao Forum held in China’s push to upgrade Another Dutch compa-
South China’s Hainan province. its industrial structure and ny on the move in China is
From April 8 to 13, Prime further open up its market — AkzoNobel, a multinational
Minister Mark Rutte will lead a ensuring free and inclusive
We are benefiting that manufactures paints and
delegation of some 165 Dutch
companies and knowledge
global trade and sharing the
benefits with other countries
from China’s performance coatings and
produces specialty chemicals
institutions on an economic
mission to China to strengthen
— will attract more invest-
ment from the Netherlands
economic growth.” for both industry and consum-
ers worldwide.
Sino-Dutch ties across a wide in the long term. Lin Liangqi, president of The company expects its
range of industries. The funding will mainly be AkzoNobel China business growth in the Chi-
PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
made in the chemical, agri- nese market to “maintain the
cultural and manufacturing current momentum” in the
sectors, according to leading Academy of Science and Tech- future.
businesspeople and academ- nology for Development. China is one of the compa-
ics. Following the acquisition ny’s most important markets,
The opportunities come of Rainbow Biotechnology as it accounts for approxi-

Business, political ties

open economy and economic from China’s ongoing reforms Co Ltd (China) in the Inner mately 12 percent of its total
globalization, the Netherlands to build a new economic focus Mongolia autonomous region revenue each year, said Lin
and China share more inter- in the country. It has set goals last November, Royal DSM, Liangqi, president of AkzoNo-
ests in jointly tackling global to improve the market and the Dutch life and materials bel China.

strengthen cooperation
challenges,” said Tu Xinquan, a policy environment for for- sciences company, will launch “We are benefiting from
professor of international trade eign direct investment, lead- a new DSM innovation center China’s economic growth,”
at the University of Interna- ing to “higher quality” foreign in Tongxiang, Zhejiang prov- Lin said. “We have been grow-
tional Business and Economics capital. ince in East China this year. ing at double-digit rates in the
in Beijing. “Biomedicines, new materi- “DSM is on the journey past decade,” he added, with-
Though anti-globalization als, high-end equipment, and from ‘good to great’ — a key out providing a specific figure.
the Beijing-based China Cham- products, electronics, textiles, seems to be on the rise and science and technology ser- initiative of which was to Xia Youfu, executive direc-
Future relationship ber of International Commerce. garments and household appli- European integration is suf- vices will be the hot areas for experiment with a governance tor of the strategy center for
of the two nations Dutch Prime Minister Mark
Rutte is scheduled to address
ances to the Netherlands.
The Netherlands mainly
fering setbacks, China and the
Netherlands share a common
businesses from the Nether-
lands to invest in China in the
model that differs from what
multinational companies
China’s Open Economy and
International Technology
looks bright based the Boao Forum held in Hainan exports dairy and other agricul- stance on many major issues. next stage, as the Asian coun- generally employ,” said Gong Cooperation at the University
province from April 8-11. tural products, water treatment Both countries agree on eco- try experiences a diversifica- Xiangwei, president of DSM of International Business and
on mutual growth Eager to expand trading equipment, chemical and phar- nomic globalization and multi- tion of its innovative econom- Hydrocolloids. Economics, said traditional
between both sides, in 2014 Chi- maceutical goods, mechanical lateralism, an opposition to pro- ic structure and an accelera- Gong said the innovation and other fast-growing indus-
By ZHONG NAN na and the Netherlands agreed equipment, transport materials tectionism and a commitment tion of industrial upgrading,” center will strengthen DSM’s tries would continue to remain
[email protected] to build a comprehensive part- and tobacco to China. to the Paris Climate Agreement, said Sun Fuquan, a researcher innovation capabilities, attractive fields of investment
nership that stresses openness Xue Rongjiu, deputy director Tu said. at the Beijing-based Chinese enhance its intimacy with cus- for the Netherlands.

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he future of China- and pragmatism. of the Beijing-based China Soci- In February the two coun-
Netherlands business Bilateral trade volumes ety for WTO Studies, said China tries agreed to carry out more
ties will be decided by between China and the Neth- will continue to export consum- mutually beneficial cooperation Dutch and
stable political rela- erlands grew by 16.5 percent er goods in exchange for the through the joint implementa- Chinese
tions, fast-growing services year-on-year to $78.38 billion Netherlands’ high-tech goods tion of the Belt and Road Ini- representatives
businesses and complementary in 2017, and China remained such as electronics, chemicals tiative in 2018. The agreement celebrate the
goods trade, especially in high- the Netherlands’ third-largest and environmental protection was reached between Chinese first anniversary
tech manufacturing and health- trade partner after Germany technologies. President Xi Jinping and Dutch of a freight
care sectors, said government and the United Kingdom, data “Most of their imports are King Willem-Alexander during train route from
officials. from the General Administra- complementary. Surely, it isn’t their meeting in Beijing. Chengdu to the
“Backed by strong political tion of Customs show. direct competition,” he said. Xu Hongcai, an economist city of Tilburg in
and business ties, both sides have Goods trade between the To bolster the growing trade with the China Center for Inter- the Netherlands
more space to expand trade and two countries also jumped 19 between the two countries, sev- national Economic Exchanges, on Sept 22, 2017.
investment, and deepen coop- percent year-on-year to $13.32 eral Chinese cities such as Nan- said many countries’ surging PROVIDED TO CHINA
eration in such fields as modern billion in the first two months chang, Yiwu and Chengdu have demand to improve their infra- DAILY
agriculture, energy preservation, of this year. operated regular freight trains structure with next-generation
environmental protection and China mainly exports man- to Rotterdam in the Nether- projects are set to benefit Dutch
urbanization this year,” said Yu ufacturing equipment, port lands since 2015. and Chinese companies across
Jianlong, secretary-general of cranes, steel, wind power “As staunch supporters of the many industries.
8 Tuesday, April 10, 2018

COMMENT
EDITORIAL • OPINION
China Daily
chinadaily.com.cn/opinion

EDITORIALS

US should match Trump’s

friendlier tone with deeds Cai Meng

T
weeting about his country’s trade spat with Chi-
na, US President Donald Trump softened his tone
on Sunday, claiming that “taxes will become
reciprocal and a deal will be made on intellectual
property”, forecasting a “great future for both
countries”.
While China will hope he is doing more than
just reading the tea leaves and that his conciliatory tone is in ear-
nest, it will be aware that few are able to honor a friend who has
prospered without envy and without wishing them at least some
small misfortune.
And since the ongoing trade frictions between the world’s two
largest economies have been triggered by the Trump administra-
tion’s obsession with the United States’ trade deficit with China,
which it seems to regard as a barometer of China’s competitive
economic prowess, and that the US’ shortfall remains colossal, it
is hard to place too much faith in Trump’s fortune-reading skills
and his prediction that everything is going to be hunky-dory
unless he starts matching his words with actions.
The tit-for-tat threats of tariffs have been promises of a similar
blow in exchange for a blow, and any kind of deal will require the
US to give if it wants to take.
While statistical errors and US companies operating in China
account for a large part of the deficit, the US’ one-sided trade poli-
cies are also responsible for the huge bilateral trade gap.
For example, the US has long imposed a strict restriction on
normal high-tech exports to China to prevent the latter from chal-
lenging it as a technological powerhouse. If it relaxed its restric-
tions on high-tech exports to China, that would soon significantly
reduce the deficit.
To be “reciprocal”, the US should also give national treatment to
Chinese companies investing in the US. Currently, it commonly
resorts to national security excuses to block Chinese companies’ OPINION LINE
investment in the US, a stance that is in stark contrast with China’s
welcoming stance toward foreign companies, including US ones.
It should also recognize China’s progress in building a market
economy, for by refusing to respect its market economy status, the
Law in works to put personal data Fears killer bots
US can conveniently adopt the surrogate approach when waging
anti-dumping investigations against Chinese companies. under better virtual lock and key on the way that
If his administration refuses to make any progress on those, it’s
hard to see how Trump’s auspicious words can be given sub- THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY has recently published a draft regulation on internet secu-
may wipe us out
stance. rity supervision for public opinions. The draft stipulates that the internet service providers face a penalty of
And China will take its cue not from words but deeds. up to 1 million yuan ($159,000) if they are found to have engaged in the illegal transaction of personal infor- ON WEDNESDAY, over 50 artificial
mation, even if their action does not result in any crime or yield a cent in illegal gains. Legal Daily comments: intelligence researchers reportedly
co-signed a letter announcing that they will
Boosting confidence that The leaking of personal information is a chron-
ic disease of the information age. Even leading
ment rule, it is easier to be implemented, and its
suggested penalties, harsher than those set out in
be boycotting a university in the Republic of
Korea until it pledges to refrain from devel-
global players are not immune to it, with Face- the Criminal Law, directly target the internet ser- oping AI weapons without “meaningful
development can benefit all book in the spotlight recently over users’ data
being harvested for political purposes without
vice providers. This hits the nail on the head, and
gives it greater effectiveness in checking the
human control”. Beijing News commented
on Monday:
their knowledge. increasingly pervasive personal data mining and

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uring his meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General It has become a conventional practice for app or trade in personal information that has evolved According to reports, a laboratory,
Antonio Guterres on Sunday, President Xi Jinping said software providers to require users give them con- into an almost quasi-open business online. co-sponsored by Korea Advanced Institute
that people, not just in China but throughout the sent to access their personal information before Hopefully, after a finalized regulation takes of Science and Technology and an unidenti-
world, should have confidence that their expectations allowing them to use their products. effect, the public security departments can act fied enterprise, plans to develop AI-based
to live fulfilling lives will be met, and that all countries, both big In fact, at least five laws in China, including more promptly and be more responsive to internet weapons.
and small, should work together to give more people the assur- the Constitution and the Criminal Law, have spe- users’ appeal and complaints about their personal It should be noted that the AI researchers
cial clauses on the protection of citizens’ privacy, information being misused. This will immediately opposed “autonomous weapons”, but many
ance they can enjoy a better future.
and the judicial authorities have also published make the internet companies behave better and media outlets have mistaken that for “smart
In doing so he once again expressed his conviction that coun- legal explanations on internet privacy infringe- take the initiative in fulfilling their legally bound weapons” in their reports. Actually, there is
tries can cooperate and collaborate to build a global community ment cases. duties to be the primary guardians of their cus- a deep redline between the two, and that
to address common risks and pursue shared prosperity. Although the draft regulation is only a depart- tomers’ personal information. redline should never be crossed.
That many people in the world have found themselves on the Smart weapons have long been in exis-
outside looking in while a few have enjoyed most of the fruits of tence. For example, a smart missile launch-
global openness and trade has sparked a populist backlash against
the big bang of globalization and prompted fears it may collapse Workers’ return sign of inland areas progress er might be able to automatically locate its
target, a military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
as a more insular mindset has started to prevail in some places. might identify its route with the help of sen-
To prevent this condition being aggravated and becoming conta- STATISTICS FROM THE ANHUI, Hubei and Sichuan provincial governments indicate the sors and positioning systems.
gious requires earnest efforts to convince those who currently feel three provinces, all large exporters of migrant workers in the past have seen marked declines in the However, no matter how smart they are,
left behind by the train of globalization that they too have a stake in outflow of workers and obvious influxes of people increasing their populations. Beijing Youth Daily they are still under human control. It is a
what they perceive to have been a gold mine accessible only to a few. comments: person that decides when to pull the trigger.
Speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday, Xi will surely Autonomous weapons are different. Just
inject a new dose of confidence in more inclusive development by The inflow of new residents and returning the coastal regions. like the researchers said in their open let-
migrant workers speaks volumes about the three The local governments in the inland regions ter, such weapons “lack meaningful human
reaffirming that China is willing to play its part in providing just
provinces’ economic vitality. should pay special attention to making good use of control” and it is the AI that decides
such a pick-me-up. Although there remains a gap between the bet- the experienced and skilled workers coming back whether to launch a strike upon a military
For as well as reassuring the world that China is open for busi- ter-off coastal regions and these inland provinces, from big cities, as they can play key role in poverty target.
ness, he will assure it that reform will be deepened and opening- the central government’s support has prompted alleviation and the development of their home- That is, of course, extremely dangerous.
up expanded so that more countries and people can benefit from many enterprises to relocate from the eastern town villages. Most military targets are humans or have
China’s development opportunities and experiences. coastal region to the central and western inland And the authorities in these areas should offer humans inside, and it is deep violation of
In introducing these changes at home, China is also looking regions. more well-targeted training to the migrant work- human dignity if a machine is empowered
beyond its doorstep and seeking common development momen- The economic growth in Chongqing, and Hubei, ers, as the quality of labor force is of vital impor- to decide a human fate.
tum with other countries, not least through tapping the synergies Anhui and Guizhou provinces has remained mark- tance to the economic upgrading of these inland Worse, AIs lack moral or ethical obliga-
between its Belt and Road Initiative and other countries’ develop- edly above the national average in recent years. areas, which will predictably focus more on the tions. In case a total war breaks out, they
ment strategies. Another apparent draw is, as long as there are quality than the speed of growth after their econo- might totally destroy humankind. That’s
As a Chinese saying observes, a single thread cannot become a job opportunities, most of the working age pop- mies reach a certain size. why the majority of AI researchers oppose
cord, and a single tree does not make a forest. By embracing open- ulation in these areas prefer to work nearer Also, the local governments should attach more the development of autonomous weapons.
ness and innovation with China, and by striving to make the their hometowns, as it is easier for them to take significance to providing migrant workers’ children Armed conflicts might not be totally elimi-
region one for all, Asia can become the first incarnation of a com- care for their children and elderly parents, even with quality education, in a bid to enhance the life nated, but at least that bottom line should
if their wages are lower than they could earn in quality of the whole population in the long run. not be crossed.
munity with a shared future.

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China should call Trump’s trade bluff Fu Jing

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S President Donald at risk and made investors in the merce, the USTR, and the White goods. This means for each kind of The author is deputy chief of China Daily
Trump added a new US market nervous. House economist all mentioned US product on the list there are 12 European Bureau.
twist to the trade dis- Trump’s tweet, along with the Trump is an old the possibility of negotiations. kinds of Chinese goods. In other [email protected]
pute on Sunday by proposal to impose additional According to one analysis, they words, the US products on China’s
hand at playing
seemingly softening his stance
and tweeting: “President Xi and I
will always be friends, no matter
tariffs on $100 billion of Chinese
goods, is more of a carrot-and-
stick game.
psychological
were trying to pacify the markets
and prevent US stock prices from
falling further, but we cannot
list will suffer more than the Chi-
nese goods on the US’ list, that is,
US companies will suffer more
International
what happens with our dispute
on trade. China will take down its
But there is no need to worry
about the additional tariffs now,
games. But he and expel another possibility: that
they were using different tactics
heavily from the blow than their
Chinese counterparts.
community
trade barriers because it is the as Trump has only directed the his team are rather to achieve the same result. Besides, Trump released the
right thing to do…”
However, Trump has not
US Trade Representative to con-
sider whether such additional bad at handling
It is possible that the senior US
officials seemingly softened their
information on additional tariffs
on Chinese goods worth $100 bil-
must prevent
changed his position. He has only
attempted to cool down the heat-
ed war of words between the
tariffs would be proper, which is
different from preparing a
detailed list of Chinese products
trade frictions, posture because they are optimis-
tic about the Chinese market. So,
if the Trump administration does
lion on Thursday during China’s
four-day Tomb Sweeping Day
holiday, which lessened the pres-
a trade war
which is good news

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United States and China, by talk- for imposing additional tariffs. actually impose the proposed tar- sure on Chinese stock markets. he world will pay special attention
ing about his good relations with
President Xi Jinping. But Xi
As a businessman, Trump
believed in frightening his
for China. iffs, there will be maximum psy-
chological pressure on the
Therefore, we can safely con-
clude that Trump and his team
to President Xi Jinping when he
addresses his speech to almost
remains committed to protecting “rivals” to win negotiations, participants in the Chinese mar- are very good at hyping up dis- 2,000 politicians, and business,
global free trade. which also helped him create an ket. Trump is an old hand at play- putes but rather unprofessional media leaders and scholars from across the
In fact, Trump continues to bar- image of a “strong personality” ing psychological games. But he at handling trade frictions. world at the annual Boao Forum for Asia in
gain that “China will take down among his voters. With the US and his team are rather bad at Therefore, China must firmly South China’s Hainan province on Tuesday
its trade barriers” and “taxes will mid-term election scheduled for considering his personality, it is handling trade frictions, which is fight back the US’ unilateral and amid the escalating Beijing-Washington
become reciprocal and a deal will November, it is not surprising highly possible that he did so to good news for China. unfair trade moves, and should trade dispute.
be made on intellectual property”. that Trump is resorting to such make bigger headlines. The US’ proposed list of tariffs be confident of winning any trade Since US President Donald Trump took
For global investors, the US used old tricks. Some media outlets have also on $50 billion worth of Chinese war because truth is on its side. office in January 2017, the world has been
to be an ideal investment destina- Opinions differ on whether noted that Trump’s team mem- imports covers about 1,300 kinds concerned about his governance strategies
tion because it offered stability and Trump’s $100 billion refers to the bers gave statements different of Chinese goods. China responded The author is a researcher at the and tactics. In contrast, China has been
security to their assets. But the amount of tariffs to be collected from his. Soon after Trump by proposing tariffs on US imports International Trade and Eco- acting as a responsible world power. Last
unstable leadership of Trump has or the volume of goods upon announced the latest tariff pro- worth $50 billion, but China’s list nomic Cooperation Institute of year, China exhibited its goodwill when Xi
put international capital in the US which to impose the tariffs. But posal, the US secretary of com- contains only 106 kinds of US the Ministry of Commerce. met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort in
the US state of Florida. That meeting was
followed by Trump’s state visit to China
Xiong Meng last November and the Xi-Trump meeting
at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany,

US misreading Made in China 2025 by design in July.

But those high-level dialogues did not sof-
ten Trump’s determination to ignite a trade
war with China. Even the visits of Yang Jie-
chi and Liu He, both members of the Politi-

A
s a drafter of the Made ly ignored, is the aim to build cal Bureau of the Communist Party of China
in China 2025 plan, I “responsible” manufacturing Central Committee, to the US to show Chi-
feel the US report on industries in China so that enter- na’s sincerity in addressing the key issues of
the investigation under prises abide by laws, rules and mutual concern through negotiation didn’t
Section 301 of the Trade Act of ethics, and fulfill their corporate have any effect on Trump.
1974 is biased. For instance, the social responsibilities. The enter- Instead, Trump said on Thursday that he
report says the Chinese govern- prises are expected to become is considering additional tariffs on Chinese
ment provides funds for enter- more efficient in the use of goods of $100 billion. This would be in addi-
prises to invest in and purchase resources, including energy, mini- tion to the tariffs on $50 billion worth of
US companies in a bid to acquire mize the environmental impact of Chinese goods and those on Chinese steel
core technologies, when the fact their production process, adhere and aluminum exports earlier. China has
is that Chinese enterprises have to the human-first principle and taken resolute countermeasures against US’
decided on their own to expand strive for win-win cooperation. unilateral move to safeguard its interests
globally because of the rapid They are also expected to coordi- and the global trade system.
increase in their competitiveness nate their growth with the eco-
and power. nomic and social development of
That Made in China 2025 is a
development plan, not an indus-
the economies they operate in.
To make the enterprises act
Xi’s speech will most like-
trial policy, shows the govern-
ment’s encouraging attitude
more “responsibly” is the main
objective of Made in China 2025.
ly be a continuation of his
toward — not its eagerness to That the enterprises are also message to the outside
provide funds for or offer any expected to incorporate innova-
other concrete support to — com- tion, coordination, eco-friendly world — of closely inte-
panies engaged in global compe- practices, transparency and shar-
tition. Plus, the “technology road ing into their development plans grating China with the
map” mentioned in the Section has been intentionally ignored by
301 investigation report is actual- the Section 301 investigators, world through closer
ly a research report compiled by who ironically say the plan’s
some experts, not a government objective is to steal technologies MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY
win-win cooperation.
document, and it is definitely not from US companies.
related to any policy or fund. The Made in China 2025 plan
Made in China 2025 has, over urges the enterprises to intensify
the past three years, not only research and development in develop a circular economy tion per unit of industrial added The plan also welcomes foreign Against this background, Xi will deliver
helped stabilize China’s economic technology, strengthen brand marked by minimum pollution value in medium- and large-scale enterprises to operate in China, his speech at the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia.
development and restructuring, building and improve after-sales and maximum recycling. enterprises has dropped by 17 and the government has been When he wrapped up his first visit to
but also greatly boosted global services, in order to meet the ris- The plan is also aimed at percent. making unswerving efforts to Western Europe as China’s president in ear-
economic recovery. Besides, the ing demands of consumers and reducing the emission of the China is the leading producer provide an equal, transparent, ly 2014, Xi proposed that China and the
government is likely to continue boost supply-side structural main pollutants by 20 percent in of more than 200 kinds of indus- fair and rule-based business envi- European Union forge a partnership on
to promote the upgrading of the reforms. The fact that a consider- some polluting industries by trial products, so it occupies an ronment for foreign companies peace, growth, reform and civilization while
manufacturing industries, able part of the Made in China 2020, and cutting energy and important position in the global and investors. In other words, the respecting diversity of cultures and tradi-
because it is vital to China’s sus- 2025 plan underscores the resource consumption by the industrial chain. That’s why the Section 301 investigation report tions. He delivered another memorable
tainable development, which is importance of green manufactur- manufacturing industries to the Made in China 2025 plan attach- has come to a startlingly wrong speech at the World Economic Forum in
closely linked to the United ing — which the Section 301 level of the advanced world. But es great value to cooperation, conclusion on Made in China Davos, Switzerland, in January last year,
Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sus- investigators have ignored — the US investigators have conve- encourages Chinese enterprises 2025. urging the international community to
tainable Development. means the enterprises will use niently omitted this significant to cooperate with their foreign adhere to free trade, globalization and mul-
An important part of Made in environmentally friendly tech- fact. Actually, after the Made in partners and take part in the The author is vice-chairman of tilateralism. This prompted former EU
China 2025, which the Section nologies at almost every step of China 2025 plan was implement- world market to sharpen their China Federation of Industrial president Herman von Rompuy to label the
301 investigators have deliberate- their operations, in order to ed in 2015, the energy consump- competitive edge. Economics. two speeches as “historic addresses”.
Xi’s address at the Boao Forum on Tues-
day is likely to become another historic
Wang Yiwei speech, especially because amid the deterio-
rating global situation, Xi is expected to

A true community of equality and prosperity inject confidence and courage into the
international community by announcing
China’s new reform and opening-up which
will further boost global growth. China has
already contributed almost 30 percent of

T
he changing pattern of fruits of global development. row the wealth gap. building infrastructure facilities. the annual global economic growth during
global economic devel- To guarantee the principle is But China found a new road to In contrast, the Cold-War men- the last decade.
opment has given rise to effective, all countries should The world needs a economic development, becom- tality forces countries to join alli- Xi’s speech will most likely be a continua-
new proposals of inter- negotiate on an equal footing, ing a new driver of emerging ances or divide the international tion of his message to the outside world —
national relations and coopera- following the standards of shar- new order which is markets, and helping increase the community into friends and foes, of closely integrating China with the world
tion. From Davos to Boao, a ing, win-win cooperation, mutual say of developing countries in a concept that deserves to be con- through closer win-win cooperation.
community with a shared future learning, and green development
fairer, accords equal global governance and rule-mak- signed to the dustbin of history. Over the past four decades, China has
for humankind is China’s propos-
al as it develops into an influen-
to build a peaceful, secure, pros-
perous, open, and beautiful
respect to all coun- ing. Chinese culture played a vital
role in that development because
The world needs a new order
which is fairer, accords equal
immensely benefited from open-door and
free trade policies, while the rest of the
tial global power amid historic world. tries and promotes it attaches high value to harmoni- respect to all countries and pro- world has also shared the benefits in equal
changes. China’s proposal has the The advancement or regression ous co-existence and sharing. motes cooperation. These are measure. So it is expected that Xi’s mes-
potential to promote global devel- of peace and development cooperation. These China is sharing those experien- times of peaceful and friendly sage to the world will again make it clear
opment in a more equitable and depends on whether or not all ces through the Belt and Road communication and negotiation, that China is a peace-loving country that
fair manner. countries agree to build a com- are times of peace- Initiative, which allows countries not confrontation— of partner- abides by international rules. But it will
According to President munity of a shared future. Henry to negotiate as equals, and share ships, not alliances. also emphasize China is vehemently
Xi Jinping’s report to the 19th Kissinger, former United States ful and friendly resources to co-build infrastruc- The Belt and Road Initiative is opposed to the rule of the jungle, as it
National Congress of the Com- secretary of state, said that ture, and share the benefits of aimed at building a community advocates global justice and fairness. Xi
munist Party of China, the Party throughout history, peace could communication cooperation. of shared future for humankind, may also warn the international communi-
seeks happiness for the Chinese be maintained in a region but and negotiation, The rise of protectionism and President Xi said at the CPC in ty that it should not be complacent about
people and the progress of all never worldwide. So, all countries populism in some economies Dialogue with World Political the looming danger that the global econo-
humankind. Thanks to the
greater say it enjoys in interna-
should work together to create
mutual demand and prosperity in
not confrontation— poses a challenge to globaliza-
tion, and could lead to confronta-
Parties High-Level Meeting in
November last year. This princi-
my could be dragged into another catastro-
phe if protectionism and isolationism,
tional relations today for its dec- order to counter the anti-globali- of partnerships, not tion. To nip this devastating ple has been approved by the which Trump is promoting, gain the upper
ades of arduous endeavors and zation and protectionist voices in nascent trend in the bud, China international community and hand in world trade.
remarkable achievements for some economies and make the alliances. has been supporting openness included in a United Nations res- The recent dramatic fluctuations in glob-
the betterment of humankind, entire world a peaceful and and win-win cooperation, as it olution, which speaks volumes of al markets because of the US’ trade protec-
China made the proposal to secure place. knows only through cooperation the importance of China’s propos- tionist measures are already showing
ensure that all countries jointly The US alone did not solve the can humankind truly progress. al. upsetting signs. So the international com-
determine the future of the development problem because China has been trying to promote munity should take concerted action to pre-
world and, together, they make the obstacles to development tries — developing countries stable development and mutual The author is director of the Insti- vent a full-fledged trade war between China
international rules, manage are different in developing need to fight poverty, while prosperity through cooperation tute of International Affairs, Ren- and the US, because it could have a devas-
world affairs, and share the countries and developed coun- developed countries have to nar- projects, including those in min University of China. tating impact on the global economy.
10 WORLD Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA DAILY

Strikes resume as
unions test Macron
Rail workers pledge to continue “This endangers me pro-
fessionally,” said Olivier Cold-
action against economic reforms efy, a court psychologist who
works in French Guiana,
whose travel plans fell
PARIS — Travellers grap- ministers have so far hit a through because of the chaos.
pled with another crippling wall. Some unions are stiffen- “I have work days that I’ve
wave of transport strikes in ing their resistance, while the committed to that I can’t
France on Sunday, as train government has dug in its honor,” Coldefy added on
workers protested President heels on the main aspects of Sunday morning at Montpar-
Emmanuel Macron’s eco- its reform, which include the nasse train station in Paris,
nomic reforms and a standoff end of job-for-life guarantees where groups of tourists were
between the government and for rail staff. scrambling to rebook trains
rail unions hardened. “The status quo is not via- after realizing theirs had
Train staff last week began ble,” Prime Minister Edouard been canceled.
three months of nationwide Philippe said in an interview The showdown is one of
rolling strikes in a dispute published in the newspaper the toughest challenges yet of
over the government’s Le Parisien on Sunday. “It’s Macron’s presidency, as well
planned overhaul of state- urgent, we need to advance, as a test for unions seeking to
run railway SNCF, in the big- and everyone should know show they still have clout. People dressed in traditional costumes pose for a picture, as interest for historical clothing rises within the country, in Ayutthaya, Thailand,
gest challenge yet to Macron’s we are determined to see this Macron came to power in on Friday. UARAWEE KITTISILPA / REUTERS
attempts to modernize the through to the end.” May on a promise to shake
French economy. Officials at the CGT union up Europe’s second-biggest
The head of SNCF said on
Monday that the rolling strikes
have cost the company around
100 million euros ($123 mil-
said on Friday strikes could
drag on well beyond June if
nothing shifted, adding train
workers were ready for a
economy, in a bid to mod-
ernize creaking institutions
and spur jobs growth. He
has so far faced down
Traditional costume fever grips Thailand
lion). Monday marked the “marathon”. unions to liberalize labor BANGKOK — Business is Love Destiny, a soap opera numbers have nearly tripled king ahead of Songkran —
fourth day of the strikes, which Strikes have been called for regulations. booming for Siri Seatea’s tradi- set during the 1656 to 1688 since Love Destiny began, which for many has become a
unions have vowed to contin- two days out of every five The government argues tional dress shop in Bangkok. reign of King Narai the Great, according to officials quoted rowdy water-soaked affair.
ue until at least June 28 unless until the end of June, and the the overhaul will help trans- “Out of the 30 years I’ve has taken Thailand by storm. by local media. The palace event, over three
the government backs down shutdown is already causing form the heavily indebted been running this shop, this is Many Thais are visiting the “It was booming since the days, aims to revive a more
on its reform plan for the debt- havoc for commuters and company into a profitable the peak for us,” 53-year-old ancient capital of Ayutthaya, winter fair held by our king and sedate vision of Thailand’s cul-
laden operator. holidaymakers at the start of public service, but workers Siri said as she stitched a Thai north of Bangkok, where then this soap opera fueled the ture with tribute being paid to
Talks between workers and midterm school vacations. have hit back with com- sarong for a client. scenes from Love Destiny take Thai costume fever,” said Chut- past kings, Buddhist rites and
plaints the SNCF was being History fever is gripping place. They pose for “selfies” ima Wongchiangkwang, 55, a displays of folklore.
dismantled to pave the way Thailand and a growing num- dressed in traditional garb costume vendor. “The public is encouraged to
for privatization. ber of Thais are wearing tradi- against the backdrop of the dress in traditional Thai peri-
The SNCF reform has tional dress, a phenomenon ruins. Discount at cinema od costume, wear Thai cloth-
drawn public support so far, encouraged by the govern- Prime Minister Prayuth Wearing traditional clothes ing or polite smart casual
and 56 percent of French peo- ment and the palace, and Chan-ocha met with cast can get you a discount at the attire,” the Thai tourist author-
ple thought the stoppages fueled by a popular television members this week at Govern- cinema. The country’s Major ity’s news website said. “Water
were unjustified, according soap opera. ment House and hailed the Cineplex Group announced guns and baby powder pasting
to an Ifop poll published on The trend began with a ‘win- series as an example of the this week a buy one, get one are discouraged.”
Sunday in the Journal du ter fair’ initiated by King Maha government’s long-standing free promotion. Back at the Siriroong Ruang
Dimanche. But discontent is Vajiralongkorn in February. policy of promoting ‘Thai- Flight attendants for shop, Maneejan Srilert, 23, an
also brewing in other sectors. Among the popular costumes ness’. national carrier Thai Airways employee at the Stock
Students have disrupted are those worn during the reign Prayuth’s government has International are also dress- Exchange of Thailand, eyed a
universities in protest at a of former King Chulalongkorn, held some recent meetings in ing up in national costumes gold and red traditional skirt
planned new selection system known as Rama V, who ruled the traditional dress of a 19th from the reign of King Rama to wear to an office party.
in higher education. Garbage from 1868 to 1910 and is credit- century elite. He dressed in a V this month to mark the Thai “I don’t think of it as a politi-
collectors and other public ed with saving Thailand from buttoned up silk jacket, New Year festival known as cal thing,” she said. “For me it’s
A commuter looks at an information board at the Gare Lille workers have also held rallies. Western colonialism. breeches and a wide sash. Songkran. just fashion.”
Flandres railway station during a strike by French SNCF railway Television has also played a In Ayutthaya, 80 kilometers This weekend, Thais flocked
workers in Lille, France, on Sunday. PASCAL ROSSIGNOL / REUTERS REUTERS—AFP part. north of Bangkok, visitor to an event initiated by the REUTERS

New measures issued to tackle

stabbings, killings in London
LONDON — A ban on the residential addresses after
sale of the most dangerous they are bought online and
corrosive products to under- banning the possession of a
18s and tough restrictions on knife within colleges and fur-
online sales of knives were We will consult on ther education premises.
announced on Sunday by the Also banned will be rapid fir-
Home Office, Britain’s interior extending stop and ing rifles, and certain powerful
ministry. firearms and bump stocks.
The move came as politi- search powers to Home Secretary Amber
cians and senior police officials Rudd said: “To tackle violent
grapple with a wave of stab- include acid.” crime effectively, robust legis-
bings and killings in London, lation and powerful law
which so far this year have left Amber Rudd, Britain Home enforcement must be in place.
more than 50 people dead. Secretary That’s why we will introduce a
In the latest incident, police new Offensive Weapons Bill
in London arrested a woman A new Offensive Weapons that includes a new offense of
on suspicion of attempted Bill, to be brought forward with- possessing acid in public with-
murder on Saturday night aft- in weeks, would also make it out good reason, prevents sales
er a man was stabbed outside illegal to possess certain offen- of acids to under-18s and stops
Highbury and Islington sta- sive weapons like zombie knives knives being sent to people’s
tion in north London. and knuckle-dusters in private. homes when bought online.
The government is to make it The commitment of new leg- “We will consult on extend-
a criminal offense to possess islation will form part of a gov- ing stop and search powers to
corrosive substances in a public ernment Serious Violence include acid. Stop and search
place, and publicly consult on Strategy to be launched on is a vital policing tool and offi-
extending controversial stop- Monday. cers will always have the gov-
and-search powers to enable Other measures which the ernment’s full support to use
the police to search for and seize Home Office intends to bring these powers properly.”
acid from people carrying it in forward within weeks include
public without good reason. stopping knives being sent to XINHUA

Obesity among Asia-Pacific children

a growing health crisis, study says
KUALA LUMPUR — Obesi- leads the way on obesity rates, pressure and liver disease.
ty rates among children in the number of overweight chil- Malaysia, Indonesia, Singa-
Asia-Pacific are rising at a rap- dren in Asia-Pacific is rising rap- pore and Thailand are among
id rate, and more action is idly, and many countries in this the most overweight countries
needed to encourage healthier region are now among the most in Southeast Asia.
lifestyles and ease pressure on health-threatened in the world.” The cost to the Asia-Pacific
fledgling healthcare systems, Adult obesity rates are high- region of citizens being over-
researchers said. est in the United States, Mexi- weight or obese is $166 billion
The number of overweight co, New Zealand and Hungary, a year, the Asian Development
children under five rose 38 and lowest in Japan and the Bank Institute said.
percent between 2000 and Republic of Korea, according Rising wealth levels over the
2016 in the region, and the to a report by the Organization last 20 years have played a
problem is growing, said Srid- for Economic Cooperation major role in the rise in obesity
har Dharmapuri, a food safety and Development. levels, researchers say.
and nutrition officer at the But the rapid rise in obesity “The region has undergone
UN’s Food and Agriculture among young people in Asia- economic growth, so food has
Organization in Bangkok. Pacific is worrying because become available at a relative-
“The rate of growth in obesi- overweight children are at ly cheaper price,” said Matthi-
ty in Asia-Pacific is higher than higher risk of becoming obese as Helble, an economist at the
in many other countries,” as adults and then developing ADBI in Tokyo.
Dharmapuri said. serious health problems like
“While the United States type 2 diabetes, high blood REUTERS
 CHINA DAILY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 WORLD 11

Ban
Israel blamed for missile strike in Syria elected
14 people killed; a number reached their target.
The Lebanese army said
the Syrian army over allega-
tions made by the rebels
international wrangling about
the allegations of the use of
the Syrian army is proven to
have used chemical weapons
Islam Army rebels and their
families have gathered at the
chairman
Lebanon army four Israeli warplanes violated
Lebanon’s air space, flying
about the use of chlorine gas
in a recent attack on the Dou-
chemical weapons by the Syri-
an army in the attack on the
in its attacks.
US President Donald Trump
assembly point in the Wafid-
een area northeast of Damas- of BFA
says warplanes from the Mediterranean Sea
over the coastal town of Jouni-
ma district, the last rebel-held
area in eastern Ghouta.
rebels in Douma district.
The pro-rebel Ghouta Media
on Sunday promised that a “big
price” would be paid for what
cus to prepare to leave for the
rebel-held city of Jarablus in
violated air space eh and then heading east,
toward the city of Baalbek
Earlier in the day, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights
Center has claimed that nerve
agent sarin and chlorine gas
he called a chemical weapons
attack on Douma on Saturday.
northern Syria.
Monday’s missile strike is
By AN BAIJIE
in Boao, Hainan
near the Syrian border. said a total of 14 people were have been used in Syrian Douma is the last rebel-held not the first foreign attack [email protected]
DAMASCUS — The Syrian A statement from the Leba- killed in the missile strike. army’s recent offensive in Dou- area in Ghouta. Earlier, the against Syria, as the US target-
army said Israeli F-15 war- nese Armed Forces said the State media outlets said sev- ma, which has caused civilians rebels of the Islam Army in the ed the Shayrat air base in the Ban Ki-moon, former
planes had carried out an warplanes stayed in Lebanese eral loud explosions were to suffocate and choke. area backed down on an agree- countryside of Homs in April secretary-general of the
attack on the T-4 air base in airspace for about 10 minutes, heard early on Monday near ment they had concluded with last year to punish alleged use United Nations, was elect-
central Syria before daybreak starting at 3:25 am on Monday the airfield in the eastern coun- A ‘big price’ the Damascus t and Moscow on of chemical weapons by the ed chairman of the Board of
on Monday by firing missiles before leaving it. tryside of Homs. It was later The Syrian government has their evacuation from Douma Syrian army on a rebel-held Directors of the Boao
from Lebanese airspace, Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to be a missile attack strongly denied possessing and refused to release kid- area in the northwestern Forum for Asia on Monday.
according to state television. had no comment when asked targeting the military facility. chemical weapons, saying napped people from its prisons. province of Idlib. The General Meeting of
The Israeli warplanes fired about the accusations. US Pentagon spokesman such allegations were fabricat- But on Sunday, the Islam Israel has also carried out Members of the Boao
several rockets from inside The attack came before Christopher Sherwood denied ed to deliberately frame the Army agreed to evacuate after a several attacks on Syria air Forum for Asia elected the
Lebanon and targeted the air daybreak on Monday and was the report in a statement, say- government forces. weekslong military operation bases on the pretext of target- new board of directors in
base in Homs province. initially thought to have been ing the US Department of Western countries, such as by government forces and ing positions of the Iranians the morning, and Ban
The Syrian air defenses carried out by the United Defense “is not conducting the US and Britain, have released the first batch of kid- and the Hezbollah group. replaced Yasuo Fukuda,
responded to the attack, States, which has recently airstrikes in Syria at this time”. warned that they would napped people from its prisons. former Japanese prime
destroying several rockets but threatened retaliation against The attack came amid an respond with military action if Also, buses transporting XINHUA—AP minister, to become the new
chairman of the 19-member
Board of Directors.

Ex-envoy puts Presidential front-runner According to a resolution

of the new board, Fukuda,
along with other 10 outgo-
ing members of the previ-

trade dispute ous board, are invited to the

Council of Advisers.
Ban said while address-
ing a meeting on Monday

in perspective
that joint efforts are needed
to achieve the goal of sus-
tainable development and
deal with climate change.
He warned that if the
By HONG XIAO in Boston countries failed to make
[email protected] joint efforts to cope with
common threats, the whole
A former US ambassador world will sink.
to China said he believes that
the bilateral relationship,
So we He called for new type of
multilateral cooperation
which has been built on nego- are per- to share development
tiation for decades, will not opportunities, achieve
be easily affected by the cur- haps seeing a common prosperity, and
rent tit-for-tat trade dispute. boost interconnectivity of
“The trade dispute turnaround in the infrastructure.
between the US and China is Zhou Xiaochuan, former
just a trade dispute,” said J. way we are going vice-chairman of China’s
Stapleton Roy, also and a top political advisory body
former US assistant secre-
to handle the and former governor of the
tary of state, at the closing
ceremony of the Harvard
trade issue.” People’s Bank of China,
replaced Zeng Peiyan as the
College China Forum at the J. Stapleton Roy, former US chief representative of Chi-
Seaport World Trade Center ambassador to China na to the BFA.
in Boston on Sunday. According to the BFA
“We (the United States) Charter, the chief repre-
have trade disputes, and we of both countries in a signifi- Indonesian President Joko Widodo is greeted by a roadside spectator during his visit to Pelabuhan Ratu beach in Sukabumi, Indonesia, on sentative of China is the
have traditionally had trade cant way”. Sunday. PUSPA PERWITASARI / ANTARA FOTO VIA REUTERS ex-officio member and the
disputes with our close “But it doesn’t undermine vice-chairman of the Board.
friends,” Roy added, offering the basis for the relation- Li Baodong, vice-minis-
as an example the disagree- ship,” he said. ter of foreign affairs, was
ment between the United
States and Japan after the
breakup of the Soviet Union
He emphasized that nego-
tiations built the current
US-China relationship,
Lee Myung-bak charged with corruption appointed secretary-gener-
al of the board.
Among the 19 members of
in the 1980s, and the longtime going back to the establish- the board, 12 are newly elect-
rows between the US and ment of diplomatic ties SEOUL — Prosecutors of the cessor, was sentenced to 24 kickbacks from businessmen ed, including Ban, Zhou and
Canada on issues such as the between China and the US in Republic of Korea on Monday years in prison for corruption and politicians in exchange Li, and seven are from the
export of softwood lumber. the 1970s. indicted former president Lee last week. $32.7 million for political and business previous board, including
“And our relations with “But people in Washington Myung-bak on corruption Park was the first ROK leader favors. The kickback included Shaukat Aziz, former prime
both Japan and Canada are aren’t even aware of it, in part charges including bribery, to be impeached before being The Seoul Central District a special operation fund for minister of Pakistan.
stable and good,” Roy said. because the Trump adminis- embezzlement and tax evasion. arrested about a year ago. Prosecutors’ Office said the National Intelligence Ser- The 12 newly elected
In his latest tweet about tration does not have a single Lee, who ended his single, The Seoul Central District Lee Myung-bak embezzled vice, the spy agency of the members are political and
China on Sunday morning, person at the senior level who five-year presidency in early Prosecutors’ Office said in a funds through DAS, a local country. business leaders from Asia
US President Donald Trump knows anything at all about 2013, was taken into custody statement that it has con- auto parts manufacturer. Lee is also accused of illegal- and the world, including Glo-
wrote: “President Xi (Jinping) how the US-China relation- in March after being ques- firmed that Lee is the real ly leaking and concealing ria Macapagal Arroyo,
and I will always be friends, ship was restored,” he said. tioned over a series of corrup- owner of DAS, a local auto 3,402 classified presidential former president of the Phil-
no matter what happens with tion charges, all of which he parts manufacturer, through instructed senior government documents at a building in ippines and Carlos Gutierrez,
our dispute on trade. China China specialists has denied. He has denounced investigations for the past officials to actively support Seoul, which is believed to be former secretary of com-
will take down its Trade Bar- Ezra Vogel, emeritus pro- the investigation as a “political three months. DAS’s legal action in the Unit- owned by the former presi- merce of the United States.
riers because it is the right fessor of social sciences at revenge”. Through DAS, which Lee ed States. dent. The leaked documents Eight outgoing members
thing to do. Taxes will Harvard University and If convicted of all the allega- allegedly illegally owned under Lee allegedly took about $5.9 included major evidence rele- of the previous Council of
become Reciprocal & a deal author of Deng Xiaoping tions, the septuagenarian fake names, the former leader million in bribes from Sam- vant to Lee’s illegalities. Advisors, including Fidel
will be made on Intellectual and the Transformation of could be jailed for life, Yonhap embezzled about 34.9 billion sung Group, the country’s The prosecution office said Ramos, former President of
Property. Great future for China (2011), shared a simi- news agency reported. won ($32.7 million) and evad- biggest family-controlled con- it had charged Lee with brib- the Philippines, and Bob
both countries.” lar concern. His trial is expected to begin ed 3.1 billion won in corporate glomerate, by making Sam- ery, tax evasion, embezzlement Hawke, former prime min-
Roy said Trump’s attitude “One of the problems now next month. tax by creating a slush fund sung pay the US retaining fee and abuse of power as well as ister of Australia, were hon-
“is different from yesterday”. is that many of the best China The businessman-turned- through accounting fraud and on DAS’ behalf. Both Samsung violations of laws on the presi- ored with the title of BFA
“He was trying to coerce specialists in the United politician became the fourth using business credit cards for and Lee have denied the allega- dential archives management Honorary Member in rec-
China into giving something States are not inside the gov- ROK president to be indicted personal purposes. tions as groundless. and the political fund. ognition of their outstand-
on trade and didn’t show ernment,” Vogel said. by prosecutors. Former presi- While he was in office for He is also believed to have ing and substantive
interest in negotiation, but He said that both countries dent Park Geun-hye, Lee’s suc- five years to early 2013, Lee received millions of dollars in XINHUA—AFP contributions to the forum.
today, he changed his posi- have undergone societal
tion,” Roy said. transitions, with disagree-
“So we are perhaps seeing
a turnaround in the way we
are going to handle the trade
ment generated in politics
and economics.
“In some way, we are
US says DPRK ready to discuss denuclearization
issue.” focusing on the wrong issue.
Roy said the dispute is The trade issue doesn’t By CHINA DAILY It was not made known The men’s full marathon
“problematic because it threaten US-China relations when or how the message was was won by DPRK runner Ri
involves economic interests at all,” he said. The Democratic People’s delivered, but the official said Kang-bom in 2 hours 12 min-
Republic of Korea has told the on condition of anonymity utes and 53 seconds.
United States that it was ready that the two countries have The winner of the women’s
Big day backdrop to discuss the denucleariza-
tion of the Korean Peninsula
held secret contacts recently.
Tension on the Korean Pen-
full marathon was Kim Hye-
gyong from the DPRK, who
at the planned meeting insula has thawed in recent came in at 2 hours 27 minutes
between the two countries’ months. In March, Trump and and 24 seconds, with her twin
leaders, media reports said on Kim agreed to meet, but the sister Kim Hye-song narrowly
Sunday, citing US officials. timing and place of the high- behind her.
It is believed to be the first profile gathering have not Since the DPRK started
time Pyongyang has conveyed been announced yet. allowing foreign amateurs to
the message to Washington Seoul and Pyongyang also Runners compete in the Pyongyang International Marathon under take part in the Pyongyang
directly about such an inten- agreed to hold a summit on the backdrop of the Arch of Triumph in the DPRK capital on marathon in 2014, the event
tion, seen as a positive step April 27, the first meeting Sunday. JON CHOL-JIN / ASSOCIATED PRESS has become a boost for the
toward the meeting between between the leaders of the two tourism industry.
US President Donald Trump neighbors in 11 years. The International Associa-
and the DPRK’s top leader Kim Meanwhile, hundreds of for- around the world. wound past Pyongyang land- tion of Athletic Federations
Jong-un, scheduled to take eigners joined in the annual Disabled people were marks such as Kim Il-sung recognized this year’s event as
place by the end of May. Pyongyang marathon on Sun- allowed to join in for the first Square and Mirae Street, one a Bronze Label Road Race.
“The US has confirmed that day as recent political tensions time. One wheelchair runner of the DPRK capital’s recent It is also accredited by the
Kim Jong-un is willing to dis- started to ease. from Singapore and one blind redevelopment projects. Association of International
A couple poses for their wedding photos as the area of the cuss the denuclearization of Approximately 400 foreign DPRK runner were in Sun- Thirteen foreign profession- Marathons and Distance Races.
redevelopment of the Ataturk Cultural Center is seen in the the Korean Peninsula,” a US amateurs took part this year. day’s race. al runners from African coun-
background in Taksim Square in Istanbul on Sunday. official told The Wall Street They came from more than This year’s marathon start- tries participated in the elite Xinhua and AP contributed to
YASIN AKGUL / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Journal on Sunday. 40 countries and territories ed in Kim Il-sung Stadium and category of the race. this story.
12 Austria special Tuesday, April 10, 2018 C HI NA DA I LY

Trade links Cultural ‘superpower’ attracts more Chinese

strengthen
By ZHONG NAN

Improved political and business

ties — supported by factors includ-
ing cultural and music events, and
new business models — will further

on exports boost people-to-people exchanges

and tourism between China and
Austria in the long run, according
to experts.
More than 881,000 Chinese tour-
ists visited Austria in 2017, while
Ties with wider Europe set to deepen about 67,000 Austrian visitors
came to China, setting a record
thanks to Belt and Road Initiative boost since the two governments signed
a tourism cooperation agreement
in 2010, data from the China Tour-
By ZHONG NAN ism Academy showed.
[email protected] In addition, a total of 18 pairs
of Chinese and Austrian regions
China and Austria will continue and cities have established sister
to diversify economic cooperation relations.
and build stronger trade ties in
The enhanced trade “Austria has an excellent reputa-
2018, as their products are com-
plementary and they have already
ties between China tion in China as a cultural super-
power, and deservedly so,” said
agreed to develop the Belt and
Road Initiative and the Central
and Austria will Dai Bin, head of the Beijing-based
academy, adding that the signs
and Eastern European market, bring about a win- were good for that reputation to
officials said. continue to spread.
“ The enhanced trade ties win situation.” Dai said many Austrian orches-
between China and Austria will tras perform regularly in China,
bring about a win-win situation Sang Baichuan, director of the and Austrian artists hold many
as China has a profound market Institute of International Business successful exhibitions in China,
for imports from Austria, which at the University of International showcasing artworks, from both
can pull up local employment,” Business and Economics in Beijing the past to the present day.
said Sang Baichuan, director of “As 2018 is the European Union-
the Institute of International Busi- China Tourism Year, it will not
ness at the University of Interna- via intelligent infrastructure solu- only help increase tourist flows
tional Business and Economics in tions to the implementation of between China and Austria, but
Beijing. the initiative, such as in transport, also provide better understanding
He said both countries have logistics, green technologies and between the two cultures, as well
more space to expand trade and energy solutions,” said Gu Xuebin, as create new investment oppor-
investment, and to deepen coop- vice-president of the Beijing-based tunities for the retail, logistics,
eration in such fields as advanced Chinese Academy of International aviation and hospitality sectors,”
manufacturing, modern services, Trade and Economic Cooperation. Dai said.
environmental protection and He said numerous Austrian Research undertaken by Beijing
urbanization this year. technologies can be exported to Normal University and published
The trade volume between Chi- China, from automation, nano- in March forecasts that about 1
na and Austria jumped 15.5 per- technology, robotics, green tech- million Chinese tourists will visit Clockwise from top: An Austrian student samples Chinese tea in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province in 2017. YANG YU / FOR
cent year-on-year to $8.39 billion nology and aspects of healthcare Austria in 2018. CHINA DAILYYoung Chinese volunteers from Chengdu, Sichuan province, hand out brochures to passers-by in Vienna to
in 2017, data from the Ministry of such as nursing, to more specifi- According to the research, the promote their home city. PAN XU / XINHUA A resident of Vienna mounts a bike operated by Chinese bike-sharing company
Commerce show. cally local industries such as wood majority of the Chinese tourists Ofo. PAN XU / XINHUA
China exports mainly construc- and cable cars, as well as other heading overseas have middle to
tion machinery, computers, trans- winter sports equipment ahead high incomes, with three-fourths
port equipment, chemical prod- of the 2022 Winter Olympics in spending between 5,000 yuan to gaining popularity among locals
ucts, raw materials, electronics, Beijing. 20,000 yuan ($760-$3,040) on and tourists alike. Austria has an excellent reputation in
textiles, garments and household Backed by strong business and their travels this year. They prefer “Austria is the 16 th country China as a cultural superpower, and
appliances to Austria. political ties, China had signed medium-priced or budget hotels where our company is present,”
Austrian shipments to China
are largely auto and machinery
2,183 technology import contracts
with Austria with a total contract
and tend to choose self-planned,
customized vacations.
said Ofo’s co-founder Zhang Yanqi.
“We will soon launch our service
deservedly so.”
parts, food and agricultural prod- value of $6.08 billion by the end Zhang Yuxin, a business profes- in two other Austrian cities.” Dai Bin, head of the China Tourism Academy
ucts, raw materials, integrated cir- of 2017, data from the Ministry of sor at Nankai University in Tianjin,
cuits, pharmaceuticals and steel Commerce show. said that much of the growth in
products. Zhang Wei, vice-chairman of the Austria’s tourism sector was being
Austria’s strategic location at
the center of Europe, innovation-
China Council for the Promotion
of International Trade, said many
driven by visitors from Asia.
These included tourists from
Advertorial
based economic development countries related to the Silk Road China, South Korea and India in
model and supportive policies to
develop markets related to the
Belt and Road Initiative can cer-
tainly be used as a basis for coop-
Economic Belt have relatively
poor infrastructure and thus have
the need for improved railway,
airport and harbor systems.
recent years, and thanks to their
growing disposable incomes the
demand was growing for more
wide-ranging travel, not just to
Raiffeisen bank connects Chinese
eration with China, said Friedrich
Stift, the Austrian ambassador to
China.
“Both China and Europe should
work together here to stabilize
this corridor, which would also
major cities, but also to popular
towns and the countryside.
“The rapid advance in technol-
firms to overseas opportunities
Eager to further promote free allow the specific countries in ogy in recent years means even
trade and accelerate investment question to profit from improved cheap mobile phones are effec- By YUAN SHENGGAO 14 subsidiary banks in CEE, with
inflows via a wider platform, in infrastructure, leading to a better tively palm-top computers, giving 2,400 outlets in Hungary, the Czech
2013 China proposed the Silk overall business environment and Chinese users instant access to As Austrian President Alexander Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Albania,
Road Economic Belt and the 21st increased prosperity for people real-time information on almost van der Bellen is visiting China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Century Maritime Silk Road to living there,” he said. any topic,” he said. Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Kosovo,
build infrastructure, service and Austria has close ties with CEE Austria has already started to International AG said it hopes for Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
trade networks connecting more countries and has developed net- develop its peer-to-peer economy the complete success of this state Additionally, RBI Group compris-
than 60 countries and regions in works with strong contacts and and new online payment approach- visit with many fruitful results, ben- es numerous other financial service
Asia, Europe and Africa. available business opportunities es to better cater to Chinese tourists. efiting the further development of providers, for instance in leasing,
Known as the Belt and Road in these countries, Zhang said, China’s popular bike sharing both countries. asset management or M&A.
Initiative, it aspires to improve the adding Austrian businesses have giant, Ofo, shipped 2,000 bikes to The Austrian president’s visit, With its dedicated staff of near-
lives of around 4.4 billion people, also been leading investors in CEE Vienna in December last year to accompanied by Austrian Chancel- ly 50,000 bankers, RBI caters for
or 63 percent of the world’s popu- countries, and have established serve more Chinese tourists and lor Sebastian Kurz and several min- around 16.5 million customers in the
lation. market networks there. local residents in a rapidly grow- isters, will lead to a further deepen- areas of corporate business, small
The initiative has gained sup- Official data show Chinese ing market, as the city strives to ing of the Sino-Austrian relation- and medium-sized enterprises and
port from over 100 economies and companies invested a total of promote green transport to cut ship and create many opportuni- private individuals, as well as finan-
international organizations, with $850 million in Austria by the emissions. ties between the two countries, the cial institutions and sovereigns.
nearly 50 cooperation agreements end of 2017, while foreign direct Its signature bright yellow bikes company said. RBI established a branch in Bei-
signed between governments investment made by Austrian can be found at both iconic land- During the state visit, large Chi- jing in 1999 as the first and only
since 2013. businesses in China amounted to marks and tranquil street corners nese telecom corporation Huawei Our network units in bank in Austria with an operational
“Austria can provide expertise $1.99 billion. around the city, and are quickly Technologies and a large Chinese presence in China, thereby enhanc-
policy bank will sign financing
Hungary, the Czech ing Chinese enterprises’ access to
cooperation agreements with RBI
in relation to business in Central
Republic and Serbia CEE through its extensive network
and expertise in the local market.
and Eastern Europe and to further financed several large RBI facilitates investments in
deepen their relationship, an RBI high-tech areas and also finances
source said. investment projects production capacity investments in
“With consolidated profit of 1.1 mass consumer areas.
billion euros ($1.35 billion) — more by leading Chinese The company enables large Chi-
than double the previous year’s — nese enterprises to participate in
2017 was a very good year for RBI,” groups.” infrastructure construction proj-
said Helmut Breit, the bank’s senior ects — such as harbors, airports, all
managing director and a member Helmut Breit, senior managing kinds of interchanges, traffic hubs,
of the Austrian delegation to China. director at Raiffeisen Bank the creation of bonded areas and
“There was also a positive trend International AG development zones, designing and
in our rating development, with a building of railroads and highways
Moody’s long-term rating of A3.” market Austria and CEE,” Breit — by means of introducing suitable
Moody’s provides credit ratings said. projects, financing, or offering M&A
in nine-levels ranging from Aaa, “Our network units in Hungary, services, including post-acquisition
the highest credit quality and low- the Czech Republic and Serbia finance.
est credit risk, to C. Level A is the financed several large investment RBI, almost like no other bank,
third-highest in the Moody’s rating projects by leading Chinese groups, offers refinancing in local currencies
system. and they are looking forward to in the CEE area, the company said.
“Chinese corporations investing growing further in that region under During last year’s Belt and Road
in Austria and Central and Eastern the Belt and Road Initiative,” he said. Forum for International Coopera-
Europe can certainly trust RBI for RBI has been listed on the Vienna tion in Beijing, RBI entered into stra-
granting the best services, especial- Stock Exchange since 2005. Its bal- tegic cooperation agreements with
ly in the fields of leasing finance, ance sheet total was 135 billion euros the Industrial and Commercial Bank
cash management and trade financ- at the end of 2017. The bank said it of China, the Sino CEE Fund and the
ing, as well as mergers and acquisi- regards Austria, where it is a leading China Development Bank.
tions advisory and financing. corporation and investment bank, as
“With the support of the RBI well as CEE as its home market. For more information, please visit:
Beijing team, we established Just recently billed as the “Best www.rbinternational.com
financing for or account relation- Bank in Central and Eastern Europe”
ships with subsidiaries of about for the 12th time in 15 years by Glob-
50 Chinese groups in our home al Finance magazine, RBI maintains
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BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA

Trade issues Greater Bay Area to

get more impetus
won’t hurt By YANG HAN,
MA ZHIPING and
LIU XIAOLI in Boao, Hainan
In jointly building the Great-
er Bay Area into a tourism des-
tination of the world, Macao
will tap its potential in tourism

reform push Effective steps in encourag-

ing the free flow of talent,
goods, capital and informa-
tion will be sped up as the gen-
eral planning of the Greater
administration and training
and cooperate with other cities
in the area in upgrading tour-
ism services, said Leong Vai
Tac, secretary of economy and
Bay Area will be released finance of the Macao SAR.
China capable of handling challenges soon, according to the gover- “Macao will also tap its ties
nor of Guangdong province. with the EU to promote the
including possible market fluctuations At Monday’s special ses- Greater Bay Area coopera-
sion of the Boao Forum for tion in scientific research,
By CHEN JIA in Boao, Hainan can open further”, said Fan. Asia Annual Conference talent cultivation and health
[email protected] President Xi Jinping will 2018, Governor Ma Xingrui services related to traditional
provide a new policy blueprint said the guideline will offer Chinese medicine,” he said.
Sino-US trade conflicts will on Tuesday at Boao, when par- goals and a strong impetus Antony Leung Kam-
never constrain China’s efforts ticipants gathering in the for regional development. chung, former financial sec-
to push forward economic coastal city are expecting to “With a solid basis and huge retary of Hong Kong and
structural reforms, econo- hear of more opening-up and potential, we are fully confi- CEO of Nan Fung Group,
mists said on Monday at the reform measures that the dent to build it into a world- said: “Time is what the tal-
Boao Forum for Asia in Hain- country will take. class bay area,” he said. ented people need most.
an province. China’s economy has hit the Fan Gang (right), director of the National Economic Research Institute, and former central bank gover- Guangdong will enhance “If a certificate is intro-
Last week’s tit-for-tat moves bottom of the so-called nor Dai Xianglong at the Boao Forum for Asia on Monday. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY cooperation with Hong Kong, duced in the Greater Bay
between China and the US are L-shape growth trend, accord- he said. “We will focus on over- Area and the latest technolo-
a reflection of fundamentally ing to Fan, although an imme- coming obstacles in different gy applied, facial identifica-
unbalanced economic devel- diate rebound is less likely. central bank governor Dai market-oriented measures to investors and optimizing a systems and mechanisms, and tion can be used for speedy
opment, and China should “We are in a process of bump- Xianglong said at the forum tackle debt risks.” multi-level capital market tap the advantages of each.” customs clearance and great-
focus on its long-term inter- ing at the bottom, a normal on Monday. The former central bank structure. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet- ly save time.”
ests, sustainable growth, process of the economic cycle, Closing more indebted governor stressed the debt-to- Zhang Yuyan, director of the ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong is unique in
restructuring and further which can be seen as an oppor- manufacturers with overca- equity swap program and Institute of World Economics Hong Kong Special Adminis- attracting talents from
opening up, Fan Gang, direct- tunity to fix China’s own prob- pacity is inevitable during the more capital injection from and Politics at the Chinese trative Region, said Hong around the world. Talented
or of the National Economic lems, such as overcapacity and economic restructuring and the government. Academy of Social Sciences, Kong can make important people like to gather with
Research Institute, told China financial risks, then we can quality-upgrading process, Given the less-developed said at the forum that China contributions to the Greater other talented people of dif-
Daily in an exclusive interview have a better growth in the pushing debt risk manage- financial sector compared proceeds with opening up Bay Area not only in creativi- ferent styles in different sec-
during the forum. next stage”, he said. ment, especially for non-finan- with the globally advanced measures at its own pace, ty but also in connections. tors, and Hong Kong can
With the opening-up expe- The country’s potential eco- cial enterprises, to be one of level, Dai called for the which will benefit the regional “The principle of ‘One provide such a lifestyle.
rience in the past decades, nomic growth rate could be the policymakers’ priorities, strengthening of Chinese economy in Asia, especially Country, Two Systems’ is Fan Gang, director of the
China is in a stronger posi- between 5 to 6 percent in the said Dai. securities companies, a way neighboring countries, itself an innovation and a National Economic Research
tion to deal with risks includ- coming years, mainly driven He suggested launching to enhance direct financing although other potential risks unique advantage of the Institute, emphasized the
ing possible market by domestic consumption specific laws on debt restruc- and facilitate deleveraging. may emerge in Asia, including Greater Bay Area,” Lam told potential of free trade in the
fluctuations caused by trade rather than depending on turing as soon as possible. “I He also suggested to contin- the tightening of major econo- the forum. area. “If only the Greater Bay
conflicts, “and that means we exports or investment, former have confidence on taking ue encouraging institutional mies’ monetary policy. Hong Kong can introduce Area can set up a league of free
international companies trade zones,” he told the forum.
into the Greater Bay Area “In that case, the three

CRRC’s ‘intelligent’ train on track for 2022 and assist mainland enter-
prises in going overseas.
“We will provide the best
conditions to facilitate the
experimental zones for free
trade in Guangdong can be
matched with the two free
trade zones of Hong Kong
By HE WEI in Boao, Hainan Train, according to the compa- The high-speed maglev na 2025 strategy to beef up flow of people, goods, capital and Macao.”
[email protected] ny, which shipped metro transportation system is one high-end manufacturing has and information and to
trains for the Rio Olympics in of the key projects under the listed railways as a priority attract talented profession- Contact the writers at ma-
CRRC Corp Ltd, one of the Brazil and operated the sys- Ministry of Science and Tech- sector. Operating in more than als,” she added. [email protected]
world’s largest rail vehicle tem for the duration of the The prototype nology’s 13th Five-Year Plan 100 countries and regions,
manufacturers, is expected to 2016 Games. (2016-20) to promote CRRC strives to become a glo-
roll out an “intelligent” train By 2020, the company will train is ‘smart’ in advanced rail transit systems. bally competitive firm that
during the 2022 Winter Olym- be on course to unveil a cross- The project would enable will export domestically devel-
pic Games, as the company border high-speed train ser- all fields, from China to have independently oped technologies.
aims to ascend the smart
transportation hierarchy in
vice at 400 kilometers per
hour that can alternate
technology and owned technology in the
design, manufacturing,
CRRC is ranked sixth
among the top 10 spenders in
three to five years.
“The prototype train is ‘smart’
between different track gau-
ges, facilitating outbound rail
design to automa- adjustment and appraisal of
the high-speed maglev trans-
research and development in
China, according to a study
in all fields, from technology services in Russia and South- tion management.” portation system that promis- released by consultancy PwC
and design to automation man- east Asia, Liu said. es faster speeds and reduced in 2016.
agement,” Liu Hualong, chair- Such trains are currently Liu Hualong, chairman of CRRC energy consumption. Liu said the current trade
man of CRRC, said at a panel undergoing testing, he noted. In an environmental move, friction triggered by Washing-
discussion during the Boao “In terms of rail transporta- the company will introduce ton has had a very limited
Forum for Asia Annual Confer- tion, there is a host of new CRRC plans to launch sample high-speed train and subway impact on CRRC’s business
ence 2018 on Monday. offerings in the pipeline over maglev trains with a speed of cars made of new materials with US, since more than 60 Ma Xingrui (left), governor of Guangdong province, and Carrie
Its smart features and ener- the next three to five years,” he 600 kph, which would be fast- such as carbon fiber by 2020, percent of the related produc- Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special
gy-saving capabilities will out- said. er than any other train cur- he noted. tion takes place in the United Administrative Region, at Monday’s special session of the Boao
perform the Fuxing Bullet Within a span of three years, rently in operation, said Liu. The country’s Made in Chi- States. Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY

‘US risks future of multilateral system’ Tariff spat may hit American jobs
By JING SHUIYU lishing equality of trading accounting for around a By ZHENG XIN good momentum for the added. Estimates show
opportunity among states by quarter of the total cases moment and in the long that if domestic soybean
69
and OUYANG SHIJIA [email protected]
making originally bilateral handled by the organization, term, said Wang. prices rose by 25 percent,
The United States’ violation agreements multilateral. according to the statistics Escalating trade friction According to Wang, the China’s CPI will still be
of World Trade Organization “Second, the announced 25 number of cases that the offered by Xiao. between China and the Unit- US tariff package only kept at an average of 2.4
principles could endanger percent tariffs on Chinese US has lost among the 80 The data showed that, of the ed States, initiated largely by accounts for 11.6 percent of percent, well below the
multilateralism, while China imports exceed the maximum cases for which the WTO 80 cases for which the WTO the Trump administration, Chinese exports to the US control target of 3 percent,
has been firmly obeying WTO rates the US has committed to has issued rulings has issued rulings, the US lost will not have a significant and 2.2 percent of China’s for this year. Considering
rules to safeguard the global under the WTO,” Xiao said. 69 of them, being held to have impact on the Chinese econo- overall exports in 2017. the fact that China can
trade system, experts said. “Third, under the exclusive jur- violated WTO rules. This num- my, said a researcher with a If exports to the US import such products from
Concerns have arisen over isdiction of the WTO dispute set- ber is far more than that of top government institution dropped as a result of the US other countries, the real
escalating trade conflicts tlement system, any attempt to tilateral system and seeking China. on Monday. tariffs, its impact on China’s effect will be even smaller,
between the two sides, which seek redress must be made in redress via WTO procedures to US pursuit of “fair trade”, Rather, it will reduce jobs economic growth would be Wang said.
would lead to a situation the institutional framework of solve trade disputes. which underlines “absolute in the US and weaken the US slight and China can still In the mean time, it’s chal-
where normal trade disputes the WTO only.” Shortly after the unilateral fairness”, is parochial, said dollar, said Wang Changlin, achieve its GDP growth tar- lenging for the US to find
are solved by unilateral action Xiao said the US has been moves by the US, China filed Dong Yan, director of the vice-president of the Acade- get of about 6.5 percent, job another country to replace
rather than multilateral proce- vetoing the appointment of requests for consultation International Trade Office at my of Macroeconomic increase target of more than China to absorb its soybean
dures, they said. new members to the WTO’s under the WTO dispute settle- Institute of World Economics Research under the National 11 million, and urban sur- supply and if China stops
US tariff measures under Appellate Body since last year, ment framework over the US and Politics of the Chinese Development and Reform veyed unemployment con- soybean import from the US,
Section 301 of US Trade Act of which will destroy the dispute tariff proposals against China Academy of Social Sciences. Commission, the nation’s top trol target of less than 5.5 it will result in reduction of
1974 have violated the rules and settlement mechanism in the under the Section 301 investi- “It not only asks for the economic regulator. percent for this year, he said. domestic value-added in
principles of the WTO in three near future and damage the gation and Section 232 of the same competitive environ- China proposed an extra China’s urban surveyed related sectors of up to $12.9
respects, said Xiao Jin, a part- multilateral dispute settle- US Trade Expansion Act of ment as other countries for US 25 percent tariff on a list of unemployment rate was 5 billion and job losses of up to
ner at King & Wood Mallesons, ment mechanism. 1962. producers, but also requires US products, such as soybean percent in the first two 86,000 people in the US, he
a Beijing-headquartered multi- Zhang Xiangchen, China’s “As the US refused to negoti- other economies to impose the and pork, last week in months, according to a said.
national law firm. ambassador to the WTO, ate in accordance with WTO same level of tariffs and response to the US’ imposing statement of the National Moreover, the dollar may
“First, it is a violation of the agreed. He said in a written rules, China has to initiate the achieve the same level of open- of steep tariffs on $50 billion Bureau of Statistics on further weaken in interna-
principle of most favored statement that the US has dispute settlement procedure ing-up as the US.” worth imports of Chinese Monday. tional currency markets fol-
nation status, as the US “gravely undermined the foun- to defend its rights and inter- products. China’s proposed tariffs lowing the trade friction
announced additional tariffs dation of the WTO and put the ests,” China’s Ministry of Com- Zhong Nan contributed to the The tariffs will have limit- on US soybean and pork between China and the US as
targeting only China but not WTO in unprecedented dan- merce said in an online story. ed impact on China’s domes- will have limited impact on investors do not expect good
any other countries,” he said. ger”. statement. tic job market and consumer domestic consumer infla- results for the US economy
Most favored nation status is In stark contrast, China has There have been 137 cases Contact the writers at jing- inflation, as the Chinese tion measured by the con- from the trade tensions,
essentially a method of estab- been firmly defending the mul- against the US at the WTO, [email protected] economy remains stable with sumer price index, he Wang said.
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CHINA DAILY

14 BOAO FORUM
China’s debt levels
to improve soon
Sustained efforts to produce tangible increase in 2017, it grew at a
slower pace — much slower
results in three years, says official than the growth pace com-
pared to 2008, according to Li.
By WANG YANFEI that China The non-financial corpo-
in Boao, Hainan has concrete rate debt over the national
[email protected] plans to rein economic output slipped by
in its mount- 1.3 percentage points in 2017
China’s debt problems will ing debt. compared to the level in 2016,
see significant improvements In the past a report by the think tank
in the next three years, the few years, showed.
department head of a govern- Li Yang, China’s mas- Although some worries
ment think tank said. CASS official sive credit still persist on China’s debt
“The nation’s overall debt expansion problems, for instance,
levels have not grown to dan- had fueled double digit banks’ bad loans, the silver
Han Changfu (second from right), minister of agriculture and rural affairs, at a panel discussion during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual gerous levels. The govern- growth which outpaced that lining comes from China’s
Conference 2018 on Monday. XU JINGXING / CHINA DAILY ment is keeping a close watch of many developed countries, high savings rate and small
on the debt problems, espe- but led to concerns over risks amount of external debt,
cially those caused by the from debt pileups, with a according to Leslie Maas-

Rural vitalization drive gets priority large State-owned compa-

nies,” Li Yang, director of the
National Institution for
Finance and Development of
large proportion of that debt
arising from State-owned
enterprises.
Since then, the govern-
dorp, vice-president of the
New Development Bank.
Looking ahead, the key
for China is to continue
By HE WEI in Boao, Hainan come to the countryside and rebalance policies to prioritize fit rural workers leaving vil- the Chinese Academy of Social ment has introduced several implementing reforms to
[email protected] start their own business,” he the development of infrastruc- lage homes and towns for cit- Sciences, said during the Boao measures to lower leverage achieve high quality growth
said, adding that concrete ture building and the intro- ies thanks to better pay,” Liu Forum for Asia Annual Con- and curb risks. and also deal with income
China aims to boost rural measures are still underway. duction of basic social said. “By modernizing agri- ference 2018 on Monday. It has also issued policies to inequality, according to
entrepreneurship and take up The strategy of rural vital- services. cultural production, we want He added that China cool the housing market and Massdorp.
farming as a decent profes- ization was first proposed as The private sector has a role to turn ‘farming’ into a name remained confident on dealing kept a close watch on the steady Hans-Paul Bürkner, presi-
sion, as it steps up efforts to one of the major aspects of to play in boosting rural entre- tag that people are proud of,” with the debt problems and growth in household debt. dent of Boston Consulting
invigorate its vast countryside. developing a modernized preneurship. China’s leading he said. major improvements would The measures introduced to Group, said with a relatively
Beijing will establish a “pro- economy and lifting its resi- agribusiness company New Through its Rural Taobao be seen within three years. tackle debt problems have start- high savings rate, efforts to
fessional farmer” system to dents out of poverty by Hope Group has budgeted 50 initiative, e-commerce giant His comments are in line ed to bear fruit as seen in the implement economic rebal-
lure talents, from rural work- 2020. billion yuan ($7.9 billion) in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is with earlier remarks by Vice- recent economic data, Li said. ancing are expected to sup-
ers to urban dwellers, to “The ultimate goal is to five years to invest in a com- helping to raise living stan- Premier Liu He during the Although China’s debt-to- port the economy maintain a
embark on agricultural-relat- make ‘farming’ an attractive prehensive network that pro- dards in the countryside by Davos Forum in Switzerland, GDP ratio continued to robust growth.
ed businesses, said Han and promising profession that duces, sells, and promotes providing e-commerce access
Changfu, minister of agricul- is not placed at an inferior high-quality agricultural pro- for millions of poorer resi-
ture and rural affairs.
“We will accelerate the culti-
vation of new types of agricul-
social ranking,” Han said.
To increase the allure of the
countryside, China will strive
duce, said its chairman Liu
Yonghao.
Over the same period, the
dents through 30,000 local
service centers, according to
Wang Jian, Alibaba’s chair-
Experts: AI and big data to
tural entities and bolster to make the agricultural company also plans to train man of Technology Steering
scalable agricultural opera-
tions,” Han told a panel discus-
sion during the Boao Forum
industry more efficient and
competitive, by better inte-
grating primary, secondary
over 200,000 farm owners and
agricultural technicians to
equip them with e-commerce
Committee.
Besides, the company is
enlisting thousands of mom-
create more job opportunities
for Asia Annual Conference and tertiary industries and and other technological know- and-pop convenience stores in
2018 on Monday. strengthening environmental how to jumpstart and expand counties and townships with By MA SI in Boao, Hainan ernments and companies to
“Meanwhile, we should protection. their businesses. software that uses data analyt- prepare in advance to cope with
12,000
[email protected]
guide, support and encourage To narrow the rural-urban “Some rural areas are over- ics to predict sales and man- these challenges, Bailey added.
a variety of talents to return or divide, the government will urbanized, with young and age inventory, he said. More efforts are needed to The view is echoed by Allan
cultivate high-tech talents for total number of research Gabor, the Managing Direct-
the manufacturing sector, as and development employ- or of Merck Holding (China)
artificial intelligence and big ees at Gree Co Ltd. He believes that the
data technologies make fac- solution to the likely dis-
tories smarter and more placement of jobs is to train
automated, senior company people collectively on a mas-
executives said at the Boao production bases in China, sive scale to ensure that
Forum for Asia Annual Con- most of which are unmanned employees can be fully
ference 2018 on Monday. factories, and it also boasts groomed, so as to pounce on
Dong Mingzhu, chairwom- about 12,000 employees new opportunities.
an of Chinese home applian- working on product research The Fourth Industrial Rev-
ces maker Gree Electric and development, she added. olution will bring new chal-
Appliances, said automation The comments come as lenges, but people can adapt
does not mean fewer job global companies are scram- to the quickly changing land-
opportunities for employees bling to embrace technolo- scape. More measures need
and companies should not gies to upgrade their factories to be taken to help employees
simply lay off workers. and to boost manufacturing embrace new technologies
“Instead, the trend reflects efficiencies, which has trig- and upgrade themselves into
a new pattern in cultivating gered fears of fewer jobs for more advanced skills owners,
manufacturing talents. In the human workers. Gabor added.
past, we needed technical Richard Bailey, president Technologies can be inclu-
workers who excelled in fas- of the Asia-Pacific and Japan sive and not leave people
tening screws. But now we Region for the United States behind, he added.
desire talents who are quick- tech company HP, said in the Yuan Hui, founder of Chi-
er learners,” Dong said. future, productivity will be nese robotics company Xiaoi
“We should not be scared of driven by AI, 3D printing, big Robot, said technological
a smarter era. We should be data and other technologies, transformation will not lead
proud of it and step up efforts with different jobs created for to unemployment. Instead, it
to nurture talents that can con- a wide range of industries. will motivate people to move
trol machines,” Dong added. But the change will take to more skillful and high-val-
Currently, Gree has eight time, and there is room for gov- ue-added jobs.

Cooperation can help island

economies cope with challenges
By MA ZHIPING, at a panel discussion on Mon- economies”.
LIU XIAOLI and day at Boao. He was address- Larry A Chan, president of
WEN ZONGDUO ing the 21st-Century Maritime Liwayway (China) Co Ltd from
in Boao, Hainan Silk Road Islands Economic the Philippines, said enterpris-
Cooperation Forum. es and communities must cut
More open and inclusive The economies should and economize the use of plas-
cooperation among island encourage more interconnec- tics for sustainable and green
economies will help the region tivity, freer flow of elements, development.
and even the world to cope industrial training, and mutu- Jose Chaves Alvarez, gover-
better with challenges and al understanding of people in nor of Palawan in the Philippi-
prevent systemic risks, accord- the new era, Shen said. nes, said his province was keen
ing to participants at the Boao Island economies have to to partner with Hainan in
Forum for Asia Annual Con- come closer with connections mutual development.
ference 2018. among industries and people, Godfrey Baldacchino,
The keenly awaited summit speakers said. co-holder of the UNESCO
brings together hundreds of Vira Rojpojchanarat, minis- chair in Island Studies and
business leaders, industrialists ter of culture of Thailand, cited Sustainability, University of
and experts from the region. transport as an example of Malta, said he appreciated
Discussions at the forum are regional cooperation in the China’s reaching out to Malta
expected to provide opportuni- new era. The Indian Ocean for sustainable development.
ties for greater regional cooper- and the Pacific Ocean can be Willy Ornebakk, chair of
ation and help sustain joined with cooperation for Troms County Government of
economic growth in the region, mutual benefit, he said. Norway, emphasized green
according to participants. Chen Xiaodong, China’s growth. “The Arctic is our
“Openness is the lifeline of assistant minister of foreign home for sustainable develop-
economies in the new era, affairs, said the nation is keen ment in the future,” he said.
especially the island econo- on working in tandem with
mies”, said Shen Xiaoming, others “to build a community Contact the writers at maz-
governor of Hainan province, of shared destiny for island [email protected]
 C H I NA DA I LY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Singapore special 15

Pace of FTA talks picks up Tangible B&R results to

Significant upgrade of trade between two nations is the glittering prize generate wave of growth
By ZHONG NAN By ZHONG NAN
[email protected]
Tangible results from
China and Singapore are set developing the Belt and
for a new and exciting phase Road Initiative will generate
of enhanced trading, follow- new momentum for growth
ing extensive talks, according between China and Singa-
to leading officials. pore in the current year —
They said both sides were especially in the fields of
speeding up negotiations for a investment, financial ser-
planned upgrade of the China- vices and people-to-people
Singapore Free Trade Agree- exchanges, leading business
ment. experts said.
This would create strong The Belt and Road Initia-
momentum for the develop- tive has ignited new waves
ment of trade in the service of development and business Suzhou Industrial Park is an exemplary project illustrating
and financial sectors between interests for countries and China-Singapore cooperation. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
the two countries, as well as regions related to the initia-
significantly improved region- tive, including Singapore.
al connectivity, they said. That’s according to Ho the Belt and Road Initiative understanding in Beijing last
Chinese President Xi Jin- Chee Hin, group director for comprises the Silk Road year, to strengthen economic
ping witnessed the launch of A model of a China-made commercial airplane is displayed at the Singapore Airshow in February. China of Enterprise Singa- Economic Belt and the 21st collaboration and people-to-
the negotiations to upgrade DENG ZHIWEI / XINHUA pore, based in Shanghai. Century Maritime Silk Road. people exchanges.
the FTA back in 2015, while on Enterprise Singapore is It aims to build a trade, “Singapore, moreover, is a
a state visit to the Southeast a Singaporean government investment and infrastruc- major offshore hub for the
Asian nation. Jinzhen, said new ground The volume of trade also container ports by handling agency that works with com- ture network connecting Asia Chinese currency, the ren-
The two sides completed needed to be covered. jumped in the first two months capacity — such as the Port of panies to build up their capa- with Europe and Africa along minbi,” said Xue Rongjiu,
the fourth round of bilateral Wang said that in com- of this year, up 14 percent year- Shanghai or the Port of Ning- bilities, innovate and inter- and beyond the ancient Silk deputy director of the Bei-
FTA upgrade talks in Singa- parison with the China-South on-year to $12.9 billion, data bo-Zhoushan — many con- nationalize them, as well as Road trade routes. jing-based China Society for
pore in October last year. Korea and China-Australia from the General Administra- tainer vessels choose to fuel support the growth of Sin- The initiative so far has WTO Studies.
They discussed topics FTAs signed in 2015 — which tion of Customs showed. in Singapore due to keener gapore as a hub for global gained support from more “The fast development of
including trade in services, had specific articles describing China’s exports to Singapore fuel prices compared to China trading and startups. than 100 countries and inter- the Belt and Road Initiative
investment, customs proce- trade in services and invest- mainly comprise construction as well as extra services. “Singaporean companies national organizations. More has opened up opportuni-
dures and trade facilitation ment conditions — the present materials and machinery, agri- Dong said China’s domestic are no strangers to large- than 80 nations and inter- ties for the country with the
and remedies, according to China-Singapore FTA was not cultural products, computers, bonded oil price was between scale urban infrastructure national bodies have signed globalization of the renminbi
China’s Ministry of Commerce. as advanced as free trade deals raw materials, electronics, fur- $15-$20 higher per ton than projects, with deep expertise cooperation agreements with and overseas investment of
When China and Singapore sealed in recent years. niture, toys, textiles, garments that of Singapore’s. especially in Southeast Asia China within the framework. Chinese companies.”
signed the FTA in 2008, the Although limited by its land and household appliances. “As Chinese companies are and China,” Ho said. As one of the founding In addition, Xue said the
agreement focused heavily on size and natural resources, Supported by its strong keen to carry out the Going For example, Singaporean members of the Asian Infra- ability to understand and
accelerating the liberalization Singapore is proficient in transit trade development Global strategy, they can cer- urban developer Sembcorp structure Investment Bank, a navigate the complex regula-
of the trade in goods, on the trading in services and related model, Singapore mainly ships tainly take advantage of Sin- operates seven industrial Beijing-headquartered mul- tory landscapes of different
basis of the Agreement on industries including logistics, electromechanical equipment, gapore’s status as a regional parks in Vietnam, and is now tilateral development bank countries was also critical for
Trade in Goods of the China- tourism, shipping, healthcare, chemicals and mineral prod- financial center to access working with the Vietnamese with a mission to improve developing big-ticket proj-
ASEAN FTA signed in 2004. education, finance and smart ucts to China. financing, consulting, insur- government on the eighth. social and economic out- ects involved in the Belt and
At the time, extensive city developments. Dong Liwan, a shipping ance and risk management ser- Sembcorp has also worked comes in Asia and beyond, Road Initiative.
agreements were not covered “Singaporean companies industry professor at Shang- vices, before they enter other with the Chinese government Singapore has committed “Singapore’s legal service
on services and investment want to see the China-Sin- hai Maritime University, said national or regional markets,” for over two decades, invest- $25 million to the AIIB. providers are familiar with
within the FTA framework, gapore FTA enriched and Singapore has always served said Li Gang, vice-president of ing in four industrial parks “Singapore and China have the regulations in both China
officials said. extended by a more service as a gateway for business the Chinese Academy of Inter- including the China-Singa- always enjoyed strong bilat- and Southeast Asia to guide
Eager to further deepen eco- and investment-driven eco- between China and its fellow national Trade and Economic pore Suzhou Industrial Park. eral commercial ties,” Ho said. companies,” he said.
nomic ties, the China-Singa- nomic development model as Association of Southeast Asian Cooperation in Beijing. Ho said Singaporean and “For the past five years, China “With its neutrality and
pore FTA Upgrading Negotia- soon as possible,” Wang said. Nations members, because “Upgrading the current Chinese companies could has remained Singapore’s transparent rule of law, the
tions were officially launched China remains Singapore’s it has developed itself into a China-Singapore FTA will jointly develop more parks in largest trading partner and country can serve as an ideal
in November 2015. top trading partner. Bilateral major logistics and shipping offer promising impetus to markets related to the Belt and Singapore has been one of dispute resolution center for
Vice-Chairman of the China trade in 2017 totaled $79.24 center for Asia. optimize the industrial and Road Initiative, in order to seek China’s top foreign investors.” both Chinese and other com-
Council for the Promotion of billion, up 12.4 percent on a Even though China has sev- trading structures of the two new market growth points. Singapore and China also panies engaging in projects
International Trade, Wang year-on-year basis. en of the world’s top 10 largest countries in the long run.” Proposed by China in 2013, signed a memorandum of related to the initiative.”
16 BUSINESS Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA DAILY

Branded restaurants fast gaining in popularity

By ZHENG YIRAN and beverage company Maxim’s volume of the nation’s catering sec- first in the country.
[email protected] Group in Beijing. Incidentally Max- We are confident about the catering tor ranked just next to that of the Jiang Junxian, president of the
im’s is also popular for its Maxim’s United Kingdom. CCA, said in an interview with Xin-
When it comes to eating out, the mooncakes. market in China where tremendous The 2017 report by the CCA also hua that branding of food and bever-
Chinese public is increasingly turn- “I have been expecting the brand growth potential lies. Therefore, we will contin- pointed out that the nation’s cater- ages is becoming increasingly
ing to branded chains. New research to launch in Beijing for a long time. ing income has been rising steadily apparent. Apart from the taste, the
from the Industry Development
Department of China Cuisine Asso-
To get seated, my friends and I wait-
ed for one and a half hours. The
ue to explore more characteristic brands ...” year-on-year and having a positive
impact on the whole consumer mar-
environment, service and user expe-
rience of a restaurant have all
ciation, or CCA, shows that consum- dishes and service, which are exact- Martin Lee, chief operating officer of Maxim’s Caterers Ltd ket. According to the report, in 2017, become core competitiveness points.
ers are paying growing attention to ly the same as we had in the United the catering market had an 11.3 per- “As people’s living standards rise,
food and service quality, and con- States, are worth the wait,” said a cent contribution rate on the con- rather than the price, they focus
sumption has become more brand- consumer who just finished her proved the success of the company. market has evolved from competition sumption market. more on the taste, service quality
oriented than price-oriented. meal at The Cheesecake Factory, an The food and beverage market is between product categories to a full- According to official statistics and brand culture, which creates
Nothing exemplifies this better American restaurant that traces its continuously expanding, with brand- fledged brand battle, an indication from the provincial statistics the distinctive character of a brand.
than the serpentine queues of cus- origins to California in 1978. ing being the biggest trend, boosting that the development of the catering bureaus, first-tier cities such as Bei- This is why we have been devoted to
tomers waiting patiently to enter a “The reason why we introduced the development of the market. Driv- industry has come to a new stage. jing, Shanghai and Guangzhou building different unique brands,”
Western restaurant in WF Central, a the three brands to Beijing at the en by consumption upgrade and the According to the latest report by crawled out of recession in the cater- said Lee from Maxim’s.
high-end shopping mall in Beijing same time is that we want to use the rapidly evolving city construction, a the National Bureau of Statistics, ing market. In 2017, the catering “We are confident about the cater-
at 2 pm on any given working day. combination effect of the brands to growing number of international China’s total retail sales of consum- income of Beijing and Shanghai ing market in China where tremen-
Much of that rush was centered set off a craze in the city, attracting brands, such as Starbucks and Japa- er goods hit 36.6 trillion yuan reached 102.8 billion yuan and 102.5 dous growth potential lies.
on hungry customers wanting to customer loyalty,” said Martin Lee, nese ramen restaurant Ippudo, are ($5.80 trillion) last year, with the billion yuan, growing 7.7 percent Therefore, we will continue to
enter Cafe Landmark, Jade Garden chief operating officer of Maxim’s now eyeing the local market. income from catering businesses and 7.9 percent respectively. Mean- explore more characteristic brands,
and The Cheesecake Factory, the Caterers Ltd. Companies are now laying more taking up 10.8 percent, which was while, the sales revenue of Guang- offering more choices for consum-
three restaurants launched simulta- The huge queues in front of The emphasis on building and preserving 3.96 trillion yuan. With a 10.7-per- dong’s catering industry rose 5.9 ers of different consumption levels,”
neously by Hong Kong-based food Cheesecake Factory have already brand image, and competition in the cent year-on-year growth rate, the percent to 368 billion yuan, ranking Lee added.

What’s news

much slower than the old swipe

method.
Canine capers
UK to come out with
new green aviation plan
The British government has
GOVT AND POLICIES announced an ambitious plan to
make Britain’s aviation sector the
world’s greenest. A new strategy for
Online P2P lending the country’s aviation sector will
stays tepid in March include proposals to tackle issues
Peer-to-peer online lending activities around noise, greenhouse gas emis-
declined 23.6 percent in March from sions and airspace congestion.
the same period a year ago on tighter Environmental proposals will see
regulations, despite showing a recov- the introduction of new noise tar-
ery on a monthly basis, an industry gets, strengthened noise controls at
report said. Online lending transac- airports and improved compensa-
tions during the period reached 192 tion for people living near airports,
billion yuan ($30 billion) in March, the Department for Transport
said the report from wdzj.com, a P2P revealed.
online lending analysis platform.
P2P online lending balance edged up Australia may ink free
1.3 percent month-on-month to
about 1.3 trillion yuan at the end of trade deal with Britain
last month, led by Beijing, Shanghai A leading member of the British
and Guangdong province. government has said there is a
“very high likelihood” that Britain
and Australia will sign a free-trade
Xinjiang sees 24.2% agreement in the near future.
growth in foreign trade Speaking during a visit to Austra-
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous lia’s Gold Coast for the opening of
region registered a foreign trade of the Commonwealth Games, Gra-
$3.3 billion in the first two months of ham Stuart, Britain’s Parliamenta-
this year, up 24.2 percent year-on- ry Under-Secretary of State for
year. According to the Urumqi Cus- International Trade, said that trade
toms, the region’s exports in the with Australia would be a priority
period hit $2.7 billion, up by 23.1 per- for his country as it seeks to leave
cent, while its imports were $560 the European Union. Bilateral
million, up by 29.5 percent. Exports trade between Britain and Austra-
were mainly machinery and some lia is currently worth A$24 billion
labor-intensive products, while Visitors interact with Shiba Inu dogs from Japan at the 7th Pet Expo in Shanghai. WANG GANG / FOR CHINA DAILY ($18.4 billion) annually, a figure
imports were mainly agricultural and that would grow in a post-FTA
resource products. Imports of agri- environment.
cultural products grew by 39.8 per-
cent from the same period last year. France’s budget gap
exchange market, the yuan is solar power plant with a total capaci- ket expectations of about 14.5 trillion networks — American Express, Dis-
allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent ty of 200 megawatts of electricity in won. Revenue advanced 18.7 percent cover, Mastercard and Visa — will widens in February
from the central parity rate each Nikopol city in Ukraine’s central Dni- over the year to 60 trillion won in the stop requiring their clients’ signa- France’s budget deficit has wid-
trading day. The central parity rate of propetrovsk region. quarter, surpassing 60 trillion won tures for most transactions later ened to 28.5 billion euros ($35 bil-
the yuan against the US dollar is for the fourth consecutive quarter. this month. The process will make lion) at the end of February from
based on a weighted average of pri- Samsung springs signature, an old way of shop own- 21.5 billion euros a year ago, gov-
ces offered by market makers before ers verifying identity of clients, ernment data showed. In its
the opening of the interbank market earnings surprise in Q1 gradually disappear. The change monthly report, the Budget Minis-
COMPANIES AND MARKETS each business day. Samsung Electronics posted an earn- would apply to EMV cards, try said the widening deficit was
ings surprise in the first quarter on so-called “chip cards” originally due mainly “to calendar effect”.
brisk sales of semiconductors and created by Europay, Mastercard
Renminbi weakens CMEC to build solar smartphones, the company said. The and Visa, which set a technical pay-
February’s public expenditure val-
against greenback power plant in Ukraine ued 63.3 billion euros in total, up
preliminary figure for operating prof- ment standard. The transition to from 62.3 billion euros the same
The central parity rate of the China Machinery Engineering Corp it was 15.6 trillion won ($14.7 billion) AROUND THE WORLD EMV technology in the United month last year while revenue was
renminbi, or the yuan, weakened by has signed a contract with Ukraine’s in the January-March quarter, top- States began in 2015, when mer- down by 3.5 percent to 48.9 billion
188 basis points to 6.3114 against the largest private energy holding firm ping the previous quarterly high of US credit card issuers chants without EMV readers had to euros, the ministry’s figures
US dollar on Monday, according to Donbas Fuel and Energy Co on build- 15.15 trillion won tallied in the fourth accept fraud liability for transac- showed.
the China Foreign Exchange Trade ing a solar power plant in Ukraine. quarter of last year. It was up 57.6 per- ease requirements tions. It triggered widespread com-
System. In China’s spot foreign Under the deal, CMEC will build a cent from a year earlier, beating mar- Four of the largest US credit card plaints that chip transactions were CHINA DAILY — AGENCIES

China Railway Express brings boom time to German port city

BERLIN — For centuries, river said, adding that “around 25 west- Statistics show that 78 Chong- sales,” Magnor said. growing port in Germany.
steamers have plied the Rhine River, and eastbound CRE trains are qing-Xinjiang-Europe trains, a year- In fact, when Hellmann began its CRE trains play an important role
and the sound of their whistles has
been a symbol of the prosperity of
expected here every week”.
DIT, one of the nine large freight
on-year increase of 66 percent, have
been operated since this January.
160,000 CRE train business five years ago,
some German companies were not
in that growth, and in the more than
6,000 jobs in the area of logistics
the German city of Duisburg. yards, is also a main railway con- More than 1,000 trains are planned metric tons very optimistic. that have been created, Pflug said.
Today, the sound of those whistles tainer-distribution center in the this year. “I managed to persuade them that In Pflug’s opinion, the CRE trains
converges here with the sirens of region. Only four years ago, DIT Chen Si, a native of China’s west- total volume of Hellman Road it is a viable transport option,” Hell- achieve a win-win situation for Chi-
trains coming from thousands of only handled seven to eight CRE ern province of Sichuan, is exploring and Rail’s business by rail from mann said. na and Europe. Not only Chinese
miles away. Like a cheerful sympho- trains weekly. the huge market brought by CRE Europe to China Facts speak louder than words. goods, but also Chinese capital and
ny, new vitality is being brought to The soaring business volume trains, together with her husband CRE trains under the Belt and Road companies are attracted to Duis-
the city. makes DIT appear more crowded Klaus Hellmann, a member of the Initiative have become the “third burg. More than 100 Chinese com-
Duisburg, Germany’s biggest than ever. Even the road in front of supervisory board of the German pillar” for transportation between panies have so far settled in the
inland port and one of the impor- its gate is often congested. logistics company Hellmann. an interview with Xinhua. Europe and Asia, besides air and sea region.
tant slots of China Railway Express, In order to deal with the growth, The transport between Germany CRE trains have made a great con- shipping. “A Chinese company is construct-
has witnessed fruitful results of the management of the terminal has and China takes CRE trains tribution to that volume. Mean- In recent years, Duisburg has also ing an 18-story hotel; Chinese com-
Belt and Road Initiative over the recently bought an additional approximately 14 days, much faster while, the business is growing faced the problem of traditional pany Huawei is responsible for the
past few years and harvested its own 200,000 square meters of land, than by sea and much cheaper than rapidly, Magnor added. growth momentum decline and is in lighting project of the city,” Pflug
urban economic growth. according to Erxleben. by air. Therefore, it has certain Many industries have benefited search of new growth engines. And said.
Amelie Erxleben, of DIT Duisburg Duisburg is on one end of the comparative advantages, accord- from the Europe-China freight in this case, the arrival of CRE trains Soeren Link, the mayor of Duis-
Intermodal Terminal, recently con- Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe rail ing to Chen. trains. has been just like an old ship open- burg, said CRE trains have
ducted a tour of the terminal, where line, which started operation in 2011 “Last year, the total volume of our “For example, the fashion indus- ing a new sail, triggering a new brought unlimited opportunities
containers labeled with “China Rail- from the southwest Chinese city of business by rail from Europe to Chi- try — the sales would be very much boom era in Duisburg. to the city. They bring not only the
way Express” were seen everywhere. Chongqing. In recent years, more na amounted to 160,000 metric affected by seasonal reasons. Before Johannes Pflug, responsible for development of local logistics, but
Large equipment machines were and more trains operated by CRE tons, almost equaling the weight of the operation of CRE trains, it would China affairs in the Duisburg also the improvement of support-
busy loading and unloading. from Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Yiwu, Cologne Cathedral,” said Matthias take around 40 to 50 days to trans- municipality, said that the volume of ing services.
“About one third of our business Shenyang and other Chinese cities Magnor, chief operating officer of port. But now, 14 to 15 days are need- the Port of Duisburg grew by 30 per-
now is related to China,” Erxleben have been arriving here. Road and Rail at Hellmann, during ed, which will sufficiently ensure the cent in 2017, making it the fastest XINHUA
 CHINA DAILY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 BUSINESS 17

SenseTime gets $600m funding Investment growth

New financing Inc, more commonly known
to see momentum
as Face++.
lifts valuation of Face++ provides facial rec- By REN XIAOJIN
ognition technology to Ali- and ZHONG NAN
facial recognition pay’s “Smile to Pay” function,
startup to $4.5b which allows users to pay
using a facial scan on their
The growth of China’s out-
bound direct investment We are now seeing
smartphones. and foreign direct invest-
By FAN FEIFEI Founded in 2014, Sense- ment remained stable and more concern from
Time focuses on innovative optimistic during the first
[email protected]
computer vision and deep quarter of 2018, the Ministry
the foreign regula-
Chinese facial recognition
startup SenseTime Group Ltd
learning technologies, and
has established partnerships
of Commerce said on Mon-
day.
tors relating to
announced on Monday it has
acquired $600 million in its
with more than 400 leading
domestic and overseas enter-
“The country’s ODI has seen
an uptick for four months in a
Chinese invest-
Series C round of fundraising prises across security, fintech, row, and from January to Feb- ments ...”
led by e-commerce giant Ali- automobile, retail, smart- ruary the number has
baba Group Holding Ltd, set- phone, mobile internet, increased by 25.2 percent year- Charles Jacobs,
ting a record for venture robotics and smart city devel- on-year,” said an official from chairman of Linklaters
capital funding in the artifi- opment. the ministry’s Department of
cial intelligence sector. Its partners include global Outward Investment and Eco- firm said in a report released
SenseTime will become the chip giants Qualcomm Inc nomic Cooperation. in March.
world’s most valuable artifi- and Nvidia Corp, China The ministry predicted ODI Charles Jacobs, chairman of
cial intelligence startup, with UnionPay, smartphone mak- will keep growing in the first Linklaters, said Chinese inves-
its valuation exceeding $4.5 A visitor looks at a digital product equipped with SenseTime’s human pose estimation at a high-tech er Xiaomi Corp, Huawei Tech- quarter, further pushing tors need to prepare for for-
billion after the fundraising. exhibition in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, recently. MAO SIQIAN / XINHUA nologies Co Ltd, Oppo industry structure upgrading. eign governments’ growing
Other investors include Tem- Electronics Corp and Vivo China will release the ODI fig- concerns in a number of sec-
asek Holdings and Suning lance, intelligent retail, to use the capital to expand its fits from our investments in Mobile Communication Tech- ure for first quarter in the mid- tors.
Commerce Group Co Ltd. finance and education. presence overseas. “The fund- AI and we are committed to nology. It has also partnered dle of this month. “We are now seeing more
The company said the capi- The move came after the AI ing will help us widen the further investment,” said Joe with Honda Motor Co Ltd to “Eastern regions will concern from foreign regula-
tal injection will provide startup completed a $410 mil- scope for more industrial Tsai, Alibaba’s executive vice- develop autonomous driving remain active in conducting tors relating to Chinese invest-
important impetus to the lion financing led by CDH application of AI, thus chairman. systems. overseas investment, while ment, especially those
buildout of its AI platform, Investments and Sailing Capi- increasing the value of Sense- This is Alibaba’s second China has placed great the areas in western China involving data and cybersecu-
advancing the company’s tal in July. SenseTime claimed Time’s global ecosystem.” major investment in a top emphasis on tech develop- will become new engine to rity,” he said.
technological innovation and it to be the world’s largest pri- “SenseTime is doing pio- Chinese AI company in recent ment, with AI a key area. power ODI,” the official said. “Working with the right
opening up new business vate financing round ever neering work in AI. We are months. In October, Alibaba’s The government has laid The investment coopera- partners and the right deal
opportunities. closed by an AI startup at that especially impressed by their financial arm Ant Financial out plans to become the world tion between China and the structures is useful — but get-
The latest financing will time. R&D capabilities in deep Services Group joined a $460 leader in AI by 2030, with an economies involved in the ting the timing right is vital,”
also bankroll investments in Xu Li, co-founder and chief learning and visual comput- million Series C financing aim of making the industry Belt and Road Initiative will said William Liu, Linklaters’
the fields such as autonomous executive officer of Sense- ing. Our business at Alibaba is round in another Chinese AI worth 1 trillion yuan ($158.4 count for more of the coun- China unit head.
driving, security and surveil- Time, said the company plans already seeing tangible bene- unicorn, Megvii Technology billion). try’s total overseas invest- “Chinese businesses must
ment. be aware that regulations in
The infrastructure projects the United States and the

Global sommelier contest set to lift Ningxia’s credentials in those economies that need
equipment, technology and
services China provides will
European Union are being
modified and may make
investment more difficult,”
enhance bilateral and multi- said Li, citing “acquiring auto-
By LI YOU in Beijing and Road International Som- Europe have announced they range, voting for wines with lateral business relations, mobile manufacturers or
and GUO SHAOYU melier Championship were are participating in the event. the participation of local con- according to the ministry. licensing sensitive technolo-
in Yinchuan unveiled on Monday in the
region.
32 Most of them have previously
won prizes in international
sumers.
Organizers said that for the
Domestic investors made
$16.82 billion of nonfinancial
gy.”
On the other hand, the out-
An international somme- Competition organizers number of teams participat- sommelier competitions held last phase of the champion- ODI in 1,429 overseas busi- look for China’s FDI also
lier championship, drawing said the growers in Helan ing in the group competition in the other regions, and rep- ship, eight finalist teams nesses in 135 countries and proved to be optimistic, as the
the interest of competitors Mountain’s eastern foothills and promotional activities of resent the highest level would return to Yinchuan to regions for January-February, Ministry of Commerce fore-
from around the world, is set in Ningxia, where China’s top- the international sommelier achievements among somme- battle it out for the first, sec- data from the Ministry of sees a stable capital inflow in
to significantly boost the quality wine grapes are to be championship liers in their own countries. ond prize and third prizes. Commerce show. the first quarter of the year
already strong credentials of found, are paving way to fully The 32 teams will take part Helan Mountain is a rising Linklaters LLP, the inter- and a rising number in the
the Ningxia Hui autonomous enter the multi-billion-dollar in the group competition and star among the wine-produc- national law firm, predicted newly established foreign-in-
region as a global player in the global market. promotional activities in Sep- ing regions. Located in north- that China’s outbound vested companies.
wine producing sector, Organizers said that in tional wine industry. tember across China, in cities western China, it cultivates investment is projected to “Foreign investment will
according to organizers. recent years, the Ningxia wine The championship, which including Shanghai, Cheng- some 38,000 hectares of reach between $1.5 trillion spotlight the high-tech indus-
Increased international industry has pursued the aims to boost Ningxia’s inter- du, Beijing and Shenzhen. vines, some 25 percent of the and $2.5 trillion over the try,” the ministry said. “Central
exposure should grow the path of international develop- national profile as a wine grow- During the competition, country’s total wine planting next decade, despite a back- and western China will see a
region’s wine producing busi- ment, benchmarking the ing region, has reached the they will exercise their skills area. drop of increasing regulato- rapid growth in FDI.”
ness, expanding its customer international market and final draw for its competitors. at “experience centers” and ry and political concerns
base abroad, they added. increasing exchanges and To date, 32 sommelier help to popularize the wine Contact the writers at about foreign investment Contact the writers at renxi-
Details about the 2018 Belt cooperation with the interna- teams from Asia, America and produced in Helan Mountain [email protected] into sensitive sectors, the [email protected]

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LIFE
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

CHINA DAILY » CHINADAILY.COM.CN/LIFE

RARE SHOW
The Palace Museum celebrates the late collector Zhang Boju’s passion for
I
n 744 AD, Li Bai, a poet of the flowers in 17 scenes. It is the only
Tang Dynasty (618-907), known painting by Yang.
climbed the Wangwu Moun-
tain in today’s Henan prov-
ancient masterpieces. Wang Kaihao reports. Nevertheless, rules of the Palace
Museum demand that a paperwork
ince. He wanted to meet one of his collection should stay in its ware-
old friends, who lived in Yangtai Pal- Yangtai and 30 other pieces, high- Museum, where Zhang worked in 10th-century kingdom in today’s According to Shan, nearly 20,000 house for at least three years before
ace, a Taoist temple on that moun- lighting ancient Chinese painting the 1960s. Sichuan province, was among the cultural relics were donated to the every public exhibition. Conse-
tain. Unfortunately, when he and calligraphy, which were collect- “Zhang’s devotion to the country works purchased by Zhang at the Palace Museum by 330 individuals quently, some listed works in the
arrived, Li found out that his friend ed by Zhang, are on show at the was unwavering,” Shan Jixiang, time. in the 1950s. He says Zhang had set a catalog are replaced by replicas if
had died. The poet then wrote the ongoing exhibition commemorat- director of the Palace Museum, says. “It has abundant color, but the good example. they have been displayed once in
25-character calligraphy piece — ing the 120th anniversary of his “In the years of social upheaval, he painting doesn’t lose its elegance for Hao recommends several other recent years.
Ascending Mount Yangtai (Shang birth at the Palace Museum in Bei- even sold his personal property to natural transition and comparison key masterpieces among Zhang’s Visitors are also able to view A
Yangtai Tie) — to convey his feelings jing, China’s former imperial palace keep our national treasures at of the colors,” Hao Yanfeng, an asso- donations in the 1950s, which are Consoling Letter (Pingfu Tie) by Lu
for the departed. that is also known as the Forbidden home.” ciate researcher of ancient calligra- also on display in Beijing. Ji of the Western Jin Dynasty
Li, considered one of the best City. Ascending Mount Yangtai was phy and painting at the Palace Personally Written Poetry is an (265–316), the oldest extant work of
ancient Chinese poets, may have left Born in a rich family, Zhang once consecutively owned by royal courts Museum, says while introducing the album by Cai Xiang, one of four model calligraphy, and Spring
numerous masterpieces behind, but served in an army for warlords, but since the Northern Song Dynasty piece to visitors. most celebrated Northern Song cal- Excursion, an early example of Chi-
this is the only known surviving cal- later became a banker. Other than (960-1127) until it left the Forbidden In the late 1940s, Zhang made ligraphers. The work, which nese landscape painting attributed
ligraphy work inked by him. being an antique collector, he was City, with the end of monarchy in plans for the Palace Museum to pur- records his monthslong journey to Zhan Ziqian of the Sui Dynasty
Now, thanks to a donation by also known as a Peking Opera artist. China. chase some former royal collections, from Fuzhou in today’s Fujian prov- (581–618), through their replicas.
Zhang Boju (1898-1982), an antique More displayed works at the exhi- In 1937, during the War of Resist- and helped bargain to get them back ince to the national capital city of “This exhibition will remind
collector, the work is being bition are from collections of the ance Against Japanese Aggression at lower prices. Bianliang (today’s Kaifeng, Henan) today’s private collectors of their
displayed in public. Palace Museum, the National Muse- (1931-45), many precious treasures After the founding of New China reflects his career peak. social duty,” says Lou Kaizhao,
Ascending Mount um of China and the Jilin Provincial were sold abroad. But Zhang spent a in 1949, Zhang kept donating his “It was hailed as Cai’s finest work Zhang’s grandson, who’s co-curator
huge sum of money to buy Ascend- collections to public institutions in by Zhang,” Hao says. “It greatly of the exhibition. “If my grandfather
ing Mount Yangtai and several oth- the country. In 1956 alone, Zhang influenced Zhang’s own calligraphy had kept his collection in an attic,
er works from another collector. donated eight key calligraphy works as well.” the general public would have little
Another exhibit, Palace Entertain- and paintings to the Palace Muse- Also on show is the scroll, One idea about such masterpieces.”
ers in the Kingdom of Shu, a Ming um. He gave Ascending Mount Hundred Flowers, which is believed Sharing such collections with
Dynasty (1368-1644) painting by Yangtai to Chairman Mao Zedong’s to have been painted by a female art- more people will help Chinese socie-
Tang Yin depicting court life in a office, and Mao transferred it to the ist named Yang Jieyu from the ty to build up its cultural confidence,
museum in 1958, bringing the lost Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), he adds.
treasure back to the Forbidden and portrays blooms, including “What Zhang Boju represented is
City’s premises. those of lotuses, orchids and sun- also the great characteristics of Chi-
nese scholars,” Shan, the museum
director, says. “Keeping the antiques
is the way to prolong the life of our
literary history.”
Shan says 22 calligraphy works
and paintings in the Palace Museum
today were once collected by Zhang,
which enriched the public institu-
tion’s collection.
The ongoing Exhibition Com-
memorating the 120th Anniversary
of Zhang Boju’s Birth also marks the
end of 13 years when the Hall of
Martial Valor (Wuying Dian) in the
western wing of the Forbidden City
was used to display calligraphy pie-
ces and paintings. The new venue
will be the Hall of Literary Glory
(Wenhua Dian) in the museum’s
eastern wing.

An exhibition at the Palace Museum commemorating the 120th anniversary of antique collector Zhang Boju’s birth features ancient poet Li Bai’s calligraphy piece Ascending Mount Yangtai (top center) Contact the writer at
and Ming Dynasty painter Tang Yin’s Palace Entertainers in the Kingdom of Shu (top right), among other ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy works. PHOTOS BY JIANG DONG AND YAO YING / CHINA DAILY [email protected]

Taking a deeper look to peer beyond the beauty

By DENG ZHANGYU Critic Huang Du says Chen finds
[email protected] his own style in the fertile soil and
folk art of his hometown, combining
Chinese artist Chen Chunmu uses plants, animals, wildness and sim-
various media to express thoughts plicity into his paintings.
and reflections on such social issues “It’s difficult to define what kind
as environmental protection, of artist he is. He uses various ele-
urbanization and social develop- ments in his works, such as tea
ment — and he wants viewers to stains, bed sheets, neon lights and
look beyond the beauty of his works. wood,” says Zhao Mengyuan, execu-
His solo show, Look Beyond What tive director of Hongkun Museum
We See, at Beijing’s Hongkun Muse- of Fine Art, a private museum focus-
um of Fine Art, displays over 20 ing on works by modern and con-
works he has produced in the past temporary Chinese artists.
three years, including oil paintings, Zhao is a longtime friend of Chen.
installations and mixed-media She says he’s a man of few words.
works. But Chen expresses himself in his
“We’re attracted to beautiful works. Most of Chen’s pieces are
things. But we seldom explore accompanied by essay-like poems,
what’s beneath the beauty,” the Bei- either displayed separately or incor-
jing-based artist says. porated into his works.
In his Classic of Grasses and He often writes prose that pops to
Woods, Chen paints brightly colored Clockwise from above: Beyond a Relationship With You, Empty Mountain and Spring Follows Winter are among the paint- his head. Sometimes the words read
flowers and worms on three bed ings on show at Chen Chunmu’s solo exhibition at Beijing’s Hongkun Museum of Fine Art. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY like modern poetry. Sometimes
boards to portray migrant workers’ they’re nonsense, he explains.
dreams. This also goes for the titles of his
Their wishes all come true when an province’s Anxi, where farmers his works. Mushrooms, flowers and deploys fire spears people in his waste of money and a source of air works, such as Beyond a Relation-
they’re dreaming. But they’re far made their livings growing tea. worms appear frequently in his art. hometown use during celebrations. pollution. ship With You and Spring Follows
away when they awake to live in cit- Most people have moved to cities, He spent his childhood picking Villagers fill the tips with gunpow- “People waste lots of money on it, Winter.
ies where they struggle, says Chen, leaving the elderly, children and mushrooms and playing in the der to create loud bangs to beseech and it makes no sense. They still “What I paint and what I write is
who moved to Beijing in 2007. tumbledown houses. woods. the gods. believe in it. It’s very sad,” the not important. It’s the audiences’
Chen was born in a village in Fuji- Chen often weaves village life into His installation My Weapon Chen views the tradition as a 37-year-old says. interpretations that matter,” he says.
 CHINA DAILY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Culture | LIFE 19

A WORLD
OF SOUNDS
A recent festival highlights world music’s growing
popularity among Chinese. Zhang Zefeng reports.

T
wo giant stages stand platforms,” says Ilchi. “My music depicts tradi-
in the center of a This year’s music festival tional nomadic herders’ lives
6,670-hectare brought a diverse range of and such natural splendors as
orchard of blooming bands and singers, including grasslands, mountains and
pear trees. Performers clad in Japanese tribal punk band Tur- bodies of water,” Dangih Nur-
ethnic attire sing and dance tle Island, Japanese musician lan says.
under colorful lights. OKI and western Chinese con- “The world-music festival is
This is a scene from the temporary folk band Travelers. a place where different ethnic-
Water and Pear Blossoms “Turtle Island aspires to inte- music genres can coexist.”
World Music Festival in grate traditional and modern Dangih Nurlan makes his
Shandong province’s Yangxin Japanese culture into their living in Beijing playing Span-
county from April 5 to 7. Twen- music so that people pay more ish music in restaurants as
ty-six bands from nine coun- attention to the past,” Ilchi says. this kind of music is more suit-
tries and regions performed. “China hosts various ethnic able for these settings.
The festival was organized cultures. Many young Chinese “The music festival provides
by the band Hanggai, which is musicians have been working me with a platform to play the
known for combining Mongo- to preserve traditional folk music I truly love,” he says.
lian folk music with modern music. We want to show them “Kazak music is the music of
styles. some successful foreign coun- my ethnicity, which is very
“This is probably one of the terparts through the festival.” important to me.”
few festivals in China devoted The festival is not only a Hanggai, the Mongolian
to world music,” says Ilchi, place for music exchanges but word for a place with beauti-
Hanggai’s vocalist and tobshu- also a platform for emerging ful pastures, mountains and Singers from the band Kawa (left) from Yunnan province and Rid (right) from the Inner Mongolia autonomous region perform at Yangxin’s
ur (two-stringed lute) player. performers to showcase their rivers, is considered a “Chi- world-music festival. PHOTOS BY ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY
“It’s an activity with diverse talents. nese representative” of
cultural concepts.” The five-member band Mar- world music. The group
World music encompasses mota has been devoted to dis- developed the idea for the travelers and boosts the local
several styles, including tradi- covering and preserving Water and Pear Blossoms economy,” Liu says.
tional and neo-traditional Mongolian folk music since World Music Festival from “Local people get to enjoy
music, as well as music that 2009. Its lyrics are in Mongoli- observations it made while high-quality world music in
contains more than one cul- an and Tuvan. touring overseas. their hometown. It cultivates
tural tradition. “I got to know some excellent “There are many music fes- their musical tastes and
It has been gaining momen- world-music performers here,” tivals overseas — a great varie- enriches their lives.”
tum in China, as performers the lead singer Danpel says. ty. What makes a music Yangxin resident Ge Yon-
often appear on mainstream “It’s a great platform to dis- festival stand out is its unique gling, who also participated in
domestic talent shows. cover world-music talent in characteristics and attitude,” last year’s festival, says the
Notable world-music bands China and promote the coun- Ilchi says. event is popular among locals.
and performers include Hang- ty’s ethnic music.” “Here, we want people to be “There’s a surge of people
gai, ethnic Yi folk singer Jike Chinese musician Dangih immersed in nature and expe- joining,” she says.
Junyi, ethnic Uygur rocker Per- Nurlan from the Kazak ethnic rience diverse cultures “This festival showcases
hat Khaliq and indie folk band group performed a solo show through music.” musical styles from China and
Shanren from Yunnan province. on the first day. And the event benefits the the world. I feel extremely
They claimed stardom through Dangih Nurlan hails from county. proud that we are holding this
hit TV shows like Sing My Song Tacheng in the Xinjiang Uygur The venue was a garbage event.”
and The Voice of China. autonomous region and plays dump before the event was
“World-music performers ethnic Kazak music that has first staged last year, Yangxin’s Contact the writer at
have become an important been passed down over centu- mayor Liu Jinyi says. zhangzefeng@ The Water and Pear Blossoms World Music Festival in Shandong province’s Yangxin county is
part of mainstream music ries. “The music festival brings chinadaily.com.cn popular among locals.
20 LIFE | Culture Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA DAILY

A SHOW OF
CREATIVITY
All roads lead to the capital in May for the 18th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival,
which is set to take on a distinctly Italian flavor this year. Chen Nan reports.

Left: Conductor Lyu Jia, who is also the opera director of NCPA.
Right: Chinese composer Lei Lei talks about the festival.

NCPA festival to
stage 26 opera
shows this year
By CHEN NAN ences and producing origi-
[email protected] nal operas as well as Western
classics,” says Lyu, adding
Richard Wagner’s only that the NCPA has produced
comic opera, Die Meisters- about 60 operas.
inger von Nurnberg — a The NCPA’s original opera
coproduction of China’s production, The Dawns Here
National Center for the Per- Are Quiet, will open this
forming Arts, the Royal year’s opera festival. It
Opera House and Convent debuted at the NCPA in
Garden from London and 2015. The opera, composed
Opera Australia — will head- by Tang Jianping, with
line the NCPA Opera Festi- libretto by Wan Fang, is
The Black Velvet String Quartet is among nearly 800 artists from 44 performing arts groups from 19 countries and regions, who will perform in the capital’s largest annual val. based on Russian writer
festival, Meet in Beijing Arts Festival. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The opera will be staged in Boris Vasilyev’s novel of the
Beijing from May 31 to June same title. It tells the story of
7. five female soldiers fighting

T
he capital’s largest from May 15 to June 2 at the The joint production is German troops during
annual celebration of China Millennium Monu- directed by Kasper Holten World War II.
dance, music, drama ment Hall of Modern Arts, will and choreographed by Signe
and art, the Meet in display keyboards made in Fabricius. It will feature the
Beijing Arts Festival, will bring Italy between the 1700s and NCPA Orchestra and NCPA
nearly 800 artists from 44 per- the 1950s, and instrument Chorus under the baton of
forming arts groups from 19 makers will be on hand to Chinese conductor Lyu Jia.
countries and regions to Bei- demonstrate the process of Composed between 1845 There is a
jing. making keyboards. and 1867 and first staged at
With 130 performances, Two other exhibitions, Art, the National Theatre growing energy
three art exhibitions and a Munich in 1868, Die Meis-
number of public-art educa-
Culture and Daily Life in Ren-
aissance Italy, which will run tersinger von Nurnberg is
around opera as
tion activities, the festival —
which is now in its 18th year —
from March 26 to June 22 at
the Capital Museum, and
based on the life of German
poet and composer Hans
an art form.”
will kick off on April 27 and run Double Screen: A Survey of Sachs. The opera also helped Lyu Jia, conductor of the
through May 31. It will provide Artists’ Film and Video in Ita- to reflect Wagner’s reform- National Center for the
audiences with a lavish and ly, which runs from May 19 to ing of German arts. Performing Arts
diverse choice of events. 20 at the Central Academy of According to Lyu, Die
Italy will be the guest coun- Fine Arts Museum, will show- Meistersinger von Nurnberg
try of honor at this year’s festi- case the development of Ital- is the fifth Wagner operatic The opera was staged on
val, the organizers announced ian culture and art with a production by the National the 70th anniversary of the
on April 3. Picking a main display of precious fine-art Center for the Performing end of the war, and it has
guest country each year has pieces from more than 10 Arts. It’s the second opera to been presented at the NCPA
been a festival tradition since it institutions, including the be produced by the NCPA in around five times. A film
started in 2000. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte collaboration with the Royal related to the opera will be
This year, the opening show Antica in Rome and the The National Theater’s acclaimed West-End play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Opera House. Italian com- shown at the upcoming festi-
will be held on April 27 at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello will be staged at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center from May 24 to 27 during the 18th Meet in Beijing poser Umberto Giordano’s val, with the aim of further
National Center for the Per- in Florence. Arts Festival. Andrea Chenier, which was popularizing opera in China.
forming Arts, which will see Li Jinsheng, president of staged in 2015, was the first. Besides the operas pro-
the Beijing Symphony Orches- the China Arts and Entertain- Lyu, who is also the opera duced by the NCPA, four Chi-
tra play tunes from classic Ital- ment Group, the festival’s director of the NCPA and nese opera companies will
ian operas and Chinese songs, organizer, says that since principal conductor of the stage their productions dur-
including Overture to Il Bar- 2000, the Meet in Beijing Arts in-house orchestra, notes ing the festival, including the
biere di Sivigli by Gioacchino Festival has attracted over that in its 10th year, the China National Opera
Rossini and excerpts from Il 30,000 artists from 120 coun- NCPA Opera Festival, which House’s Manas, which is
Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi tries and regions. More than will be held from April 13 to based on the Kyrgyz epic
under the baton of Chinese 4.2 million audience members July 26, will showcase 26 Manas, a folk masterpiece;
conductor Tan Lihua and Ital- have attended over the years. performances of nine opera the Ningbo Performing Arts
ian composer and conductor Li also notes that 2018 productions, mostly from Group’s Tu Youyou, based on
Andrea Molino. Well-known marks the fifth year of the Belt China. the story of Tu Youyou, the
Chinese violinist Lyu Siqing and Road Initiative, which From July 18 to 22, the Chinese Nobel laureate in
and Italian singers mezzo-so- was first proposed by China in NCPA will premier its new medicine; The China Opera
prano Daniela Pini and sopra- 2013, with the aim of building production of the five-act and Dance Drama Theatre’s
no Anna Roberta Sorbo will an economic and cultural net- French romantic opera, Liu Sanjie, which is about a
join the concert. work connecting Asia with Romeo et Juliette, by French folk singer of the Zhuang
“This is the first time that Europe and Africa along composer Charles-François ethnic group; and the Hubei
Italy will be the main guest ancient trade routes. Gounod to celebrate the Opera and Dance Drama
country during the Meet in Besides Italy, which “is an 200th anniversary of his Theater’s historical piece,
Beijing Arts Festival and we important country along the birth. King Zhuang of Kingdom
will bring a series of Italian Silk Road”, Li says, the festival “There is a growing energy Chu.
artists, some of whom will be will also feature international around opera as an art form Apart from the perform-
making their debut perform- artists from countries like the despite the fact that it was ances at the NCPA, 11 opera
ances in the capital,” says United States, the United King- imported to China from the films will be screened at uni-
Franco Amadei, cultural coun- dom, Poland and Greece. Franco Amadei, cultural counselor of the Italian embassy in China, talks to the media at the opening West. Since the opening of versities in Beijing and
selor of the Italian embassy in Among the many programs ceremony of the 18th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival. the NCPA in 2007, we have NCPA opera consultant
China. at the festival, five-time Gram- been devoted to promoting Giuseppe Cuccia will give
One of the highlights will be my Award-winning group, The three plays, The Lawyer, The China National Opera and opera among Chinese audi- lectures.
TeoTronico, a pianist robot Swingle Singers, which was Gin Game and Li Bai, at the Dance Drama Theater, will be
invented by Italian classical formed in 1962 by US vocalist Capital Theater. staged at Beijing’s Tianqiao
pianist Roberto Prosseda in and jazz musician Ward Lamar Four young Peking Opera Performing Arts Center from
2012. TeoTronico, who per- Swingle, will perform at the (Italy) will bring a actresses — Li Li, Jiang Xiao- May 29 to 31.
formed with Chinese pianist Beijing Concert Hall on May yue, Yang Xiaoyang and Yin Directed and choreo-
Lang Lang on CCTV in 2017, 19. String performance group series of Italian Chanjuan — will give a show at graphed by Kong Dexin, a
will play with his “father” at the Black Velvet String Quar- Beijing’s Tianqiao Performing 77th-generation direct
the Beijing Concert Hall on tet, which features four young artists, some ... Arts Center on May 6. As the descendent of Confucius, the
May 31 and June 1.
Italian musicians, including
US musicians, will perform at
the National Library Arts Cen-
will be making students of Zhang Huoding,
one of the country’s best
dance drama follows the leg-
endary scholar’s journey. Pre-
the Nous Quartet, pianist Axel
Trolese and pianist Leonora
ter on May 11.
To mark the 250th anniver-
their debut known Peking Opera stars,
these actresses will interpret
miered in 2013, the show was
staged at the John F. Kennedy
Armellini, will also perform sary of the birth of the modern performances in classic Peking Opera roles once Center for the Performing Arts
shows during the festival. European circus, French per- performed by Zhang, such as and the Lincoln Center for the
The piano, which evolved formance company Cheptel the capital.” Bai Suzhen from The Legend of Performing Arts in the US last
from the harpsichord in the Aleikoum and its musical off- White Snake and Zhu Yingtai year. In 2018, the dance drama
early 1700s, was first invented spring, Circa Tsuica, will bring Franco Amadei, cultural counselor from Butterfly Lovers. will tour 15 Chinese cities,
by Italian instrument maker their new circus show, Opus 7, of Italy’s embassy in China To mark the conclusion of including Hangzhou, Shang-
Bartolomeo Cristofori. An on May 13 to the Mong Man this year’s Meet in Beijing Arts hai and Chongqing.
exhibition titled The Italian Wai Concert Hall at Tsinghua also share the stage with inter- Festival, the dance drama, The NCPA’s original opera production, The Dawns Here Are
Keyboard: From Cristofori to University. national artists. The Beijing Confucius, which will be pro- Contact the writer at Quiet, will open the upcoming NCPA Opera Festival.
Modern Times, which will run Art troupes from China will People’s Art Theater will stage duced and performed by the [email protected] PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
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Language tips
Horoscope
BETTER CHINESE
Crossword Capricorn (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)
Feelings will be shared, even if you aren’t ready to hear what 保密
someone has to say. Your best response is to listen and then
contemplate the choices you’ve been given.


Maintain secrecy; confidentiality
Aquarius (JAN. 20-FEB. 19)
例：这事对外要绝对保密。
Situations will escalate if you don’t speak up and ask questions.  
 

Getting the facts straight before you move forward will help you
avoid making a mistake. This is strictly confidential.

Pisces (FEB. 20-MARCH 20) 安慰

 
An opportunity looks amazing, but you should first do your due
diligence and get the lowdown on what’s expected of you and
Be comforted; comfort
what you will receive in return.
例：有女儿在身边，她能得到一点安慰。
Aries (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) 

 
She feels a little better, with her daughter keeping her
Limit your spending. Protect your money and possessions. Offer
your guidance, experience and time. Discipline will be necessary company.
when dealing with health issues.
摆阔
Taurus (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

Your desire to help others could be taken the wrong way. Refrain
Parade one’s wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant
from trying too hard or interfering with someone who isn’t going
to listen. Sometimes, it’s best to do your own thing. 例：就是经济宽裕，也不应该摆阔。

 


Gemini (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Being well-off is no reason to be ostentatious and extrava-
Spend more time working on a professional or passion project. If gant.
you slap something together, it won’t stand the test of time. Hard
work and discipline will help cut costs. Don’t divulge personal 保有
secrets.

Possess; have
Cancer (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
Before you offer your assistance to someone, find out what’s 例：作者保有修订的权利。
entailed. You’ll be taking on more than you bargained for if you  
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aren’t precise about what you are willing to do.
The author reserves the right of revision.
Leo (JULY 23-AUG. 22) 报酬
Don’t let emotional stress take the reins. Keep life simple and
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spend time with people who appreciate you and what you have Reward; remuneration; pay for a service or use of an
to offer. Learn from experience to avoid a mishap.
object
Across 26 “As is” transac- 60 Punny descrip- 26 Leg bone con- Virgo (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) 例：种花栽树是我的义务，不要报酬。
1 Lawyer: Abbr. tion tion for 17-, 26- nected to the Don’t feel that you must follow someone else. One of your peers 

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5 British sports 30 Frank of the or 48-Across knee bone is likely to take on too much and leave you to deal with unwanted
Mothers of 64 Boredom 27 Stupid responsibilities. Focus on doing your own thing.
Planting trees and flowers is my duty, and I don’t want any
car, briefly payment.
8 What ignorance Invention 65 Sup 28 Passionately
is, they say 34 WSW’s opposite 66 Florida senator brainy, say Libra (SEPT. 23-OCT. 23)
13 One might end 35 Jazzy Fitzgerald Marco 29 Chicken ___ 悲愁
“Q.E.D.” 36 Colorful aquari- 67 Band with the king
Attend networking functions or participate in events that interest
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you. The people you encounter will make suggestions that will
15 A pitcher wants um swimmers 2000 hit “Bye 31 Fashion house pique your imagination. A partnership looks promising. Sad and worried
a low one, for 37 “___ my words” Bye Bye” founded in Milan
short 39 You are here 68 Just for Men 32 Emotion causing Scorpio (OCT. 24-NOV. 22) 例：她成天乐呵呵的，不知道什么叫孤独和悲愁。
16 “___ One: A Star 41 Didn’t float offering hyperventilation '& ##

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Wars Story” 42 Like zombies 69 Treaty 33 “___ Another” Situations will escalate quickly. Don’t put up with excessive
behavior or get involved with individuals who will tempt you to

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17 Atlantic site of 44 Cause for being (NPR game adopt poor habits. Protect your reputation and emotional wel- She is always cheerful and merry, and has no notion of
strange disap- refused a drink Down show) fare. sadness or worry.
pearances at a bar 1 Alert to squad 36 It’s in the strato-
20 Michael who 46 Opposite of cars, for short sphere Sagittarius (NOV. 23-DEC. 21)
played both Bat- bright 2 Arduous walk 38 Hold on to
Taking a day trip or making plans with someone you enjoy col-
man and Bird- 47 Four-time M.L.B. 3 Ripped 40 Weight unit on a laborating with is encouraged. A change of attitude will make a From The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Chinese – English Edition), Foreign Lan-
man All-Star José 4 Start of a play- bridge sign difference to how things get done. guage Teaching and Research Press.
21 Aid for a lost 48 Excellent service ground joke 43 From east of the
driver, 50 Terse 5 Denim fabric Urals
for short 52 “That feels 6 Trump’s “The 45 One placing a
22 Big laugh so-o-o-o nice!” ___ of the Deal” telephone call
23 Russian jet 53 Halloween’s mo. 7 Use Listerine, 48 Organization for Bridge BETTER ENGLISH
24 Former British 56 Amazement say Janet Yellen,
P.M. Tony 57 Water down 8 Victoria’s informally Sam Ewing, a former
Secret measure- 49 “Button your major league baseball player
Yesterday’s solution ment lip!” 山寨店太多网红蛋糕鲍师傅起诉维权
51 Tango require- who batted left-handed but
9 Chaney of hor- threw right-handed, said,
ror ment
10 Azalea of rap 53 Store sign that “Computers are like bikinis.
11 Lieutenant on might be flipped They save people a lot of
the original at 9 am guesswork.” 由于山寨门店太多，“网红”糕点店鲍师傅决定用法律
U.S.S. Enterprise 54 Inmates Bridge players dislike 的武器来维权。
12 “___ and ye shall 55 Wee guesswork, but on some
find” 57 Lavish care (on) deals it is unavoidable. Look
14 Hopeless 58 Instrument that at the South hand in today’s
18 Iditarod vehicle makes the diagram. With only the Master Bao, a Beijing-based pastry chain, filed cases
19 Hoppy brew, for cheeks puff out opponents vulnerable, part- against hundreds of shops across the country that are
short 59 Clapton who ner opens one diamond, and West could have found the operating illegally under its brand. Courts in Beijing, Nan-
24 Nonsense, as sang “Layla” jing and Hangzhou have accepted the cases.
61 Habit wearer East overcalls four spades. lethal club lead. Even if East
the Irish might What should South had doubled five hearts,
say 62 “No” vote
25 “Darn!” 63 “Just kidding!” respond? most experts would treat
Obviously, South is wonder- that as showing a strong 北京蛋糕连锁店鲍师傅对国内数百家冒用其品牌经营
ing about a slam — but which four-spade bid, not as a lead- 的店铺发起诉讼，北京、南京和杭州三地的法院已经受
one? Or can East-West take directing Lightner double. 理。
Comics two immediate heart tricks? Instead of five hearts, South
On this deal, six of either might have bid four
DILBERT minor can be made, but get- no-trump. This ought not to
ting to one of them is not easy. be Blackwood, but showing at “山寨”一直是知识产权领域的一个顽疾，市场上卖的
South bid five hearts, least two places to play. Here, 各种“山寨产品” 可以用knockoff或者copycat表示，
which was passed out. West North would rebid five clubs, 比如，that so-called new product was just a copycat of
led a spade. Declarer won giving South another guess: their rival ’s latest product(那个所谓的新产品只不过
with dummy’s ace and dis- Should he raise to six clubs? In 是山寨了对手的新品而已)。
carded a club from his hand. six clubs, declarer should
Then came the heart eight. work to take these 12 tricks:
East took the trick and one spade, five diamonds, five
tapped declarer with a clubs and a spade ruff in the 所以，这里的“鲍师傅山寨店” 我们也可以用knockoffs
spade. But South just played South hand. Yes, if diamonds of Master Bao pastry 来表示。鲍师傅糕点创始人鲍才
trumps from the top and break 4-1, the play gets more 胜表示，目前他们公司在北京开设的鲍师傅门店只有
could not be defeated. complicated. The curious may 14家，全国也才26家(there are only 26 authentic Master
F-MINUS East then wondered how work it out. Bao outlets nationwide)。但是，仅北京地区山寨的鲍师
傅就有200余家。

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Copycat或knockoff指某个产品的“复制品” (an exact

copy of another)，从产品角度来说属于“假货” (coun-
terfeit product)。

PEANUTS
Pirated product 指代的是真品，但不是经过合法渠道
进入市场的， imports without necessary customs approv-
al ，也就是我们所说的“水货”。

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22 SPORTS | Running Tuesday, April 10, 2018 CHINA DAILY

MARATHON
Number of full marathon finishers

Gender 2014 110,000

Male distribution 2015 146,690
72.84% of runners 2016 243,100
in 2017 2017 268,900

CRAZE GAINING Female 27.16%

Top five provincial and municipal
race hosts in 2017

MORE MILEAGE
Focus shifts to improving race-day experience, Sun Xiaochen reports
Cross-
country
race 28.3%
Proportion
of different
races
Half
marathon
22.0%

Full
Beijing 69

Jiangsu 149
Shanghai 63
in 2017 Zhejiang 152
marathon
15.7%
Guangdong 103

C
hina’s marathon boom shows no
Shorter-distance
sign of abating but, spurred by Source: Chinese Athletics Association
The increase in number of road race 34.0%
new government guidelines, the TIAN CHI / CHINA DAILY
industry’s focus is now on provid- races (including full marathons
ing runners with an improved race-day and shorter-distance races)
experience. and participants
Even with a spring chill and intermit-
= ten thousand
tent smog in the air, Beijing’s dedicated
army of runners pack the tracks and trails
of Olympic Forest Park on weekends.
“It’s been part of my weekend routine,”
said Hao Liang, a regular runner at the
2013
park, where a 10 km plastic runway encir-
cles a lake, a legacy of the 2008 Olympics.
“If I missed the running exercise with 39
my fellow club mates on Saturday, I would races
feel like I’ve missed the whole weekend.
750,000
“It’s not just about staying fit, it’s more participants
important to hang out with same-minded
guys to escape from your life pressure at
least for a while. It’s addictive,” said Hao,
who has completed 22 marathons and is a
co-founder of Beijing-based Maker Run
club.
Hao is typical of the health-conscious 2014
urbanites who have caught the running
bug in major cities such as Beijing, Shang-
2017
hai and Guangzhou.
According to the Chinese Athletics 51
races
Association (CAA), nearly 5 million peo-
ple took part in 1,102 registered running 900,000 1,102
events in China last year, almost 20 times participants races
the 2014 number.
This Sunday, at least 40 races across the
country will start at roughly the same
time, indicating that the marathon calen- 5,000,000
dar is becoming increasingly crowded. participants

Numbers game
Meeting the demand for race spots can
be an issue, with online lotteries often
used to determine the starting lists.
For the March 25 Wuxi Marathon in
Wuxi, Jiangsu province, 91,000 runners
2015
had signed up for the 30,000 spots two 134
months before the starting gun. races
Shui Tao, director of the CAA’s mara-
thon management office, hopes new races 1,500,000
can help soak up the soaring demand. participants
“I don’t think it’s time to cool it off,” Shui
told China Daily at the launch of the Fairy
Coast International Marathon, which will
be held on July 1 in Haiyang, Shandong 2016
province.
“All the events we are overseeing now
only cover half of the cities in the country.
We still have new territories to explore on
328
races 2020(expected)
the country’s running map.”
Figures in China still pale in compari- 2,800,000
participants
son to participation levels in countries
such as the United States, however.
According to Running USA’s annual
report, 1,100 marathons were held in the
US in 2016, finished by 507,600 runners. 1,900
The respective figures in China were only races
173 and 268,900 last year.
The central government’s call to
expand its mass fitness campaign has
simplified the approval procedure for
hosting grassroots sporting events, allow-
ing more diversified races to be organized
10,000,000
participants
at regional level, said Shui.

Accessible addiction
Running’s accessibility, affordability
and sociability are key to its popularity, Off the beaten track
according to experts.
“No other sport has a lower entry photo of three runners with the same bib
requirement than running,” said Shi number went viral, exposing long-existing Marathons are synonymous with cities, but more and
Chunjian, a former CAA official and now a issues of people fabricating IDs or trading more races are now being staged away from concrete
race organizing consultant. entry spots illegally to run without regis- jungles as natural beauty and remote cultural attrac-
“All you need is a pair of running shoes tration. All three runners have been All you need is a pair of tions increasingly become selling points for events.
and you can go hit the road, regardless of banned from signing up for the race again. From scenic beaches on China’s eastern coast to eth-
age or gender. Cheating can also have serious conse- running shoes and you nic villages near Lhasa on the country’s southwestern
“There’s a strong sense of accomplish- quences. Tibetan plateau, unique courses and local tourist attrac-
ment after finishing a run, whether it’s a 5 During a half-marathon in Xiamen, can go hit the road, tions are helping events stand out from the competition.
km or a marathon, and that’s proving
highly contagious thanks to social media.
Fujian province in December 2015, a run-
ner who was later found to be competing
regardless of age or “As marathon becomes much more accessible, it’s up
to the diverse attractions of races to cater to specific
Once you take up running, it’s easy to con-
tact like-minded enthusiasts on social
under someone else’s name, died of a
heart attack after medical treatment
gender.” demographics and earn positive feedback,” said Shi
Chunjian, a marathon organizer and consultant with the
networking platforms such as WeChat or based on the original participant’s infor- Shi Chunjian, race organizer and consultant Chinese Athletics Association.
Weibo.” mation failed to revive him. “Distance, volunteers, rewards ... standard protocols
Bragging about your latest marathon Fearing a repeat incident, some elite are all the same for a certain type of race. What leaves a
feat has become a thing on social media, races are now using face and fingerprint zation, services, security, medical support deep impression on participants will be what they see,
as evidenced by the 100 million-plus recognition technology to stamp out iden- and logistics. experience and even eat in the host areas.”
views of photos and posts bearing the tity cheats. “We are still in the early stage of devel- The Fairy Coast Haiyang International Marathon, held
hashtag #Wuxi Marathon# on Weibo on Lax management and poor services can opment. The lack of awareness and edu- in Shandong province’s coastal city Haiyang, is a case in
the day of this year’s race. also pose problems. cation in running and organizing races is point.
Meanwhile, local governments are During the 2013 Beijing Marathon, still an issue to be addressed,” said the The annual race, which will kick off its third edition on
using races, especially televised ones, to photos of competitors urinating on the CAA’s Shui. July 1, features a back-and-forth route along 20 km of
promote tourism in their respective areas. walls of the Palace Museum (aka Forbid- The CAA has worked with Shanghai coastline.
“Nothing compares to a marathon in den City) sparked online furor. University of Sport to offer training pro- “Not necessarily every runner has to be a serious
terms of showcasing local landscape for The following year organizers added grams and certificates for domestic orga- contender pushing for a personal best. Our race will
as long as three hours on national TV, so another 160 mobile toilets around the nizers. appeal greatly to those who want to enjoy some sun-
no wonder more and more second- or start and finish areas to prevent a repeat. This year’s first three-day workshop for shine and breeze on the beach while running for fun,”
third-tier cities are keen to land races,” Providing proper services, such as suffi- marathon management and organization said Lin Yutao, major of Haiyang.
said Wu Hongtao, a senior executive at cient hydration, energy supplies and toi- opened at the university on Monday. Meanwhile, the Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon is
Infront China, a major sports organizing let facilities, is just as important as course The guideline report forecasts that by extremely popular with overseas runners, who are pre-
and promoting agency. design and traffic control, according to 2020, around 1,900 races will attract 10 pared to endure the pain of an undulating route along
race consultant Shi. million runners annually, while the dis- the Huangyaguan section of the wall in Jixian, Tianjin, to
Challenges ahead In January, the General Administration tance-running industry is expected to take in views of one of the wonders of the world and the
A number of embarrassing, and even of Sport of China, with support from 10 generate revenue of 120 billion yuan breathtaking vistas of the surrounding landscape.
deadly, incidents have underlined the other ministries, issued a long-term (about $19 billion) from running gear “At the end of the day, what runners tell each other
importance of quality control. guideline for marathon development, sales, training, broadcasting, endorse- and what keeps them returning to a race matter a lot for
After last year’s Beijing Marathon, a aimed at raising standards of race organi- ment and tourism. an event’s reputation,” said Shi. “Diversity is the key.”
 CHINA DAILY Tuesday, April 10, 2018 SPORTS 23
GOLF

Tiger still the

A GOOD
REED man at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Georgia — tive endorsement deals. Also

IS TOUGH Tiger Woods was unable to

conjure up his old magic at
the Masters, but that didn’t
erased from memory was last
year’s DUI arrest that pro-
duced a droopy-eyed book-

TO PUT dampen the enthusiasm sur-

rounding his return to
Augusta National.
ing photo.
And the fact that Woods
began his round 18 shots

DOWN
Woods, despite no chance behind overnight leader Pat-
of getting into contention on rick Reed was also not
the final day of the year’s first enough to spoil the party for
major, was given a warm supporters of the former
reception whenever patrons world No 1.
caught a glimpse of the four- “For some reason when
time Masters champion navi- you are front row in front of
gating the course in his Tiger Woods ... you don’t
traditional Sunday red. even want to look at him
For Woods, who battled because you are so scared,”
back issues for years and had Patrick Keim, a 22-year-old
spinal fusion surgery last student from Auburn, Ala-
April, this marked the first bama, said as Woods made a
time he competed in any of par putt at the par-three sixth
golf’s four major champion- hole.
ships since 2015. “The intimidation and the
“It’s disappointing that I intensity is undeniable.”
didn’t hit the ball well Ever the competitor, Woods
enough,” Woods said after cap- was still intent on making a
ping his final-round 69 with a move up the scoreboard and
three-putt bogey at the 18th. posted his lowest score of the
“But to be able to just be week — a 3-under 69.
out here competing again, if While not able to consist-
you had said that last year at ently produce the type of
this particular time I would shots he once conjured on
Patrick Reed lets out a triumphant shout after winning the Masters by one stroke over Rickie Fowler on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia. DAVID GOLDMAN / AP have said you’re crazy.” command, Woods twice trig-
Woods is only six tourna- gered loud roars when he
ments into his comeback nearly aced the par-3 fourth
‘Captain America’ captures first stretch, and an eight-foot bird-
ie on the final hole.
and see what happens, if
something crazy happens.”
script. Reed always wears
black pants and a red shirt
from injury and while he was
unable to display the type of
and then again at the par-5
15th when his second shot
major with gritty performance It still wasn’t enough. Fowl-
er was runner-up for the third
McIlroy, meanwhile, will
have to wait another year for a
because that’s what Tiger
Woods does, and Reed has
form that had him touted as
one of the favorites this year,
stopped 29 feet from the pin
before he converted the eagle
time in a major. He left the shot at the career grand slam. long modeled his mental game he remains upbeat for what putt.
AUGUSTA, Georgia — Pat- him into a green jacket. scoring cabin when Reed Trailing by three shots to after Woods. “Be stubborn,” he lies ahead. The way Woods, a 79-time
rick Reed became famous The loudest cheers were for tapped in for par. start the final round, he closed once said about learning by “Things are progressing,” winner on the PGA Tour,
playing for his country. He everyone else. “Glad I at least made the last to within one after two holes. watching Woods. said Woods. “I just didn’t do a tamed what was one of the
won for himself on Sunday Reed earned their respect one, make him earn it,” Fowler That was as close as he came. Reed went to the back nine good enough job this week ... most difficult holes all week
and became a Masters cham- with two big birdie putts on said with a grin as he waited to McIlroy’s putter betrayed him, with a four-shot lead over four but to be able to compete out is why some of his supporters
pion. the back nine, one crucial par greet the newest major cham- and he was never a factor on players, and they all had their here and to score like I did, it feel the greatest golfer of his
It was never easy, just the putt and plenty of grit. He also pion. the back nine. He closed with a chances. That included Jon feels good.” generation is far from done.
way Reed likes it. had a little luck when his “You had to do it, didn’t 74 and tied for fifth. Rahm, the 23-year-old from With hours to go before “It’s positive what he’s
Rory McIlroy came after 80-foot putt across the 17th you?” Reed told him as they The gallery was clearly Spain, whose chances ended the final pairings teed off, doing,” Ryan Godsey, a
him early. Jordan Spieth roar- green hit the hole, keeping it exchanged a hug. “You had to behind McIlroy, even though when he went after the flag on Woods was by far the main 41-year-old teacher from
ed to life with a final-round only six feet away. He made birdie the last.” Reed led Augusta State to a the par-5 15th and came up draw on a cool morning at Greenville, South Carolina,
charge and briefly caught that for par to stay in control. Spieth put up the most pair of NCAA titles and briefly short in the water. He shot 69 Augusta National, with fans said as Woods made birdie at
Reed with a 35-foot birdie Reed won for the sixth time unlikely fight and was on the lived in Augusta. and finished fourth. offering words of encourage- the par-three fourth.
putt. in his PGA Tour career, though verge of the greatest comeback He was met with polite Reed’s only bogey on the ment each step of the way. “I think he showed he will
The last challenge came he was best known for the tro- in Masters history. applause on the first tee. The back nine was at No 11 from a Long forgotten was the sex win again. It’s just a matter of
from Rickie Fowler, who bird- phies he shared at the Ryder The young Texan started throaty cheer was for McIlroy, tee shot into the trees. He scandal that dogged Woods time.”
ied the last hole to leave Reed Cup and Presidents Cup. nine shots behind going into and it looked as though the answered with a 25-foot birdie late in 2009 and ultimately
no room for error. He is ferocious in match the final round, and was inches 28-year-old from Northern on the 12th, and a shot into cost him a number of lucra- REUTERS
Reed never flinched play, especially the team varie- away on two shots from a Ireland atoned from shooting eight feet at No 14 for a birdie
throughout a raucous after- ty, and his singles victory over chance at another green jacket. 80 in the final round and los- that broke the tie with Spieth.
noon at Augusta National. McIlroy at Hazeltine in the His tee shot on the 18th ing a four-shot lead. He made all pars from there.
Clinging to a one-shot lead, 2016 Ryder Cup led to his nick- clipped the last branch in his Reed scrambled for a bogey That’s all he needed.
his 25-foot putt down the slip- name, ‘Captain America’. way, dropping his ball 267 on the opening hole. He failed He became the fourth
pery slope on the 18th green “He’s not scared. I think you yards from the green. His to get up-and-down from a straight Masters champion to
ran three feet by the hole as guys have seen that previous eight-foot par putt for a bunker on the par-5 second as capture his first major.
Reed pressed down both from the Ryder Cups and the record-tying 63 missed to the McIlroy had a four-foot eagle Reed once claimed after
hands, begging it to stop. way he plays,” said Fowler, right as he settled for a 64. putt to tie for the lead. winning a World Golf Champi-
From there, the 27-year-old who closed with a 67. “I think I’ve proven to McIlroy missed badly, a sign onship at Doral that he was a
Texan calmly rolled in the par “He won’t back down. I myself and to others that you of what was to come. He top-five player in the world,
putt for a 1-under 71 and a one- don’t necessarily see him as never give up,” Spieth said. missed four putts inside 10 which subjected him to ridi-
shot victory. someone that backs up and “I started the round nine feet on the front nine, and cule. This victory moves him
“To have to par the last hole will let you come back into the shots back and I came out with blew a three-foot par attempt to No 11. It also comes with a
to win my first major, it defi- tournament. You have to go the idea of just playing the on the 14th. green jacket, which earns far
nitely felt right,” Reed said catch him.” course and having a lot of fun Different about this victory more respect and notoriety.
from Butler Cabin, right Fowler did his best with and try to shoot a low round. for Reed was the fuchsia shirt Tiger Woods tracks his shot from the ninth tee in the final round
before Sergio Garcia helped three birdies in a four-hole “I wanted to finish strong he wore as part of a Nike ASSOCIATED PRESS of the Masters on Sunday. PATRICK SMITH / GETTY IMAGES / AFP

Scoreboard
BASEBALL x-Portland 48 32 .600 — ICE HOCKEY (ESP/Yamaha) 14.941, 6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/ Man United 32 22 5 5 63 25 71 Benevento 31 4 1 26 26 73 13
Utah 47 33 .588 1 Ducati) 22.533, 7. Tito Rabat (ESP/Ducati A1vintia) Liverpool 33 19 10 4 75 35 67
Results of the Major League Baseball games on Oklahoma City 46 34 .575 2 Result of an National Hockey League games on Tottenham 32 20 7 5 64 27 67
23.026, 8. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 23.921, 9. Scottish Premiership
Sunday (home team in CAPS): Minnesota 45 35 .563 3 Sunday (home team in CAPS): Chelsea 32 17 6 9 54 31 57
Hafizh Syahrin (MAL/Yamaha Tech3) 24.311, 10. Results on Sunday:
Baltimore 8 NY YANKEES 7 (12 innings) Denver 45 35 .563 3 Florida 4 BOSTON 2 Arsenal 32 16 6 10 61 43 54
Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 26.003 Hamilton 1 (Bingham 18) Celtic 2 (McGregor 3,
BOSTON 8 Tampa Bay 7 Pacific Division Selected others Burnley 32 13 10 9 31 28 49
Griffiths 46)
CLEVELAND 3 Kansas City 1 y-Golden State 58 23 .716 — EASTERN 15. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) at 42.274, 18. Marc Leicester 32 11 10 11 48 45 43
Detroit 1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0
LA Clippers 42 38 .525 15½ CONFERENCE Marquez (ESP/Honda) 43.860, 19. Valentino Rossi Everton 33 11 8 14 38 53 41
HOUSTON 4 San Diego 1 Atlantic Division Newcastle 32 10 8 14 33 41 38 Spanish La Liga
LA Lakers 34 46 .425 23½ (ITA/Yamaha) 52.082
Seattle at MINNESOTA, ppd GP W L OT Pts GF GA Bournemouth 33 9 11 13 41 53 38 Results on Sunday:
Sacramento 26 54 .325 31½ Overall world championship standings Levante 2 (Coke 35, Campana 90+2) Las Palmas 1
Toronto 7 TEXAS 4 x-Tampa Bay 82 54 23 5 113 296 236 Watford 33 10 7 16 42 59 37
Phoenix 20 61 .247 38 1. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 38 points, 2. (David Garcia 50)
PITTSBURGH 5 Cincinnati 0 x-Boston 82 50 20 12 112 270 214 Brighton 32 8 11 13 29 43 35
x-clinched playoff spot x-Toronto 82 49 26 7 105 277 232 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 35 pts, 3. Johann Real Madrid 1 (Ronaldo 53) Atletico Madrid 1
Miami 6 PHILADELPHIA 3 West Ham 32 8 10 14 40 58 34
y-clinched division Florida 82 44 30 8 96 248 246 Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 28, 4. Maverick Vina- (Griezmann 57)
Chicago Cubs 3 MILWAUKEE 0 Swansea 32 8 8 16 26 45 32
z-clinched conference Detroit 82 30 39 13 73 217 255 les (ESP/Yamaha) 21, 5. Marc Marquez (ESP/ Real Sociedad 5 (Canales 11, Januzaj 35, Oyarza-
Arizona 4 ST. LOUIS 1 Huddersfield 33 8 8 17 26 54 32
Montreal 82 29 40 13 71 209 264 Honda) 20, 6. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati Pramac) 19, Crystal Palace 33 7 10 16 33 52 31 bal 71, 85, Juanmi 88) Girona 0
Atlanta 4 COLORADO 0
LA ANGELS 6 Oakland 1 GOLF Ottawa 82 28 43 11 67 221 291 7. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 17, 8. Val- Southampton 32 5 13 14 31 50 28 Valencia 1 (Rodrigo 7) Espanyol 0
LA Dodgers 2 SAN FRANCISCO 1 (10 innings) Buffalo 82 25 45 12 62 199 280 entino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 16, 9. Alex Rins (ESP/ Stoke 33 6 9 18 30 63 27
US Masters Metropolitan Suzuki) 16, 10. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 15 West Brom 33 3 12 18 26 52 21 P W D L Gf Ga Pts
NY Mets 6 WASHINGTON 5 (12 innings)
Final-round scores on Sunday from the 82nd Division Barcelona 31 24 7 0 79 16 79
BASKETBALL Masters at par-72 Augusta National Golf Club: y-Washington 82 49 26 7 105 259 239 MOTOR SPORTS Atletico Madrid 31 20 8 3 51 15 68
273 - Patrick Reed (USA) 69-66-67-71 x-Pittsburgh 82 47 29 6 100 272 250 French Ligue 1 Valencia 31 20 5 6 59 31 65
Results of the National Basketball Association 274 - Rickie Fowler (USA) 70-72-65-67 x-Philadelphia 82 42 26 14 98 251 243 Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Results on Sunday: Real Madrid 31 19 7 5 77 34 64
games on Sunday (home team in CAPS): 275 - Jordan Spieth (USA) 66-74-71-64 x-Columbus 82 45 30 7 97 242 230 Results of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday: Nice 1 (Plea 17) Rennes 1 (Bourigeaud 27) Real Betis 31 15 4 12 52 53 49
Atlanta 112 BOSTON 106 277 - Jon Rahm (ESP) 75-68-65-69 x-New Jersey 82 44 29 9 97 248 244 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 1hr 31min Metz 0 Lyon 5 (Marcelo 1, 21, Depay 65, Traore 68, Villarreal 30 14 5 11 40 34 47
PHILADELPHIA 109 Dallas 97 279 - Cameron Smith (AUS) 71-72-70-66, Bubba Carolina 82 36 35 11 83 228 256 59.491sec, 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) at Mariano Diaz 86) Sevilla 31 14 4 13 39 50 46
Indiana 123 CHARLOTTE 117 Watson (USA) 73-69-68-69, Henrik Stenson (SWE) NY Islanders 82 35 37 10 80 264 296 0.699sec, 3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) Marseille 0 Montpellier 0 Girona 31 12 8 11 44 48 44
MEMPHIS 130 Detroit 117 69-70-70-70, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-71-65-74 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 231 268 6.512, 4. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Toro Rosso) 1:02.234, Celta Vigo 31 12 7 12 50 43 43
280 - Marc Leishman (AUS) 70-67-73-70 5. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas) 1:15.046, 6. Nico Eibar 31 11 7 13 36 45 40
TORONTO 112 Orlando 101 German Bundesliga
281 - Tony Finau (USA) 68-74-73-66, Dustin John- WESTERN Huelkenberg (GER/Renault) 1:39.024, 7. Fernando Getafe 31 10 9 12 35 30 39
Utah 112 LA LAKERS 97 Results on Sunday:
son (USA) 73-68-71-69 CONFERENCE Alonso (ESP/McLaren) 1 lap, 8. Stoffel Van- Real Sociedad 31 10 7 14 56 52 37
Golden State 117 PHOENIX 100 Borussia Dortmund 3 (Pulisic 38, Batshuayi 48,
282 - Charley Hoffman 69-73-73-67, Justin Rose Central Division Athletic Bilbao 30 8 12 10 30 34 36
doorne (BEL/McLaren) 1 lap, 9. Marcus Ericsson Philipp 59) Stuttgart 0
(ENG) 72-70-71-69, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 71-71- z-Nashville 82 53 18 11 117 267 211 Leganes 31 10 6 15 26 39 36
EASTERN (SWE/Sauber-Ferrari) 1 lap, 10. Esteban Ocon Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Jovic 49) Hoffenheim 1
71-69 x-Winnipeg 82 52 20 10 114 277 218 Espanyol 31 8 12 11 26 38 36
CONFERENCE (FRA/Force India) 1 lap, 11. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/ (Gnabry 56)
283 - Paul Casey (ENG) 74-75-69-65, Russell Hen- x-Minnesota 82 45 26 11 101 253 232 Alaves 31 11 2 18 28 45 35
Atlantic Division Renault) 1 lap, 12. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force
x-Colorado 82 43 30 9 95 257 237 Levante 31 6 13 12 28 45 31
W L Pct GB ley (USA) 73-72-71-67 India) 1 lap, 13. Brendon Hartley (NZL/Toro Ros-
284 - Justin Thomas (USA) 74-67-70-73, Tommy St. Louis 82 44 32 6 94 226 222 Italian Serie A Deportivo 31 5 8 18 29 63 23
z-Toronto 58 22 .725 — so) 1 lap, 14. Charles Leclerc (MON/Sauber) 1 lap, Las Palmas 31 5 6 20 22 63 21
Dallas 82 42 32 8 92 235 225 Results on Sunday:
Fleetwood (ENG) 72-72-66-74 15. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1 lap, 16. Lance
x-Boston 54 26 .675 4 Chicago 82 33 39 10 76 229 256 Crotone 1 (Nwankwo 25) Bologna 0 Malaga 31 4 5 22 19 48 17
285 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 73-71-72-69 Stroll (CAN/Williams) 1 lap, 17. Sergey Sirotkin
x-Philadelphia 50 30 .625 8 Pacific Division Napoli 2 (Milik 89, Diawara 90+3) Chievo 1 (Ste-
286 - Webb Simpson (USA) 76-73-70-67, Frances- (RUS/Williams) 1 lap
New York 28 52 .350 30 y-Vegas 82 51 24 7 109 272 228 pinski 73)
Brooklyn 27 53 .338 31
co Molinari (ITA) 72-74-70-70, Jimmy Walker Championship standings
Torino 1 (Ljajic 36) Inter Milan 0
TENNIS
(USA) 73-71-71-71, Jason Day (AUS) 75-71-69-71 x-Anaheim 82 44 25 13 101 235 216 Drivers
Southeast x-San Jose 82 45 27 10 100 252 229 Verona 1 (Romulo 36-pen) Cagliari 0
Division
287 - Branden Grace (RSA) 73-73-74-67, Adam 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 50 pts, 2. Lewis Hamil- WTA Charleston
Hadwin (CAN) 69-75-72-71, Kim Si-woo (KOR) x-Los Angeles 82 45 29 8 98 239 203 ton (GBR) 33, 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 22, 4. Fernan- Udinese 1 (Lasagna 13) Lazio 2 (Immobile 26, Results on Sunday (x denotes seeding):
x-Miami 43 37 .538 — Calgary 82 37 35 10 84 218 248 Alberto 37)
75-73-68-71, Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 70-73-72-72 do Alonso (ESP) 16, 5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 15, 6. Final
x-Washington 42 38 .525 1 Edmonton 82 36 40 6 78 234 263 AC Milan 1 (Kalinic 86) Sassuolo 1 (Politano 75) Kiki Bertens (NED x12) bt Julia Gges (GER x5) 6-2,
288 - Ryan Moore (USA) 74-72-72-70, Satoshi Kod- Nico Huelkenberg (GER) 14, 7. Pierre Gasly (FRA)
Charlotte 35 46 .432 8½ Vancouver 82 31 40 11 73 218 264 6-1
aira (JPN) 71-74-71-72, Kevin Kisner (USA) 72-75- 12, 8. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 12, 9. Kevin Mag-
Orlando 24 56 .300 19 Arizona 82 29 41 12 70 208 256 P W D L Gf Ga Pts Semifinals
69-72, Matt Kuchar (USA) 68-75-72-73 nussen (DEN) 10, 10. Max Verstappen (NED) 8, 11.
Atlanta 24 57 .296 19½ NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over- Juventus 31 26 3 2 74 18 81 Kiki Bertens (NED x12) bt Madison Keys (USA x7)
289 - Tiger Woods (USA) 73-75-72-69, Adam Scott Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) 6, 12. Marcus Ericsson
Central Division time loss. Top three teams in each division and Napoli 31 24 5 2 66 21 77 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5); Julia Gges (GER x5) bt
(AUS) 75-73-70-71, Daniel Berger (USA) 73-74-71- (SWE) 2, 13. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 1, 14. Esteban
x-Cleveland 49 31 .613 — two wild cards per conference advance to play- Lazio 31 18 6 7 75 40 60 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT x8) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3
71, Li Haotong (CHN) 69-76-72-72 Ocon (FRA) 1
x-Indiana 48 33 .593 1½ offs. Roma 31 18 6 7 50 26 60
290 - Phil Mickelson (USA) 70-79-74-67, Zach Constructors
x-Milwaukee 43 37 .538 6 x-clinched playoff spot Inter Milan 31 16 11 4 50 22 59 WTA Monterrey
Johnson (USA) 70-74-74-72 1. Ferrari 65 pts, 2. Mercedes 55, 3. McLaren 22, 4.
Detroit 38 42 .475 11 y-clinched division AC Milan 31 15 7 9 43 36 52 Results on Sunday:
291 - Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 74-74-72-71, Red Bull 20, 5. Renault 15, 6. Toro Rosso 12, 7.
Chicago 27 53 .338 22 z-clinched conference Fiorentina 31 14 8 9 44 33 50 Final: Garbine Muguruza (ESP x1) bt Timea
Rafael Cabrera Bello (ESP) 69-76-74-72, Bernhard Haas 10, 8. Sauber 2, 9. Force India 1
Regular season ends. Sampdoria 31 14 6 11 50 46 48 Babos (HUN x4) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
WESTERN Langer (GER) 74-74-71-72, Fred Couples (USA)
Atalanta 31 13 9 9 47 34 48
CONFERENCE 72-74-73-72, Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 77-69-72-73, SOCCER
MOTOR CYCLING Torino 31 11 12 8 46 38 45
Southwest Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) 75-74-67-75 Davis Cup
292 - Ian Poulter (ENG) 74-75-74-69, Brian Harman English Premier League Bologna 31 10 5 16 35 43 35
Division World Group quarterfinal results on weekend:
(USA) 73-74-76-69, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) Argentina MotoGP Results on Sunday: Genoa 31 9 8 14 24 31 35 At Genoa (clay)
z-Houston 64 16 .800 — TERMAS DE R HONDO, Argentina - Argentina Udinese 31 10 3 18 39 48 33
79-70-72-71, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 74-75-73-70 Arsenal 3 (Aubameyang 28, Welbeck 38, 81) Italy 1 France 3
San Antonio 46 34 .575 18 Grand Prix results on Sunday: Sassuolo 31 7 9 15 21 51 30
294 - Martin Kaymer (GER) 74-73-74 Southampton 2 (Long 17, Austin 73) At Valencia (clay)
New Orleans 46 34 .575 18 MotoGP Chievo 31 7 8 16 29 51 29
295 - Vijay Singh (FIJ) 71-74-79-71 Chelsea 1 (Azpilicueta 36) West Ham 1 (Hernan- Spain 3 Germany 2
Dallas 24 57 .296 40½ 296 - a-Doug Ghim (USA) 72-76-74-74, Xander 1. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 40:36.342, 2. dez 73) Cagliari 31 8 5 18 28 51 29 At Varazdin (clay)
Memphis 22 58 .275 42 Schauffele (USA) 71-78-72-75 Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) at 0.251sec, SPAL 31 5 12 14 30 52 27 Croatia 3 Kazakhstan 1
Northwest 297 - Kyle Stanley (USA) 72-74-75-76 3. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 2.501, 4. Jack Miller GP W D L GF GA Pts Crotone 31 7 6 18 29 56 27 At Nashville (hard)
Division 298 - Chez Reavie (USA) 76-71-75-76 (AUS/Ducati Pramac) 4.390, 5. Maverick Vinales Man City 32 27 3 2 90 24 84 Verona 31 7 4 20 26 62 25 USA 4 Belgium 0
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