URUMQI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tests of victims' samples found no dangerous viruses or chemicals involved in a string of bizarre hypodermic syringe stabbings in Urumqi, capital of China's far western Xinjiang region, a military medical expert said Sunday. Qian Jun, head of the disease control and biological security office with China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences, said the academy's Beijing lab found no needle injury samples were tainted with radioactive substances, toxic chemicals or HIV virus. The samples were not contaminated with other dangerous viruses or substances either, such as anthrax bacillus, yersinia pestis, francisella tularensis, brucella and botulinum toxin, Qian told a press briefing. Local and military medical experts have rechecked about 250 victims and found no clearly worsening wounds or serious illnesses, he noted. By Sept. 4, local authorities had confirmed 531 victims of hypodermic syringe stabbings in Urumqi, 171 of whom showed obvious syringe marks. The majority of the victims were of the Han ethnic group. Tens of thousands of angry and panic residents in Urumqi took to the streets last week, protesting against needle attacks and demanding security guarantees. Qian suggested offering more psychological counselling to ease anxiety and depression of the victims as many are haunted with lingering fears of hidden infections. The Urumqi General Hospital affiliated to the Lanzhou Military Area Command has arranged three psychological experts and opened four counselling hotlines to help ease victims' fears and panic. Wang Wenxian, deputy director of the Urumqi municipal public security bureau, said the needle stabbings did not cause serious damages to the victims' health, but they caused public panic and disturbed social order. The acts violated China's Criminal Law and should be harshly punished accordingly, Wang told reporters. A court in Urumqi said three Uygurs were given jail terms ranging from seven to 15 years Saturday over syringe stabbings or threatening to use needle attacks for robbery. Wang added that more police and armed police forces would patrol on the city's streets and those who offer tip-offs for needle attackers would receive rewards. He also urged the attackers to surrender to the police, saying those who surrender or report others' crimes could receive lighter punishment.
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC)plans to launch the third stage of its current campaign to deepen the study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development, the kernel ideology of the CPC Central Committee with Hu Jintao as the general secretary. The third stage, which starts in September and ends in February2010, is designed to carry out at grassroots level, involving 1.22million Party organizations and 37.5 million Party members, accounting for 32.8 percent and 50 percent of the total numbers, respectively. These were remarked by Xi Jinping, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, at Friday's meeting here to summarize the experience of the second-stage of the CPC's educational drive and usher in the third stage. The campaign was initiated by the CPC Central Committee in September 2008, with a goal to promote the study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development in the whole Party. The first and second stages were conducted at higher-level Party committees. The third stage will mainly involve Party organizations of townships, communities, villages, residential blocks, secondary schools, middle and elementary schools, hospitals, private companies, and non-government organizations, according to Xi, who is also a Secretariat member of the CPC Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee's leading group for the campaign. He urged Party organizations at different levels to make substantial efforts to help "the massive Party members have a deeper understanding of the Scientific Outlook on Development." Third stage will be focused on resolving critical problems concerning the interests of the masses and it should be integrated with the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic, Xi said.
PHUKET, Thailand, July 21 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to cooperate with the Philippines to push forward the relations between the two countries, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in the meeting with his Philippine counterpart Alberto Romulo Tuesday. The Chinese government encourages and supports competitive enterprises to invest in the Philippines, and it also promotes cooperation in areas such as agriculture and new energy, said Yang. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) meets with his Philippine counterpart Alberto Romulo in Phuket, southern Thailand, July 21, 2009The Philippines will also work with China to push forward the relations between the two countries, said Romulo. The year 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two counties. Both Yang and Romulo will take part in an ASEAN Regional Forum held on Thursday. The ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asia Nations, groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama here on Saturday, who are here to attend the second trilateral leaders' meeting. Hailing the progress of China's relations with the two countries, Hu said China is ready to make joint efforts with Japan and the ROK to implement consensus, boost healthy development of China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership and China-Japan strategic mutually-beneficial ties. The substantial cooperation between China and the two countries in various areas had been further expanded, he said. Hu congratulated the success of the second trilateral leaders' meeting held in Beijing on Saturday, calling on the three nations to seize historical opportunities to further strengthen strategic trust, respect respective major interests and concerns, and make concerted efforts for mutual benefits and common development. The Chinese president hopes the three countries to facilitate east Asian cooperation and jointly respond to regional hot issues and global challenges to unveil a new chapter for peace, cooperation and development of east Asia. Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) meets with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who are here to attend the second trilateral leaders' meeting, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 10, 2009. In response, Lee Myung-bak said the three countries had made great achievements in expanding cooperation in the past ten years. "China's economy is now stabilizing and turning for the better, which plays a positive role in promoting economic recovery of the ROK and Japan," he added. Lee spoke highly of Hu's important speech on the UN climate change summit in New York last month, expressing appreciation over China's contribution to reopening the six-party talks and promoting a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. Hatoyama extended congratulations to Hu on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, adding he was glad to see China's great achievements. He told Hu the Japanese government would like to cooperate closely with China to boost bilateral ties in a spirit of drawing lessons from history and facing up to the future. Hatoyama also expressed satisfaction over the progress of trilateral cooperation, calling on the three sides to respect each other and share successful experience to promote greater achievement of trilateral cooperation.
NEW DELHI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of India's ruling Congress-led United Progress Alliance (UPA), Friday expressed her wish that relations between India and China can be enhanced with common efforts by the two countries. During a meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Gandhi said that there exists a very solid basis for developing friendly and cooperative relations between India and China. Dai conveyed cordial greeting and good wishes from General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Hu Jintao, who also expressed his congratulations to the Congress party and the UPA for successfully winning a second term of government in the general elections this year. Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi (R) shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo in New Delhi, capital of India, Aug. 7, 2009 Dai said that the Chinese government pays great importance to developing long-term, stable and healthy friendly cooperative relations with India. Under the current international and regional situation, China and India have huge potentials to develop their bilateral cooperation as two biggest developing countries in the world. Dai also expressed his belief that the future of such cooperation is very bright. Dai praised the UPA for helping push forward relations with China since it assumed power more than five years ago. He said that President Gandhi has personally made great efforts for the development of Sino-Indian relations as leader of the UPA and the Congress party. Dai also said China is willing to make common efforts with India to upgrade the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership to a new level. Gandhi also memorized the 1988 historic visit to China by her late husband, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, as well as her attendance of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She expressed her wish that as the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China is nearing, the peoples of India and China, especially the youth of the two countries, increase human exchanges to build a good social foundation for furthering friendship between the two countries. Dai and Gandhi also exchanged views on strengthening friendly ties between the Communist Party of China and the Congress party of India.
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BRUSSELS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping urged closer cooperation between China and Belgium during a speech Friday at the China-Belgium Economic and Trade Forum. Xi said the development of cooperation between China and Belgium has brought tangible benefits to the two countries.Despite the impact of the global financial crisis, bilateral trade volume rose 14.4 percent to 20.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, 1,000 times as much 38 years ago when diplomatic relations were established, he said. The vice president advanced a three-point proposal to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (1st L) delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Belgium Economic and Trade Forum in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on Oct. 9, 2009 First, it is necessary and possible for the two sides to further tap their cooperation potential in order to promote economic and trade efforts. Mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Belgium, the world's second largest trader and eighth largest trader respectively, enjoys potential because bilateral trade accounts for a relatively small proportion of each country's total foreign trade volume, he said. China and Belgium, Xi said, should make joint efforts to expand the scale of bilateral trade and investment. They also should consolidate their traditional cooperation in such sectors as electromechanical manufacturing, shipping, telecommunication and textiles, he said. In addition, the two countries should expand cooperation in biotech, new energy, microelectronics and environmental protection, Xi said.Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (1st L) delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Belgium Economic and Trade Forum in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on Oct. 9, 2009.The vice-president said China welcomes more Belgian companies to invest in the Chinese market, adding that he believes the visit of the Chinese trade mission will bring more Chinese enterprises to Belgium for cooperation and investment. Second, China and Belgium should enhance exchanges and cooperation on technology and enrich the content of their reciprocal cooperation. Belgium has advanced technologies, while China has a big market and great potential for development. China will continue introducing advanced foreign technology, management experience and personnel with special capabilities as well as promoting self-reliance on technological innovation, Xi said. The two countries have the potential to enlarge technology cooperation and personnel exchanges in various sectors, including manufacturing, finance, nuclear energy, tourism, port and corporation management, Xi said. Belgian companies could also strengthen their cooperation with their Chinese counterparts to participate in development projects in western, northeastern and central China and in the process of upgrading China's industrial structure, Xi said. Third, the two countries should also continue improving services and management in a bid to form a better environment for trade and investment. China and Belgium should make a good use of their cooperation mechanisms, including a joint committee for economy and trade and the Chinese-Belgian investment fund, he said. They also should try to eliminate trade and investment barriers, provide conveniences for each other's companies in terms of visas and working licenses, improve the efficiency of the investment fund between the two countries and encourage companies to establish long-term and stable cooperation, Xi said. The two governments also should enhance administrative surveillance and management by protecting intellectual property rights and improving market order to provide a good environment for each other's companies, Xi said. During the speech, Xi also reviewed the rapid development of bilateral ties between China and the European Union (EU). Further development of China-EU relations is faced with new challenges as well as opportunities in the face of a number of international issues, Xi said. Those issues, he said, include the global financial crisis, world economic development, climate change, food and energy security, the Doha round of trade talks, and international financial structure reforms. "I believe that the perspective of the mutual benefit cooperation between China and the EU has a better future with the joint efforts of the two sides," Xi said. Xi also reviewed the great achievements China has made in the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Xi stressed that there still is a long way to go for China to achieve a more prosperous society. As a peace-loving country, Xi said, China will always continue efforts to cooperate with world countries based on the five principles of peaceful coexistence. He said China also would actively help solve regional and international hot issues and work together with the international community for a peaceful and harmonious world. Under the current situation, China will continue to cooperate with Belgium and other EU members to promote reforms of the international financial system, to enhance international financial surveillance, to prevent further spread of the financial crisis and to stem the torrent of all kinds of trade and investment protectionism. Xi arrived here Wednesday for an official visit to Belgium, the first leg of his five-nation European tour. He will also visit Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.
PYONGYANG, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese living in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday expressed willingness to help boost bilateral ties at a reception in the Chinese embassy to Pyongyang. The reception was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. A powerful and prosperous motherland is a powerful backing for the Chinese in the DPRK, said Liang Zuojun, vice president of the Central Committee of the Federation of the Chinese Residing in the DPRK. Chinese Embassador Liu Xiaoming (front, R) presents a gift to an oversea Chinese teacher at a reception held by the Chinese Embassy to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sept. 25, 2009He said all Chinese in the DPRK will live harmoniously with local residents and make efforts for the enhancement of the China-DPRK relationship, and the construction of both countries. Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, said the Chinese in the DPRK have devoted their wisdom to the socialism construction of the DPRK, and have won the respect and praise of the DPRK government and people. He encouraged the Chinese to continue to support the construction and reunification cause of their motherland China.
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for global cooperation in the fight against A/H1N1 influenza, in order to better protect the people's health and lives. Li made the remarks at the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic Response and Preparedness, hosted by China's Ministry of Health with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lancet. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang addresses the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic Response and Preparedness in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 21, 2009The two-day event attracted nearly 1,000 officials and experts from more than 30 countries and regions. In his opening address at the symposium, Li said China, with a population of 1.3 billion, had taken a series of decisive measures to effectively slow down the spread of the virus in the country. The country also offered help to a number of developing countries to fight the influenza, and won support from those countries and the WHO, he said. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang addresses the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic Response and Preparedness in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 21, 2009Warning of a possible mutation of the influenza, China was currently accelerating its development and reserve of drugs and vaccines for the A/H1N1 virus, Li said. He called on the international community to join hands in curbing the spread of major infectious diseases, including the A/H1N1 influenza, in the world. "China is willing to enhance its cooperation with the world, to strengthen our abilities to deal with public health incidents and effectively curb major infectious diseases, in order to contribute to the health of the people in China and in the world," he said. The Chinese mainland reported 2,976 cases of the A/H1N1 influenza as of Thursday afternoon. More than 2,650 infected people have recovered.
BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- China is to launch a two-year campaign to fight corruption and misconduct in the construction sector, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said Monday. The move aimed to crack down on offences such as embezzlement, bribery and misconduct in the construction sector and improve the system to prevent offences. Zhang Geng, SPP deputy procurator general, said the procuratorates nationwide had investigated 16,830 bribery cases in the sector from January 2006 to June 2009, accounting for 46 percent of all commercial bribery cases during that time. The campaign will focus its efforts on offences such as corruption resulting in substandard construction and giving the green light to construction without a permit.