BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The gang-related trials in southwest China's Chongqing were carried out in an open, just and transparent way, Qian Feng, president of the Higher People's Court of Chongqing, said here Friday.Qian made the remarks when attending a panel meeting of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, in Beijing."The crackdown on gangs was just one of the judicial work highlights in Chongqing last year," Qian said while attending the meeting. "The number of gang-related cases and those involved was relatively low in Chongqing compared with the country's figures.""We heard those cases strictly according to the criminal law ," Qian said.He said more than 200 deputies to legislatures at different levels and hundreds of journalists heard the court proceedings of those cases, particularly the case of Wen Qiang, a former judicial chief of the municipality.Chongqing started a sweeping crackdown against organized crimes in the city in June last year, in which more than 3,300 suspects were arrested.A total of 87 officials were prosecuted after the massive crackdown for being related with gangs, including 12 high-ranking officials.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here on Monday that Russia is a vital market for the "going global" strategy of Chinese enterprises, and expressed hope that mutually-beneficial economic cooperation could help consolidate bilateral ties and strategic partnership."Chinese enterprises should step up efforts to go global ... and Russia is a vital market for the implementation of our 'going global' strategy," said Xi while inspecting a Sino-Russian joint project, the Baltic Pearl, in Russia's northern metropolis St. Petersburg.With a total investment of over 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, the large commercial, real estate and tourism project involved several leading enterprises from east China's Shanghai Municipality, the St. Petersburg municipal government and the Export-Import Bank of China. It was launched in 2006. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) visits the Baltic Pearl project, invested by enterprises from Shanghai of China in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 22, 2010. The Baltic Pearl is one of the "exemplary projects" for Chinese investment in Russia, and has received strong support from local and central governments in both countries, Xi noted."I hope you show dedication and innovation in the implementation of the Baltic Pearl project, so as to blaze a new trail for more Chinese enterprises to come and invest in Russia," Xi told representatives of Chinese businesses involved in the project on the site.The vice president said that it is the Chinese government's unswerving policy to encourage more domestic enterprises to go overseas for investment and cooperation, by means of production capacity transfer, mergers and acquisitions, joint resources development, and project contracting.Chinese enterprises should contribute to China's economic restructuring and transformation of growth patterns through the " going global" strategy, which means a better use of both domestic and overseas markets and resources, he said.On the current China-Russia relations, Xi said they are mature, stable and sound, with political mutual trust between the two sides reaching an unprecedented high level."In safeguarding the Sino-Russian relations, a key issue is to adhere to mutually-beneficial and win-win cooperation and consolidate the economic foundation of such relations," he stressed, adding that it's of particular importance to balance " take" and "give," and give full consideration to the interests of the Russian side in any cooperative projects.He urged Chinese developers of the Baltic Pearl project to further strengthen communication and consultation with St. Petersburg authorities, and establish a sound public image for themselves and the Chinese nation as a whole.He expressed the belief that the Baltic Pearl, as wished by Chinese President Hu Jintao during an earlier inspection tour of the project, would end up as "a first-grade project, a strategic platform and a prototype of cooperation."Xi, who arrived in Russia on Saturday, is on a four-nation European tour which will also take him to Belarus, Finland and Sweden. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) visits the Baltic Pearl project, invested by enterprises from Shanghai of China in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 22, 2010.
KHARTOUM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Special Envoy to Darfur, Liu Guijin, on Wednesday reiterated his country's support to the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. "China believes in the importance of finding a comprehensive and lasting peace agreement on the Darfur issue, and encouraging the conflicting parties to achieve a comprehensive peace and resolve the root-causes of conflicts in the region," Liu told reporters after his meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.Visiting Chinese Special Envoy to Darfur Liu Guijin speaks at a press conference after meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, March 3, 2010. Liu Guijin on Wednesday reiterated China's support to the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. He expressed China's support for the peace process in Darfur, saying "China supports the normalization of Sudan-Chad relations, the framework agreement recently signed between the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the negotiations between the government and all the Darfur factions."In the meantime, Liu expressed China's confidence in Sudan's ability to organize free and credible elections, saying "China has provided a financial support for the electoral process in Sudan." Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R) meets with Chinese Special Envoy to Darfur Liu Guijin (2nd L) as Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen (1st L) looks on in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, March 3, 2010. Liu Guijin on Wednesday reiterated China's support to the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis"The Chinese government has decided to send observers to monitor the elections," he added.He further expressed China's appreciation of the success of the signatories to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), in overcoming the issues which hampered implementation of the CPA."The two partners have managed to overcome the barriers through dialogue and concessions," he said.On Sunday, the Chinese envoy started his visit to Sudan during which he held talks with a number of Sudanese officials in Khartoum.He also visited Juba in south Sudan and held talks with the Sudanese First Vice-President and President of the government of south Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit.
HEFEI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed in a traffic accident in east China's Anhui Province Wednesday, police said.A five-seat minibus, carrying nine people, made a head-on collision with a passenger bus with seven people onboard at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mengcheng County of Bozhou City.The minibus was running on the wrong lane when the accident took place, police said.Seven of those on the minibus were killed at the site and two others died later in hospital after first-aid efforts failed.
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The development road of China will be bumpy and even thorny in the next few years, Premier Wen Jiabao told a press conference Sunday rightly after the conclusion of the national legislature's annual session.He called for unslackened efforts to tackle difficulties, saying "we must have firm confidence.""No matter how high a mountain is, one can always ascend to the top. The only way out and hope when facing difficulties lie in our own efforts," Wen said.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smiles during a press conference after the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2010He also said he holds deep love for the country and vowed strong commitments in the next three years of his term.
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BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leaders joined lawmakers Thursday in discussions on the work report of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.In the deliberation with lawmakers from northwest China's Qinghai Province, Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said he totally agrees with the report.Li Changchun called on Qinghai authorities to further carry out the Scientific Outlook on Development and explore a new path of scientific and leapfrog development for underdeveloped regions.Li Changchun also told the deputies to step up efforts to promote core socialist values and ethnic unity.Vice Premier Li Keqiang joined the the discussion with lawmakers from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, in which he underscored the transformation of economic growth pattern.Li Keqiang said the region should improve economic restructuring, reforms and innovation, as the current drive to transform the economic growth pattern offers a new historic opportunity for western regions.Li Keqiang also said he entirely endorses the work report of the NPC Standing Committee.In his discussion with deputies from Jilin Province, He Guoqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the province should take advantage of national policies to boost its own development.When speaking of fighting corruption, He, also head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC, urged more efforts to address the loudest complaints of the people, expand participation of the public, and strengthening the collection and analysis of online information.
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin Sunday urged Beijing to transform its economic development pattern and improve people's livelihood.Beijing should foster more enterprises in high tech industry, build Zhongguancun, dubbed as China's "silicon valley", into in an innovation hub with global influence, said Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), during his inspection in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday.Jia called on the Chinese capital to take positive steps to shape an eco-friendly and energy-saving industrial framework, growth pattern and consumption mode.In addition, the city should spend more efforts in solving problems in people's daily life, including housing, traffic, education, health care and social security, he said.Jia also met with local political advisors and representatives from all walks of life, calling on them to study major economic and social issues and contribute their talent to the scientific development and social harmony and stability.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's permanent President Herman Van Rompuy on Monday sent a message of congratulations to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year."Happy Chinese New Year!" Van Rompuy said. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China."We Europeans are happy that we have good relations," he said. "We are ready to develop them in a broad direction."Van Rompuy, who has been to China twice, said he admires China' s culture, history and cuisine while the speed of China's development also impressed him.As president of the European Council, Van Rompuy said he is looking forward to receiving the Chinese leaders in Brussels.The relations between China and Europe not only consist of official contacts, but two peoples also have close ties while ever more students go from European universities to those in China, and vice versa, said the president."No doubt many Europeans will visit the Shanghai Expo 2010, where the European Union is present," he said."I hope that the year of the tiger will bring all of you harmony, prosperity and family happiness," the president added.
BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China's year-on-year inflation rate was expected to be between 2 to 2.5 percent for the first quarter this year, the country's top economic planner said here Tuesday.The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, would see a "moderate increase" in the first quarter, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement on its website.China's CPI rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier in February, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.Food prices would begin to fall as the weather got warmer, said the statement. In February, food prices rose 6.2 percent from the previous year due to the Lunar New Year holiday and poor weather.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.The February CPI was within normal range, compared with the Spring Festival months in previous years, said Zhou Wangjun, deputy director of the Department of Prices of the NDRC.However, Zhou warned that there were still uncertainties in the price trend, including fluctuation in international commodities prices.China targets a consumer price rise of around 3 percent this year, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress earlier this month.