LONDON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made four proposals Thursday on the Afghan reconstruction at the London Conference on Afghanistan."Afghanistan's reconstruction process had gone through twists and turns," Yang said in a speech. "The successful elections held by the Afghan people opened a new chapter in the history of the country."Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks to the media after the one-day London Conference on Afghanistan in London, capital of Britain, Jan. 28, 2010. Yang Jiechi spoke highly of the London Conference on Afghanistan concluded on Thursday with security, economic development and governance topping the agendaOn the next stage of Afghan reconstruction, Yang made the following proposals: The international community should help create enabling conditions for safeguarding the security of the country and its people and help the country achieve economic development.His other two proposals were that the international community should help Afghanistan improve governance and enhance coordination and cooperation in helping Afghanistan."The international community should continue paying attention to Afghanistan and offer greater support and assistance to that country," he said. "It should help Afghanistan strengthen its sovereignty, ownership and development capacity." Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) speaks to the media after the one-day London Conference on Afghanistan in London, capital of Britain, Jan. 28, 2010Yang emphasized that China will help the Afghan people embark on the path of peace, stability and development as early as possible.
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region over the weekend, spending the Spring Festival, or Chinese lunar new year, with local villagers.During the three-day tour of the south China ethnic region that ended on Sunday, the first day of the lunar new year, Wen shared the festive joy with local villagers, playing musical instruments, preparing food and having dinner with them."I'm happy as long as you're all happy," Wen said to the villagers.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (Front) opens the tap for people to fetch water at Nongmo Village of Dongshan Township in Bama Yao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 13, 2010. Premier Wen made an inspection tour in Guangxi on Feb. 12-13In Donglan County, Wen visited local high school teachers and was pleased to learn their monthly incomes had seen a raise since last year. He also consoled drought-affected villagers in the county.During his stay at a mountainous village in Bama Yao Autonomous County on Saturday, Wen chatted with villagers and shared the new year's eve dinner with villager Lan Qingming's family.The premier arrived in Nacangtun Village of Tianyang County Sunday morning, where he was pleased to be informed that the villager's annual per capita net income had hit nearly 7,000 yuan (1,029 U.S. dollars) and they were making a good living by planting and selling vegetables.
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Principled consensus was reached between China, European Union Naval Force, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), China's Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.The consensus, outlining the shipping escort cooperation based on "areas of responsibility" in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), was approved Thursday at the the plenary meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia in New York, said a statement from the ministry.Previously, China had suggested cooperation be based on "areas of responsibility" under the UN Security Council resolutions while EU, NATO and CMF proposed coordination guidelines of the IRTC.China and the three parties conducted rounds of consultations at the contact group meeting, international coordination meeting in Beijing and the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) system meeting in Bahrain.The final principled consensus absorbed components of "areas of responsibility" in escort missions cooperation and the coordination guidelines of IRTC, showcasing concerted effort by all parties.China always takes a positive and open attitude towards international cooperation on shipping escorts, and would like to cooperate with countries and organizations in line with UN Security Council resolutions for peace and stability in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia waters, said the statement.
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's February consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, is still within normal range, although the figure surged higher than expected last month.CPI rose 2.7 percent year on year in February, 1.2 percentage points higher than January, driven by a 6.2 percent rise in food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.Yang Ziqiang, head of the People's Bank of China's Jinan bureau, said the hefty rise is because the Lunar New Year holiday fell in February this year, but in January last year.The Lunar New Year holiday, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China for family reunion. People usually spend a lot on food, alcohol, cigarettes and gifts during the period.Yang, also a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, made the sidelines of the ongoing NPC session.China targets a rise of consumer price of around three percent this year, says a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session on March 5.Yang said severe inflation is unlikely to emerge this year, as market supply still outweighs demand, and government regulation on the real estate industry will help stabilize prices.But he cautioned against the consistent commodity price increases, as the international crude oil prices rebounded to above 80 U.S. dollars a barrel.Li Daokui, a financial professor with the Tsinghua University, said CPI rise exceeds the current one-year deposit interest rate, or 2.25 percent, which will enhance the expectation of interest rate rise.China's CPI ended nine months of decline in November last year, when it rose 0.6 percent, as the economy picked up thanks to the government's stimulus package.However, the unprecedented bank loans last year together with runaway housing prices pushed up fears for inflation and asset bubbles, posing a policy dilemma for the government to balance between sufficient economic growth and containing potential overheating.
HAIKOU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's southern island province of Hainan saw a surge in travelers on Saturday, one day before the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, said local officials.A total of 65,397 people arrived in Hainan, a tourist resort, on Saturday, up 30.16 percent from the eve of the Chinese lunar new year of 2009, according to a spokesman with the local holiday and travel coordination bureau.A survey of 10 scenic spots in Hainan showed they received about 41,750 visitors on Saturday and their total ticket income hit 2.07 million yuan (303,000 U.S.dollars), up 7.32 percent and 12.37 percent respectively from the eve of the last Spring Festival, the spokesman said.Another survey of Hainan's 21 hotels showed they accommodated 6,101 travelers on Saturday, and reported an income of 5.04 million yuan, up 26.21 percent, he said.From Feb. 1 to Feb. 13, more than 3,800 foreign travelers arrived in Hainan for a holiday, according to statistics from the Haikou General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection."I am very happy to spend Spring Festival in such a beautiful island. I hope more foreign travelers could experience the Chinese traditional festival here," said Daniel Sanchez, a Spanish traveler.Last month, the central government announced a plan to build the island into a top international tourist destination by 2020.
MOSCOW, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will firmly adhere to the policy of developing a strategic partnership of cooperation with Russia, said visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping here on Wednesday.Meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, Xi said China is ready to continuously enhance mutual political trust and advance pragmatic cooperation with Russia, safeguard the collective interest of both countries, and help promote world peace and stability.Last year witnessed the celebration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Russia, as well as the hosting of the "Year of Russian language" in China, which brought about new breakthroughs in the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation, Xi noted. Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2010Despite some impact on bilateral trade by the global economic crisis, the quality of bilateral economic cooperation has improved, with trade structure optimized and significant progress achieved in energy sector cooperation, he added."The close interaction and coordination in international and regional affairs between the two countries, the proper handling of common challenges in the complex international situation, and the efficient collaboration on major global and regional issues have safeguarded our collective interest and played an important role in promoting world peace and development," said Xi.After 60 years of development, the relationship between China and Russia now stands at a new historical starting point, said the Chinese leader.This year the two countries will have frequent high-level exchanges, with their leaders holding a series of bilateral and multilateral talks on several important occasions, he said.He expressed belief that such frequent interactions will definitely help further enhance mutual political trust and consolidate the strategic partnership of cooperation.Medvedev, for his part, thanked his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao for inviting some 1,000 Russian youngsters to Chinese summer camps this year.Russia was satisfied with the current development of the Russia- China strategic partnership of cooperation, said Medvedev, who also spoke highly of Xi's visit to the frontier regions of Russia and presence at the opening ceremony of the "Year of Chinese Language" in Russia.Xi's visit has demonstrated China's political will to strengthen regional cooperation and cultural exchange with Russia, and will sure help promote the development of bilateral relations, said the Russian leader.Russia hopes to expand cooperation with China under new circumstances, and the two countries should enhance coordination in global and regional affairs, jointly promoting diplomatic solutions to hotspot issues, said Medvedev.Xi, who arrived in Belarus later on Wednesday, is on a 12-day, four-nation tour that will also take him to Finland and Sweden.
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BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang Thursday called for efforts to ensure the nation's sound development and stability, to ensure the safe operation of the economy.Zhou, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks after hearing reports from government departments and major enterprises in the transportation and power supply sectors.He stressed the significance of the adjustment of the economic development mode, saying the adjustment would help improve the sectors' development quality and expand their space for development."Our country is still in a stage where conflicts are likely to arise," he said.He asked relevant authorities to handle conflicts and disputes properly, and to boost efforts to prevent them from taking root in the first place by balancing interests and relations between different groups of people.He also called for an "all-out" effort to ensure sound operation during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday and the two national sessions of the country's top legislative and advisory bodies.He asked relevant authorities and companies to guard against workplace and public security accidents, and to ensure supplies of coal, electricity, oil, and gas during the festive period.The Spring Festival, the Chinese lunar New Year begins Sunday this year and the holiday lasts for a week.The annual sessions of the country's legislative and advisory bodies, the National People's Congress (NPC) and the the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), to be held in March, are China's two most important political gatherings
JINAN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese vocational school blamed for staging cyber attacks on Google and other firms said Saturday the allegations are unfounded."Investigation in the staff found no trace the attacks originated from our school," Li Zixiang, Party chief at Lanxiang Vocational School in Shandong Province, told Xinhua.Students of Lanxiang are still in their winter vacation, Li said.He said Lanxiang has no relationship and does not cooperate with the military, adding that school authorities do not have military backing.He also dismissed the suggestion of involvement of a "specific computer science class" taught by a Ukrainian professor."There is no Ukrainian teacher in the school and we have never employed any foreign staff," Li confirmed."The report was unfounded. Please show the evidence," he said.Li's remarks came after the New York Times reported Thursday cyber attacks on Google and other American firms have been traced to Shanghai Jiaotong University and Lanxiang Vocational School, which the report alleged has ties to the Chinese military.The report, citing unidentified investigators, said there is evidence suggesting a link between the attacks and a computer science class at Lanxiang taught by a Ukrainian professor.Lanxiang, founded in 1984, has about 20,000 students learning vocational skills such as cooking, auto repair and hairdressing.The computer science class offers basic courses about Photoshop, 3D drawing and Word -- not software engineering."It was not until 2006 that our graduates began to join the army. So far, 38 students have been recruited by the military for their talent in auto repair, cooking and electric welding," said Zhou Hui, director of the school's general office, who stressed it is natural for someone to join the army at a proper age.No comment was available from Shanghai's Jiaotong University.Google said on Jan. 12 it might pull out of the Chinese market, citing disagreement with government policies and unidentified attacks targeting Google's services in China.
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday China is firmly opposed to the recent moves by the United States that undermined China's core interests and the overall interests of bilateral ties and called for joint efforts to promote a return to sound relations."The responsibility for the current difficulty in Sino-U.S. relations does not lie with China," Yang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's supreme legislature.He said that the China-U.S relationship had a good start after President Obama took office last year.However, the U.S arms sales to Taiwan and U.S leaders' meetings with the ** Lama "caused a serious disturbance to China-U.S ties and posed difficulty to the cooperation between the two countries," he said.