BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday voiced its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to an EU statement which denounced the execution of two Tibetans convicted of murder in last year's Lhasa riot. The Swedish EU presidency released a statement Thursday, denouncing the recent death penalty handed down to two Tibetans involved in the Lhasa riot and asking China to abolish the capital sentences. "We are strongly dissatisfied with and firmly oppose the EU statement," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a news release. The Lhasa violence involving beating, smashing, looting and burning in 2008 was a sabotage activity "premeditated, organized and masterminded" by the ** Lama group, who instigated Tibetan separatists in and out of China to fuel up the incident, Ma said. China's legal institutions have carried out fair and open trials and brought only the culprits of the criminal activities to justice, he said. "This was China's internal affair and judicial sovereignty which allows no other country to interfere with." China asks the EU to abide by the principles of equality and mutual respect and not to send any misleading signals to Tibetan separatists, so as to ensure sound and stable development of EU-China relations, Ma said.
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has a total number of 2,971 company groups by the end of 2008 and their combined assets rose 19.7 percent from the previous year to more than 40 trillion yuan (5.86 trillion U.S. dollars), the China Industrial Information Issuing Center said Saturday. Corporate management of these company groups is improving, according to the center. Affected by the global financial crisis and economic slowdown, profit of these company groups decreased by 22.5 percent in 2008 year on year, the first annual drop since 1997, said the center without giving specific figures.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday visited Canterbury University to open the second Confucius Institute in New Zealand. Li said during the opening ceremony that cultural and educational cooperation are important parts of relations between China and New Zealand. China has become the largest source of overseas students and the fastest growing source of international tourists to New Zealand, while people in New Zealand are taking a strong interest in studying the Chinese language and getting acquainted with Chinese culture, he said. The new Confucius Institute, jointly founded by Canterbury University and China's Huazhong Science and Technology University, represents another achievement of the exchanges and cooperation between the two nations, Li said. He said he hoped the institute would become a link between the two countries in cultural and educational exchanges. Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) gives the tablet to Rod Carr, Vice-Chancellor of University of Canterbury, during the inauguration of Confucius Institute of University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov. 1, 2009 China and New Zealand have become good friends and partners based on mutual respect and trust, he said. He said he believed the two countries will further strengthen communications, enhance mutual trust, consolidate their traditional friendship and push their bilateral relations to a newlevel. In addition to opening the institute on the first day of his three-day visit to New Zealand, the Chinese vice premier also met with Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker. During the meeting, Li said China has attached importance to developing cooperative ties with Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand's South Island. The two sides, the vice premier said, have conducted fruitful exchanges and cooperation in animal husbandry, scientific research and education. The two sides should deepen their cooperation in such fields as farming and animal husbandry, and expand exchanges and cooperation in trade, science and technology, culture, education and tourism, Li said. Parker said the opening of the Confucius Institute marks a new development in New Zealand-China cooperation. He said Christchurch would continue to play a positive role in strengthening the two nations' bilateral friendship and cooperation. Li arrived in Christchurch after an official visit to Australia. He will travel to Papua New Guinea after his visit to New Zealand.
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing saw smooth flow of traffic Monday, the first workday of 2010, after a snow storm Sunday caused traffic breakdown in the national capital. The city's bus and subway services went smoothly on Monday, with no gridlock and serious traffic accidents reported, according to the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau. During the peak hours on Monday morning, the Beijing Subway Operating Company dispatched 20 additional subway trains to ease the passenger flow. The early bus of all routes started off on time in the morning, according to the Beijing Public Transport Holdings. Most of the bus services ran smoothly, while only 19 lines leading suburban mountainous areas were suspended, it said. From 9:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Monday, more than 20,000 sanitation workers were dispatched to clean the snow in the city's main roads with 15,710 tonnes of snow-dissolving agent, said Zhang Zhiqiang, an official with the Beijing Environmental Sanitation Group Co., Ltd. By 9:00 a.m., all expressways in Beijing reopened to traffic, while some national and municipal highways were shut down due to the slippery road conditions. The vehicle flow in Beijing was reduced Monday after authorities announced on Sunday that classes in primary and middle schools would be suspended on Monday, and urged institutions and companies to stagger their work time. However, transportation in eastern Shandong Province and northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was seriously affected by the heavy snow. By 9:30 a.m. Monday, many expressways in Shangdong were closed and 19 flights cancelled in the Yantai International Airport. In Inner Mongolia, 13 trains were delayed Monday in Hohhot, the regional capital, said the Hohhot railway authorities. The No. 1820 train, carrying more than 800 passengers, started off at 5:10 p.m. after being stranded for 12 hours, they said.
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping put forward a four-point plan to cement China-South Korea ties when he met South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un Chan here on Thursday. Xi said China and the South Korea were neighbors and the relationship had been promoted since they established diplomatic ties in 1992. The exchanges of the visits by the two heads of states last year upgraded the relations to strategic and cooperative partnership, which benefited both countries and helped promote regional peace, stability and prosperity. Xi's proposal to foster the Sino-ROK relationship was: -- To enhance high-level contact and political trust: The two countries should also increase exchanges between the governments, parliaments and parties. China appreciated the adherence by South Korea to the one-China policy and its support on the Taiwan and Tibet issues, Xi said. -- To expand trade and economic cooperation: The two countries should explore new ways on high-tech, energy-saving, and environmental protection cooperation. Xi called on the two sides to complete joint research and initiate free trade agreement negotiation. -- To increase personnel exchanges: The two sides should further improve exchanges on education, culture and tourism and properly handle the issues concerning the sentiments of the two peoples. -- And, to strengthen coordination in multilateral frameworks, including the meeting mechanism of China, South Korea and Japan: On the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Xi said all relevant sides should take the chance to show flexibility to resume the six-party talks at an early date. Xi also said China would push for the Copenhagen climate change conference to achieve a result in line with the "Bali Roadmap." Chung Un Chan pledged to complete the joint research on free trade agreement as soon as possible, and advance coordination with China under the G20 and the framework of China, Japan and South Korea. Xi arrived here Wednesday night after a visit in Japan. He will also visit Myanmar and Cambodia.
Editor's note: Xinhua correspondents Zhao Cheng and Tian Fan, who accompanied and covered Premier Wen Jiabao's tour to the Copenhagen climate talks last week, recall in this following special report what they witnessed at the summit in the Danish capital. With close-in observations of Premier Wen's tight schedule and meetings with world leaders, their account is expected to shed light on some queries concerning the conference. * What did Premier Wen tell world leaders? * Why was Premier Wen missing from a mysterious small group meeting called by the United States? * How was Copenhagen Accord finally reached after long, tough negotiations? BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing for the climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark on Dec. 16, when pessimism and disappointment were simmering among negotiators, who, after about 10 days' bargaining, found a bridge to span their rift seemed a mission impossible. "It will be a tough task. Now I can feel how heavy my duty is to attend the meeting on behalf of the Chinese government," Wen told reporters aboard his plane en route to Copenhagen. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks at the leaders' meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 18, 2009Nevertheless, Wen said he was confident that the talks would bear fruit. "As so many world leaders are gathered there, I believe there should come some achievements," he said. "No matter what the result is, China's action plan will not change, its voluntary reduction target will always be non-negotiable, and its determination in hitting the target will never waver."
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GENEVA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will maintain the stability of its Renminbi (RMB) exchange rate all along, which does good for the world economic recovery, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Monday. China's exchange rate reform has continued smoothly, and the value of RMB has risen by some 20 percent against the U.S. dollar since 2005, Chen told reporters in Geneva, where he is attending a ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization. Despite the impact of the global financial crisis and all kinds of other difficulties, the Chinese government has actively tried to boost domestic consumption and stimulate imports, Chen said. Visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming attends a launching ceremony of China-Swiss joint study to examine the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 30, 2009 Maintaining a relatively stable RMB exchange rate serves the need of China's economic development as well as the world's economic stability, he added. According to the minister, China's foreign trade surplus is expected to drop by more than a third to 190 billion dollars this year from last year's 290 billion dollars. Chen also urged the world's major reserve currencies to remain stable. He said the continuous depreciation of these currencies had caused much difficulty for the world economy, and that the attempts to transfer the difficulty to other countries are unjustifiable.
BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The vice foreign minister on Thursday hailed Vice Premier Li Keqiang's official visit to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea as "very fruitful," calling it a major diplomatic activity of China with the South Pacific region. Li's official visit to the three countries from Oct. 29 to Nov.5 was of great significance to the development of friendly cooperative relations between China and the three nations, He Yafei said. CONSOLIDATING POLITICAL BASIS OF BILATERAL TIES He said that, during the visit, Li met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and they reached important consensus on the development of China-Australia ties. Both sides agreed to view their relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective because the importance of China-Australia cooperation is becoming increasingly prominent. They also agreed to respect and take into full consideration the core interests and major concerns of each country, properly handle sensitive issues and strive to promote sound, steady growth of bilateral relations, He said. Australia reiterated its respect for China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a joint statement was released by China and Australia to strengthen their practical cooperation for mutual benefits. During his visit to New Zealand, Li met with Prime Minister John Key and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. They stressed the strategic significance of developing bilateral ties in an active and comprehensive manner and strengthening pragmatic cooperation in various fields. The New Zealand leaders reiterated that they respected China's stance on issues concerning China's core interests such as Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang. During his visit to Papua New Guinea, Li held talks with Governor General Paulias Matane, Prime Minister Michael Thomas Somare and Deputy Prime Minister Puka Temu. They pledged to consolidate the traditional friendship between the two countries, promote bilateral cooperation and support each other to advance their relationship. The leaders of Papua New Guinea reiterated their staunch adherence to the one-China policy. PROMOTING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TRADE & ECONOMIC COOPERATION Li and leaders of the three nations stressed that their economies were highly complementary, and deepening mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation was in line with the fundamental interests of both sides. They agreed to adopt a strategic approach in their trade and economic cooperation, pledging to actively expand cooperation in technology, new energy, bio-medicine, and environmental protection while promoting cooperation in traditional areas such as energy, mineral resources and agriculture. Australia expressed willingness to become China's strategic partner in the areas of resources and energy. Both sides agreed to promote the negotiation process of the Free Trade Agreement based upon the principle of positive cooperation, pragmatism, balance and mutual benefits. During Li's visit, the two countries signed two cooperation agreements in telecommunications. Before and during Li's visit, Australiat approved the application by China's Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd to acquire full ownership of Felix Resources Ltd. Australia also approved China's Baosteel Group's second-version application for investing 285 million Australian dollars to acquire a 15-percent stake in Aquila Resources, an Australian coal and iron ore producer. During his visit, Li and New Zealand leaders agreed to continue to implement the free trade pact between the two countries, and to expand the scale of cooperation in trade and economy. The two countries signed a series of cooperation agreements on food security, inspection and quarantine and Chinese workers seeking temporary jobs in the island nation. The leaders of Papua New Guinea said they were willing to advance cooperation with China in some traditional areas such as agriculture, forestry and fishery as well as in energy and resources. During Li's visit, the two countries signed agreements on economic and technological cooperation as well as on preferential loans. ENHANCING CULTURAL EXCHANGES Li also reached consensus with leaders from the three nations on further enhancing friendly cultural exchanges and cooperation and promoting people-to-people links in such fields as education, culture and tourism. The Chinese delegation endorsed plans with the Australian side for the Year of Australian culture in China in 2010-2011 and the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia in 2011-2012. Li also said that China would provide a pair of giant pandas to Australia within the year for research purposes. China signed MOUs with Australia and New Zealand on education and cooperative training programs during Li's visits, and also established a Confucius Institute with Canterbury University in New Zealand. The Chinese leader also pledged assistance to the three nations in their participation in Shanghai World Expo in 2010. PROMOTING MULTILATERAL COOPERATION All three nations spoke highly of China's positive efforts and constructive role in dealing with major issues such as the global financial crisis and climate change. Li agreed with the leaders from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to further promote negotiation, coordination and cooperation in coping with major issues and in multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING OF CHINA In his speech to Australian industrial and business leaders, Li made a comprehensive introduction of China's stand and achievement in countering the global financial crisis. He made clear China's sticking to a path of peaceful development and its adherence to a strategy of opening up that is mutually beneficial. Li also advanced a three-point proposal on consolidating the China-Australia relationship, which included observing China-Australia relations from a strategic perspective, promoting pragmatic bilateral cooperation in trade and the economy based upon the two countries' complementary strengths, and advancing cultural exchanges in a harmonious and friendly fashion. The Chinese leader also conducted extensive exchanges with government leaders, managers from enterprises, institutions of higher education, research bodies and media during his visit. According to He, Li's visit to Papua New Guinea was a show of China's positive attitude toward strengthening relations with Pacific island nations. China and the Pacific island nations share many common interests and are firm supporters of each other in various major global and regional issues and in international organizations such as the U.N., He said. China's relations with the Pacific island nations have developed rapidly in recent years, and constitute an important part of China's relationship with other developing countries, He said, adding that two-way trade volume reached 1.76 billion U.S. dollars in 2008. He said China has been providing a series of economic and technical assistance to countries having established diplomatic relations with China in the region. China has helped them in infrastructure construction, sent professionals to the region to help develop their economy and carried out numerous training programs, He said. All those efforts are strong proof that the development of the relationship between China and the Pacific island nations is beneficial to all and has a promising future, He said.
JINGGANGSHAN, Jiangxi, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has called on the country's police and other law enforcement organs to improve their capabilities to better serve the people and rely on the people to safeguard social harmony and stability. Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remark at a meeting attended by police chiefs during his visit to Jinggangshan, where late Chairman Mao Zedong and other revolutionists established the CPC's first rural revolutionary base in 1927, in east China's Jiangxi Province. Law enforcement departments and police should handle public's complaints with earnest attitude, improve their credibility in law enforcement and rely on the masses of people to safeguard social harmony and stability, said Zhou, who also heads the CPC Central Political and Legislative Affairs Committee. He also called on the police officials to be innovative in their work and to strengthen the building of grassroots police organs. Zhou visited the Jinggangshan martyrs' memorial park to pay respect to more than 48,000 revolutionary martyrs buried there, late Chairman Mao's former residence and other revolutionary sites on Tuesday. Meng Jianzhu, Minister of Public Security who also attended the meeting, asked police departments at all levels to explore new methods for safeguarding national security and social stability.
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday that China and Australia can lift their bilateral relationship to a new level through a strengthened dialogue and increased cooperation between the two trading partners. Li spoke during a meeting with Anna Bligh, the premier of Australia's state of Queensland. The vice premier said that during his visit to Australia a consensus was reached to enhance the Chinese-Australian friendship, to deepen mutual beneficial cooperation, and to respect and care for each other's core interests and important concerns. He also said the two sides released a joint declaration and signed a number of cooperation agreements. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Premier of Australia's State of Queensland Anna Bligh in Brisbane Oct. 31, 2009 Meanwhile, China has attached great importance to friendly cooperation with the state of Queensland, said Li, adding that exchanges and cooperation between the two sides have developed rapidly in recent years. China, Li said, is willing to work with Queensland to push bilateral exchanges and cooperation to a higher level in a variety of sectors, including investments, agriculture, mining, clean energy, environmental protection and technology. Meanwhile, Bligh said Queensland has established a long-term and fruitful relationship with China and noted that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the state's sister-city relations with China's Shanghai City. All circles in Queensland support development of the Australia-China friendly and cooperative relationship, Bligh said. Queensland, she said, stands ready to promote cooperation with China in such fields as trade, technology, education, science and research, culture and tourism. Bligh also said she will head a state delegation that will attend the Shanghai Expo in 2010 and expects the event to be a great success.