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Dragon Boat Racing in Chinese Dragon Boat Festival

Deputy Chief of General Staff (Operations) Lt. Gen. Qi

Jianguo met with General Bikram Singh, Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army on April 22, 2014.

Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei met with Dr. D.Y. Patil,

Governor of Bihar on April 14, 2014..

Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei interacted with businessmen from Bihar on April 15, 2014.

Two Chinese PLA Navy ships - training ship “Zheng He”and frigate “Wei Fang” - arrived at Visakhapatnam on 17th May, on a four-day visit to India's Eastern Naval Command.

Mr. Cheng Guangzhong, Minister-Counsellor of Chinese Embassy visited The Hindu office in Chennai and met with the Chairman Mr, N. Ram and Editor-in-chief Mr. N. Ravi on May 2, 2014.

Deputy Chief of General Staff (Operations) Lt. Gen. Qi

Jianguo held talks with Defence Secretary Mr. R.K. Mathur on April 22, 2014.

May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 3

Chengdu, Sichuan--The Land of Abundance

Chengdu is situated in the middle of Sichuan Province, the West Sichuan Plain. With its long history of over 2,300 years, Chengdu was proclaimed one of the 24 cultural and historical cities by the State Council at the first batch. Through the history, Chengdu was a city densely covered by rivers and dotted with bridges, while trees grew in profusion and flowers bloomed all year around. No wonder that a traveler from France in the 19th century praised Chengdu as Oriental Paris.

Over 2,000 years, Chengdu has remained a city of importance in Southwest China on politics, economy and military affairs. Chengdu has also been a city with prosperous industry and booming business activities. Owing to their wisdom, diligence and creativity, from ancient time to present, Chengdu people have been creating uncountable Firsts in the fields of economy, science and technology, and on human culture. These Firsts bring up this historical and cultural city and endow Chengdu permanent enchantment and charming demeanor.

For example, Dujiangyuan Irrigation System was the first which was built around 250 B.C , the first explore and utilization of gas happened in the year of 61 B.C, the first engraving printing, the earliest paper money and the earliest bank… All these happened in Chengdu.

Embroidery, brocade, lacquer and bullion appliances, especially Chengdu lacquer, are known as the Four Treasures of traditional Sichuan craft art articles. With 2300-year history and the unique style of e x q u i s i t e h a n d c r a f t a n d p e r f e c t craftsmanship of the carving & filling with colors, Chengdu lacquer is national present to foreign leaders, and is also considered as treasures by collectors.

Investment Environment & Facilities

The reform on investment management, e-government, government openness and transparency and formalities simplifications enables government to offer increasingly better soft environment for investors. In the 2 national and 6 provincial development zones, Chengdu have attracted many top-500 enterprises and other large modern enterprises.

Transportation: There are 245 domestic air-routes and 9 international routes to

Pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Xiling Snow Mountain

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Singapore, Bangkok, Hiroshima, Tokyo, among others; Chengdu is the communication hub of southwestern China since lots of railways, State Highways, expressways meet here.

Banking: Located in Chengdu, the regional People’s Bank of China now administers 2536 financial organs. Many overseas banks such as Union Bank of Singapore, Standard & Charted Banking Group of England, Bangkok Bank of Thailand, Bank of Tokyo of Japan, and Bank Nat iona l de Pa i rs have es tab l i shed representative offices here. The regional office of China Securities Regulating Commission has 87 stock exchange spots with 18.7 million security investors, only second to Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Foundation of science and technology: This city has 22 universities, 114 doctorate-conferring institutions, over 120 doctorial research stations, 15 national key subjects, 18 key labs and over 2700 research institutes of various kinds, 24 academicians from both academies, 523 doctorial advisors, more than 100 state-class experts with outstanding contributions, and 490,000 technicians of various sectors.

Recreation and sports: At present, the city has 17 public libraries, 10 museums, 2 TV stations, 2 radio stations, more than 10 publishing houses, and a number of cultural and arts organizations, art-centers, music halls, and public art houses.

Tourism: Chengdu, with its 9 national

Flights from India to Chengdu

Mumbai---Chengdu---Shanghai

Airlines Flight No. Frequency Dep. Time Arr. Time

Air China CA430 1,2,4,6 0140 1240

Chengdu Lacquer Bullion AppliancesShu Embroidery Chengdu brocade

cultural relics (Wuhou Temple, Dufu Thatched Cottage, Yong Tomb, among others), 2 national scenic spots (Dujiang yan-Qingcheng Mt., Xiling Snow Mountain), 3 “forest gardens” (Longchiin Dujiang yan city and Tiantan Mt. In Qionglai county) and several nature reserves such as Anzi River (in Chongzhou), is reputed as “outstanding tourism city in China”.

Events: Western China International FairTime: Oct. 23—Nov. 3, 2014

About: Western China International Fair (WCIF) is a state- level international exposition under the co-sponsorship of China’s 16 ministries/commissions, 12 p r o v i n c e s ( a u t o n o m o u s r e g i o n s , municipality) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in western China. The WCIF is held annually in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and 14 sessions have been held so far.

It serves as an important platform for investment promotion, trade cooperation and diplomatic service; it is the largest and most important platform for the opening-up and development of western China. The WCIF has development into one of the largest, most influential and advanced economy and trade fairs in China. (For more information please v i s i t h t t p : / / w w w . w c i f . c n / E m a i l : [email protected])

CONTENTS


INFORMATION

1. Chengdu, Sichuan-- The Land of Abundance 3

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

1. From Giver to Partner 62. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds the 9th "Lanting Forum" 113. Living Together in Peace 13

CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS

1. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Remarks on India’s General Elections 172. New Government will Boost Ties with China: China's Ambassador to India, Wei Wei 183. Senior Chinese Officer Calls for Closer Military Cooperation with India 204. China, India Meet on Border Issues 21

CHINESE DREAM

1. "Chinese Dream" to Benefit China, World 212. Concept of Peaceful Development Flows in Blood of Chinese People 23

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

1. China Should Adapt to New Norm of Growth: Xi Jinping 252. Target 2020 273. HUAWEI: A Cornerstone in India’s Telecom Foundation 314. Interpreting the Brilliance of Chinese Company 34

EDUCATION

1. China Experience—I love Zhongguo 362. Chinese Government Scholarship Application 383. A Briefing on International S&T Cooperation Award 42

CULTURE & LIFE

1.Major Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival 45

3. How to Make a Zongzi 47

4. Artistic Concept of Chinese Garden Architecture—Part 2 48

5. Chinese Chengyu and Its Stories 496. Award-winning Chinese Crosswords 517. Chinese Chef Recipe---Stir Fry Chicken with Hot Chilli 52

TIBET TODAY

1. The Development of Tibetan Media in Dechen 54

2. Tibet Fully Develops “Sunlight Economy” 603. More Remote Villages Access Highway in Tibet 60

FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA 62BOOK REVIEW 64CCTV NEWS YOUR LINK TO CHINA AND THE WORLD 65CRI A BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP 66

The Dragon Boat Festival 432.


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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

About 2,500 years ago, Chinese

philosopher Lao Tzu said, “Give a man a fish

and you feed him for a day; teach him how to

fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Now this

ancient wisdom is being implemented to

strengthen the China-Africa friendship in a

modern context.

In early May, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

made his first state visit to Africa after taking

office in March last year. Li’s trip upgraded

China-Africa relations into “version 2.0,” in

which traditional assistance programs will be

supplemented by economic cooperation and

cultural exchange.

Enriching Relations

Premier Li visited Ethiopia, Nigeria,

Angola, Kenya and the African Union (AU)

headquarters from May 4 to 11, marking his

first overseas visits this year and his first

voyage to Africa since March 2013.

The global situation is far from what it was

50 years ago, when late Chinese Premier Zhou

Enlai made his landmark visit to Africa. Li’s

From Giver to Partner

– China adds fresh elements of cooperation and partnership to traditional friendship with Africa

by Ding Ying

HELLO AFRICA: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong wave after arriving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 4 (LI TAO)


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tour sought to further advance the traditional

friendship, promote practical cooperation,

and boost the bilateral strategic partnership.

This voyage demonstrates the new

leadership’s commitment to the China-Africa

relationship, said professor Huang Zequan

with the African Studies Department at

Peking University. “The friendly cooperation

between the two sides will be

continuously pushed forward, and

generally be enriched with new

concepts,” said Huang.

“Premier Li’s visit cements

Africa’s significant, fundamental and

strategic status in China’s overall

diplomacy,” said professor Ji

Mingkui with the National Defense

University.

Li Zhibiao, a researcher on African

studies with the Chinese Academy of

Social Sciences (CASS), explained that

the four African countries are either

politically influential powers or major

economies in Africa. Nigeria has the

biggest population in Africa, and it

has replaced South Africa as the

continent’s top economy as its GDP in

2013 exceeded South Africa’s.

Ethiopia, where the AU headquarters

is located, has attracted many Chinese

investors in recent years. Kenya has

become one of the favorite tourist

destinations in Africa for Chinese travelers.

And Angola, an influential state in Southern

Africa and also an oil producer, has been in

close cooperation with China.

In his speech at the AU headquarters,

Premier Li came up with a suggestion of

developing bilateral relations in a 4-6-1 mode,

which is considered the new leadership’s

practical implementation of China’s new

Africa policy. Unlike the simple mode of

providing direct assistance to African nations

in the past, China has worked harder to

improve Africa’s competence in economic

and cultural development, shifting its role

from that of a giver to a partner. Moreover,

China has enhanced its political relationship

with these countries and bolstered economic

cooperation with them.

Professor Yuan Gangming with Tsinghua

University explained that the mode has been

developed on the basis of long-term

friendship and cooperation between China

and Africa. “There will be a completely new

outlook on bilateral cooperation leading to

win-win outcomes and reciprocity,” Yuan

said. He stressed that the platform of the

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is

significant in that it represents an upgrading

of bilateral cooperation on both a mechanical

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses at the AU Conference Center in

Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.


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and operative level.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited

Africa in 2013, during which he expounded on

China’s Africa policy and stressed China’s

commitment to cooperation with sincerity,

real results, affinity and good faith.

Li Zhibiao believed that President Xi’s

commitment pointed the way to China-Africa

relations, and the four principles Premier Li

suggested is a further step confirming China’s

determination to realize Xi’s pledge.

Referring to six areas of bilateral

cooperation, he stressed, “Both China and

Africa are at their respective crossroads of

development in the new era. The six areas not

only are of African countries’ general concern

of participating in economic globalization

based on independence, but also reflect

China’s practical interests of accelerating its

economic transformation.”

He said that the core of the six key areas is

cooperation in industry, while cooperation in

the remaining five areas is meant to solve

problems concerning financing, marketing,

environmental protection, personnel and

security.

Cooperation in the six areas is China’s

mid- and long-term strategic plan of boosting

China-Africa cooperation.

Yang Lihua, a senior research fellow with

the CASS, pointed out that the premier’s

speech showed the consistency of China’s

friendship with and its policy concerning

Africa in the past 50 years. “During the last

five decades, the China-Africa relationship

has been bound by mutual respect and

reciprocity. Our goal, approach and

destination have been consistent in spite of

changing circumstances,” said Yang.

Based on the similar target of fighting

imperialism to gain national independence,

the Chinese and African peoples started to

support each other in the mid-20th century.

On October 25, 1971, China resumed its

legal status in the United Nations with

support from the developing world, including

many African countries. Late Chinese leader

Mao Zedong emphasized, “It’s our African

brothers that have carried us into the UN.”

The China-Africa relationship has entered a

new phase since the beginning of the 21st

century. In October 2000, the Forum on China-

Africa Cooperation was launched. In 2006,

China and Africa agreed to upgrade their

relationship to a new type of strategic

partnership featuring political equality and

mutual trust, economic win-win cooperation

and cultural exchanges.

Two Wheels of Cooperation

About 60 cooperation documents were

signed during Premier Li’s Africa tour,

covering fields like economic, cultural,

agricultural, health and personnel training

cooperation. This great achievement is also

closely linked to the six areas that he

proposed.

Yang believed that the Chinese premier’s

proposal is very encouraging. According to

the new 4-6-1 mode, China will expand the

scope of industrial cooperation by including

trade, investment and infrastructure

construction, she said. “China is at a crucial

stage of industrial restructuring and

transformation of its economic growth

pattern. This is a good way to closely match

China’s development with Africa’s,” said

Yang.

Premier Li also laid out the blueprint for

increasing China-Africa trade volume to $400

billion by 2020. Yang believed such a goal is

relatively conservative. In 2013, China-Africa

trade reached $210 billion, 2,000 times that of

1960. China has been Africa’s biggest trading


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partner for the past five years; in addition,

more than 2,500 Chinese companies are

operating in Africa, creating over 100,000 jobs.

According to a report by the International

Monetary Fund, China-Africa cooperation

has contributed to more than 20 percent of

Africa’s development.

China and African countries have made

progress in infrastructural construction,

especially in railway projects. China is ready

to expand cooperation with Africa in building

roads, railways, telecommunications, power

grids and other infrastructure so as to help the

continent achieve regional interconnection,

the Chinese premier said in his speech, adding

that Beijing also encourages Chinese

enterprises to form joint ventures with

African counterparts in a bid to improve

Africa’s regional aviation industry. During

Premier Li’s visit, China and Nigeria agreed

on a coastal railway project worth $13.12

billion. The coastal railway will be of great

strategic significance in promoting the

economic development of the whole of West

Africa and building a coastal economic

corridor in the region.

The premier also depicted a vision of

connecting African capitals with high-speed

rail, saying that China is willing to use its

world-leading technologies in this area to

improve pan-African communication and

development.

Nowadays, China has become a major

railway equipment provider to Africa. Unlike

previous assistance projects, today’s railway

construction ventures in Africa are mostly

realized through commercial cooperation,

which is targeted at greatly increasing African

countries’ level of technical proficiency

through reciprocity. By 2013, China had built

about 2,200 km of railways and 3,500 km of

roads in Africa.

Professor Yuan said that the building of

joint ventures is an excellent way to promote

Africa’s self-sufficiency after adopting

China’s technology. This is a new cooperative

mode, he said, as China’s

successful experience in building

high-speed rail offers a vast

c o n t i n e n t l i k e A f r i c a t h e

infrastructural technologies of

which it is in urgent demand.

Traditional assistance projects

will continue at the same time.

Premier Li announced during his

trip that China has decided to

increase its loans for African

countries by $10 billion, which

brings the total pledged amount to

$30 billion, and to expand the

China-Africa development fund

by $2 billion to $5 billion.

Moreover, to help reduce poverty,

China will train 2,000 agricultural

technicians and management

INFRASTRUCTUAL COOPERATION: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn tighten a bolt during a visit to a light railway project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 5 (LI XUEREN)


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personnel for Africa in the coming five years,

tilting its assistance toward such welfare areas

as drinking water and prevention and control

of epidemics.

The Chinese premier also emphasized the

importance of cultural and people-to-people

exchanges during his visit. In regards to

people-to-people exchanges, he said China

will carry out its “African talent plan” and will

provide African countries with 18,000

government scholarships and help them train

30,000 various professionals. He also declared

that China will offer South Sudan another 50

million yuan ($8 million) of humanitarian aid

to help deal with their humanitarian crisis.

Premier Li praised Africa’s encouraging

contributions to the world civilization and

economy. Now a land full of vigor, Africa has

reshaped itself into an important pole in

world politics, a new pole in global economic

growth and a colorful pole in human

civilization, he said in his speech.

“African civilization, as an important part

of a pluralistic global village, is worthy of our

undivided attention,” Yang said.

The 4-6-1 Mode Between China and Africa

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

delivered a speech on May 5 in the Africa

Union Headquarters Center in Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia, proposing a new 4-6-1 cooperative

mode between China and Africa. This mode

includes:

Four principles: To further consolidate

bilateral cooperation, the two sides uphold

the four principles of treating each other

sincerely and equally; consolidating

solidarity and mutual trust; jointly pursuing

inclusive development; and promoting

innovation in bilateral practical cooperation.

Six key areas: Six areas—industry, finance,

poverty reduction, ecological protection,

people-to-people exchanges, and peace and

security—have been identified for the two

sides to make the leap forward.

One platform: As the Forum on China-

Africa Cooperation serves as an important

platform for deepening bilateral relations,

joint efforts should be made to turn it into a

more pragmatic and efficient mechanism.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds the 9th "Lanting Forum"

08/05/2014

On May 8, 2014, the 9th “Lanting Forum”

under the theme of “CICA: Important

Platform for Dialogue, Mutual Trust and

Collaboration in Asia” was held in the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over 200 people

were present, including Vice Foreign Minister

Cheng Guoping, foreign diplomatic envoys to

China, representatives of international

organizations to China, representatives from

commercial circles, relevant experts and

scholars, Chinese and foreign media

journalists and others. The Forum was hosted

by Public Diplomacy Office of the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs, co-hosted by China Public

Diplomacy Association (CPDA), and chaired

by Vice President of CPDA Ma Zhengang and

Honorary Chairman of China Foundation for

International Studies (CFIS) Zhang Deguang.

In his keynote speech, Cheng Guoping

said that China will hold the 4th Summit of the

Conference on Interaction and Confidence

Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in

Shanghai from May 20 to 21, during which

China will take over the presidency of CICA

from 2014 to 2016. Since its establishment in

1992, CICA has constantly developed and

expanded, growing into one of the few

important cross-civilizations and cross-region

platforms for the discussion of regional

security and cooperation issues in Asia. CICA

complies with the common aspiration of the

Asian people for peace and tranquility,

promotes Asian countries’ development

process of mutual benefit and win-win

results, and represents special path of

diversified development in Asia. This is the

major reason that CICA has made numerous

development achievements. As an important

multilateral platform for the discussion of

security issues in Asia, CICA enjoys such

features as broad representation, increasingly

improved internal mechanism, and

prominent leading role played by Asian

countries, and therefore it has great

development potential.

Cheng Guoping pointed out that

currently, Asia is assuming rare and sound

development momentum, and in the

meantime, it is still facing a range of

difficulties and challenges on the way

ahead. It has become an urgent task for

Asian countries to safeguard peace, jointly

s t r e n g t h e n s e c u r i t y a n d p r o m o t e

development. Asian countries should

enhance the concept of Asia, improve

Asian responsibility and advocate the

Asian way.

Cheng Guoping stressed that China, as a


founding member state of CICA, attaches

great importance to participating in CICA

cooperation and is actively committed to

promoting the development of CICA.

Constructive participation of the Chinese side

has made due contribution to promoting

CICA cooperation and facilitating solidarity

and mutual trust among Asian countries. The

Chinese side is going all out for the

preparatory work of the 4th Summit, striving

to make this summit a united, harmonious

and peaceful event. This Summit will be the

largest one in the history of CICA, with

representatives from over 40 countries and

international organizations gathering in

Shanghai and a number of participating

foreign leaders taking the opportunity of this

Summit to visit China. President Xi Jinping

will preside at the Summit and deliver a

keynote speech, and will hold bilateral

meetings with some of the participating

foreign leaders.

Cheng Guoping said that hosting the

CICA Summit is an important step for the

Chinese side to participate actively in CICA’s

process and to maintain security in Asia. After

taking over the baton of presidency of CICA,

the Chinese side will conscientiously fulfill

the duties of presidency, effectively advance

the confidence building measures of CICA in

five areas, improve the level of mechanism

construction of CICA, and facilitate CICA’s

greater role in maintaining regional security

of Asia and expanding regional cooperation.

The Chinese side will make efforts in the

following aspects: first, expanding political

mutual trust and settling disputes in a

peaceful manner; second, promoting common

development and cooperating to ensure

safety; third, advocating multilateralism and

improving safeguard mechanism; four,

insisting on seeking common ground while

shelving differences and respecting diverse

civilizations.

Cheng Guoping said that China, as a

member of the big Asian family and a

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responsible major country in the region, will

take the presidency of CICA as a valuable

opportunity to advance the development of

CICA and to promote regional security and

stability. Together with other countries, the

Chinese side will shoulder the important

mission of maintaining regional prosperity

and stability and make contributions to the

peaceful development in Asia.

Chairman of CFIS Liu Guchang, Vice

President of China Institute of Contemporary

International Relations (CICIR) Li Shaoxian,

Deputy Director of China Institute of

International Studies (CIIS) Dong Manyuan,

Secretary-General of Center for Shanghai

Cooperation Organization (SCO) Study of

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Sun Zhuangzhi, and Director of Asia-Pacific

Studies of CFIS Qi Jianguo, respectively made

presentations on specific topics from the

angles of the mechanism of CICA, the security

situation of Asia, CICA’s cooperation with

SCO, the “three evil forces” and Asian

security concept, and made exchanges and

interactions with the guests.

2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the

proclamation of the Five Principles of

Peaceful Coexistence. Over the past six

decades, all generations of the Chinese

leadership have regarded the principles as the

most valuable diplomatic tradition. They

have also become widely accepted by the

international community as pivotal norms of

international relations.

The Five Principles of Peaceful

Coexistence were raised just a few years after

the founding of the People’s Republic of

China in 1949. After the birth of New China,

the country faced huge challenges as it found

itself caught between the two nuclear powers

of the United States and the Soviet Union.

China’s original intent in raising the concept

was to rise above the ideological strife of the

two camps, find friendship, seek peace and

Living Together in Peace

Six decades after its emergence, a set of guiding principles continues to influence global affairs

by An Gang

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safeguard national independence. The five

principles have helped China distinguish its

foreign policy from the hegemonic strategy of

the United States and the Soviet Union, laying

the moral and legal foundation for China to

establish a foothold in the world.

Without these principles, there would be

no friendly cooperation between China and

other developing countries. China’s return to

the UN as well as the settlement of border

disputes with many neighboring countries

would not have been achieved, either.

Moreover, without the principles, China

would not have been able to grow into its

current status.

Enduring Relevance

Since it adopted the reform and opening-

up policy in the late 1970s, China’s foreign


policy focus has shifted from revolutionary

diplomacy to peace diplomacy. Having

moved past the point of merely seeking

survival and development space, it has set out

to strengthen economic cooperation and

integrate itself into the global system.

However, China remains a developing

country that often faces pressing challenges

due to foreign interference. As such, it has

consistently upheld the value of its

independence.

China’s current leadership continues to

uphold this historic legacy as it speaks highly

of the significance of the principles. At a study

session of the Political Bureau of the

Communist Party of China Central

Committee in January 2013, only a few

months after the Party’s leadership transition,

newly elected General Secretary Xi Jinping

said that China has proposed and adhered to

the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence,

and made a solemn commitment to never

seeking hegemony, adding that the country

will unswervingly uphold these principles

and commitments.

At the same time, the Chinese leadership

understands that the world today is no longer

that of 60 years ago. It is now a world of

political multi-polarization and economic

globalization. As an emerging major power,

China inevitably is participating more and

more in international affairs. The question for

the Chinese Government now is how to

creatively inherit the Five Principles of

Peaceful Coexistence to ensure they align with

the new global situation and China’s national

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HISTORIC LEGACY: Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (second left) meets with Burmese President Ba U (second right) in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 28, 1954 (XINHUA)


interests.

The question of whether the five

principles are still applicable today has long

been debated among China’s academic circle

as well as the public. Many claimed that “non-

interference in internal affairs” is already

outmoded, and have expressed hope that

China would exert its influence to defend its

national interests when the domestic crisis of a

foreign country threatens China or a foreign

country’s domestic policy damages China’s

interests. Several renowned Chinese scholars

have proposed the concepts of “creative

i n t e r v e n t i o n ” a n d “ c o n s t r u c t i v e

involvement,” suggesting China increase its

voice on international affairs.

The Chinese authorities believe that the

argument is centered on the concept of

national sovereignty. The traditional

principles of independence are being

challenged by globalization, unilateralism

and the idea that human rights take

precedence over sovereignty. Moreover,

global issues such as climate change,

terrorism and human dignity require

countries to forge international consensus.

However, it should be acknowledged that

despite these developments, nation-states

remain major actors in international politics,

and sovereignty still embodies and

guarantees national interests.

Other Asian countries that initiated the

Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

together with China—including India and

Myanmar—also see these principles as

having universal value. Developing countries

know that in order to safeguard their rights to

development in a world marked by “social

Darwinism,” they cannot give up the

supremacy of state sovereignty. They must

firmly support the principles of equality of all

c o u n t r i e s a n d c o n s e n s u s t h r o u g h

consultation in the current global governance

system.

Chinese leaders are soberly aware of

China’s current comprehensive strength.

While they stress making full use of the

country’s increasing power to safeguard its

national interests, they understand that there

are still serious bottlenecks for China’s

development. In the meantime, China’s

reunification, territorial integrity, national

unity and development path are facing

multiple external challenges. The security

situation of neighboring countries also poses

potential threats to China’s national security.

Therefore, China should focus on domestic

reform and development and never abuse its

diplomatic resources or practice diplomatic

activities that infringe upon other countries’

sovereignty. What China needs to do is to

enrich and develop the Five Principles of

Peaceful Coexistence, making the principles a

banner for promoting common development,

safeguarding international security,

respecting diversity of world civilizations,

strengthening multilateralism and pushing

for democracy in international relations.

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The Chinese Government doesn’t want to

become mired in the debate. Instead, it is

willing to accumulate experience in practice,

make adjustments, and increase its influence

on the domestic and foreign policies of

surrounding countries and participation in

international affairs.

The Korean Peninsula situation is deeply

connected with China’s strategic security

interests. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,

after taking power in 2011, took a tough stance

on both domestic affairs and foreign policies.

Despite international opposition, Kim

conducted his country’s third nuclear test in

2013, further deteriorating relations with the

international community and further

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c o m p l i c a t i n g C h i n a ’ s s u r r o u n d i n g

environment. China first tried to persuade

Pyongyang to continue dialogue with other

parties. Later, while maintaining regular

working-level communication and normal

economic and trade contacts, Beijing

temporarily closed the door to top-level

official visits with Pyongyang and earnestly

implemented the UN sanctions on North

Korea. However, China didn’t give up its

efforts to bring North Korea back into

dialogue. Since February, China has sent Vice

Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Wu

Dawei, the country’s special representative

for Korean Peninsula affairs, to visit

Pyongyang, in an attempt to restart the long-

stalled six-party talks as well as urging

Pyongyang to improve its relations with other

c o u n t r i e s a n d f o c u s o n e c o n o m i c

development.

As for the current Ukrainian crisis, China’s

stance is crucial as it keeps strategic

p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h a l l t h e p a r t i e s

concerned—Ukraine, Russia, the European

Union and the United States. The annexation

of Crimea by Russia has undermined the

sovereignty of Ukraine, which goes against

China’s long-held diplomatic principles.

However, China believes that there are

complex historical and practical reasons for

the move. The U.S.-led NATO enlargement

under the Cold War mentality, which

extrudes the strategic space of Russia, is

actually the blasting fuse of the tensions.

Under these circumstances, China chooses

not to take sides but promotes peace talks.

China’s proposal of sett ing up an

international coordination mechanism for

political settlement of the crisis has won the

understanding and respect of all parties.

Regarding Sino-U.S. relations, one of the

most important bilateral relationships in the

world, China’s top leaders have called for

building a new type of major-power

relationship between the two countries. This

new-type relationship aims to ensure the

sound and stable development of Sino-U.S.

relations. Featuring non-confrontation, non-

conflict, mutual respect and win-win

cooperation, the vision can help the two

countries to avoid a possible lose-lose

situation resulting from competition between

the emerging power and the established

power. To an extent, the notion of new-type

major-power relations is the extension and

development of the Five Principles of Peaceful

Coexistence in handling big power relations,

which will surely have a far-reaching

influence on international relations.

The Five Principles of Peaceful

Coexistence—mutual respect for each other’s

sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual

non-aggression, non-interference in each

other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual

benefit, and peaceful coexistence—were first

put forward by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai at

a meeting with the Indian delegation for

negotiations on bilateral relations in China’s

Tibet region in December 1953. The principles

were later incorporated into the Agreement

on Trade and Intercourse Between the Tibet

Region of China and India released on April

29, 1954.

In June 1954, Premier Zhou visited India

and Burma, now known as Myanmar. The

joint statements issued between Zhou and his

Indian and Burmese counterparts both

affirmed the Five Principles of Peaceful

Coexistence as guiding principles for China-

India and China-Burma relations. The three

nations also jointly proposed that the

principles should be established as norms

governing international relations in general.

(The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review

Origins of the Principles)

External Affairs

China-India Relations


Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on India's General Election

Q: Results of India's general election has

come out, and the Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) wins the election with landslide

victory. What is China's comment on this

election? What are China's expectations for

future relations with India? How does China

evaluate the role played by the Indian

National Congress, Manmohan Singh in

particular during his term of office as the

Prime Minister, in advancing China-India

relations?

A: We have noted that the result of India's

general election has come out with the BJP

winning with landslide victory. We

congratulate the BJP on the victory.

China always values bilateral relations

with India. In recent years, China-India

relations have maintained a sound

momentum of development. This year marks

the year of friendly exchanges between China

and India, and China, India and Myanmar are

to hold a joint commemoration on the 60th

anniversary of the announcement of the five

principles of peaceful coexistence, both

bringing new opportunities to China-India

relations. China is willing to join hands with

the new government of India to maintain

high-level exchanges, deepen exchanges and

cooperation in various fields and bring the

strategic cooperative partnership for peace

and prosperity between China and India to a

new height.

In the past decade, China and India jointly

established strategic cooperative partnership

of peace and prosperity and brought tangible

interests to people of the two countries

thanks to notable progress achieved in

friendly exchanges and mutual beneficial

cooperation in various fields. The two

countries reached the Agreement on the

Political Parameters and Guiding Principles

for the Settlement of the India-China

Boundary Question and try hard in pursuing

a fair and just solution acceptable to both

parties through friendly negotiation. Peace

and tranquility of the border area is ensured

through joint efforts. Prime Minister Singh is

committed to developing China-India

relations and receives considerable respect

from the Chinese people. The important

remarks he made, for example, "China and

India are cooperative partners rather than

competitors" and " the world has enough

room to accommodate the common

development of both China and India", are

widely known and acknowledged by people

of the two countries. China commends Prime

Minister Singh and the Indian National

Congress on their positive efforts and

significant contributions to pushing forward

China-India relations.

CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS


On April 28, 2014, Indian English

Newspaper The Economic Times published

the interview to Chinese Ambassador to India

Wei Wei. The full text is as follows:

China’s Ambassador to India, Wei Wei

tells ET’s Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury that the

new Indian government is expected to boost

economy and help bilateral ties reach

historical stage. Describing India as an

important neighbour, Wei Wei says the

relation between the two countries is a prior

agenda in China’s foreign policy.

What will be the thrust of Beijing to further strengthen India-China ties? What will be China’s priority with the new Indian government?

China-India relations have been on a new

upward track in the recent years. We have also

developed a new model of relations, which is

characterised by expanding bilateral

cooperation while properly handling

differences. This model has become an

example of relations among countries under

new international situations. With elections

going on in India, China expects that the new

Indian government will work together to

promote the bilateral relations with maturity

and rationality. The new leadership in China

is now carrying forward ‘China reform and

development Version 3.0’.

The new Indian government is also

expected to boost its economy. Our bilateral

relationship will move to a historical stage

with new leaderships, opportunities,

momentum and prospects. China is ready to

join hands with India to deepen strategic

trust, properly handle differences, promote

cooperation in various fields and strengthen

communication and coordination on

international and regional issues. I have full

confidence in the future of China-India

relations. India is an important neighbour.

China-India relation is a prior agenda in

China’s foreign policy. President Xi Jinping of

China said recently there was a historic

mission to push forward China-India

relations. This is the first time that a Chinese

leader has made such remarks.

Has Beijing identified areas where it wants to focus with the new Indian

New Government will Boost Ties with China:

China's Ambassador to India, Wei Wei



government?

2014 is the year of China-India Friendly

Exchanges. It is also the 60th anniversary of

the announcement of the Five Principles of

Peaceful Coexistence or the Panchsheel. On

the bilateral-level, firstly, the two countries

will maintain high-level exchanges. We will

s t r e n g t h e n s t r a t e g i c a n d p o l i t i c a l

communication and enhance mutual

understanding through political dialogue and

consultation at various levels, such as the

recently concluded Sixth China-India

Strategic Dialogue. Secondly, we will make

full use of exiting mechanisms like Strategic

Economic Dialogue and Joint Economic

Group to intensify our pragmatic cooperation

to expand economic cooperation. I am of the

view that we have great potentials in the area

of investment.

Thirdly, we will expand defense exchanges and

cooperation to jointly maintain peace in border

areas. We both uphold independent foreign policy

for peace and share common interests in regional

and global affairs. We are committed to

safeguarding regional peace, stability, development

and integration. We have maintained close

cooperation in safeguarding world peace and

promoting global economic and financial

governance as well as strengthening democracy in

international relations.

What measures is China planning to boost economic ties and expand trade relations with India?

China ranks second in terms of economy

while India is at the tenth position. China has

nearly US$ 4 trillion foreign exchange

r e s e r v e s , a n d i s s p e e d i n g u p i t s

implementation of the ‘going out’ strategy.

India also has ambitious development

schemes and huge demand for foreign

investment. So I can say our economic and

trade cooperation is highly complementary

with extensive potential and bright future. We

signed MoU on railway cooperation in

November 2012. A month ago, during the

third China-India Strategic Economic

Dialogue, both sides had fruitful discussions

regarding cooperation on projects in heavy

haul, raising speed of existing rail routes and

station reorganisation and expansion in India.

Until the end of 2013, the accumulated

foreign direct investment from China to India

had amounted to US$ 0.94 billion. It is far from

satisfaction considering the huge scale of both

the economies. I see joint development of

industrial parks a helpful way of providing

better infrastructure and more investment-

friendly environment, which will attract more

Chinese enterprises to invest in India. I also

expect that the Bangladesh-China-India-

Myanmar Corridor will be a good platform for

enhancing trade and economic relations

between our countries and among others in

the region. China is willing to offer financial

support to both public and private banking

pro jec t s in India through var ious

a r r a n g e m e n t s . T h e I n d u s t r i a l a n d

Commercial Bank of China has set up its

branch in Mumbai and is now considering a

second one in Gurgaon. Bank of China is also

coming to India.

What are the global and regional issues that China would like to focus with the new Indian government?

As the world’s two largest developing

countries, China and India have identical

views on many international issues. China

and India have established bilateral

consultation with Afghanistan. Both of us

recognise the importance of maintaining

peace and security in Afghanistan post 2014. It

is in line with the common interests of China

and India and regional countries as well.

China will host the 4th Foreign Ministers’



Senior Chinese Officer Calls for Closer Military Cooperation with India

New Delhi, April 23 (Xinhua) —

A visiting senior Chinese army

officer on Tuesday called on the

Chinese and Indian militaries to

forge closer ties by expanding

exchanges and cooperation in

various fields.

Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of the

General Staff of the People’s

Liberation Army, made the remarks

when meeting here with Bikram

Singh, chief of the Army Staff of the

Indian Army.

China and India are the two

largest developing countries, and bilateral

cooperation not only benefits both nations but

contributes to global peace and stability, Qi

said.

He called for earnest implementation of

the border defense cooperation agreement the

two countries signed during Indian Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh’s official visit to

China in October 2013.

Meanwhile, the two militaries should

boost exchanges and cooperation in various

fields so as to push their relations to higher

levels, added the Chinese officer.

China, he said, is ready to work with India

to strengthen management and control,

handle bilateral differences in a proper

manner, and thus safeguard border peace and

stability and create a favorable environment

for the common development of both

countries.

For his part, Singh said this year marks the

Year of India-China Friendly Exchanges,

Conference of Istanbul Process on

Afghanistan in August.

We had also signed an agreement on

climate change cooperation as early as 2009. I

hope we will continue to work closely with

India to push the international community for

a fair achievement which is conducive not

only to climate protection but also to the

development of all countries. We have also

established dialogue mechanism on maritime

cooperation in fighting pirates. India’s ‘Look

East’ strategy needs to expand to Pacific affair

while China’s initiative ‘Maritime Silk Road in

the 21stCentury’ also requires tranquility in

Indian Ocean.



which provides new opportunities to

promote the relations between the two

militaries.

The Indian side is willing to enhance

exchanges and communication with China in

order to maintain a peaceful border and help

safeguard regional stability, he added.

China, India Meet on Border Issues

Beijing, April 29 (Xinhua) — China and

India continued with their three-day meeting

on border affairs in Beijing on Tuesday, said

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin

Gang.

According to Qin, the progress of the

fourth meeting of the Working Mechanism for

Consultation and Coordination on China-

India Border Affairs will be released when it is

concluded on Wednesday.

Qin told a regular press briefing the two

countries had taken positive measures in

maintaining peace and stability in recent

years, and signed an agreement on border

control cooperation.

“We are willing to make joint efforts with

India to explore ways to maintain border

peace and stabil i ty and strengthen

coordination on border issues,” Qin said.

China and India share a 2,000-km-long

border that has never been formally

delineated. The two countries began

discussing border issues in the 1980s.

The two sides signed an agreement in New

Delhi in January 2012 to formally launch the

working mechanism. Under the agreement,

the mechanism is headed by officials at the

director general level from the Chinese

Foreign Ministry and by officials at the joint

secretary level from the Indian External

Affairs Ministry, and is composed of

diplomatic and military officials from both

sides.

CHINESE DREAM

Beijing, May 10 (Xinhua) — During his

tour of Europe in late March, Chinese

President Xi Jinping expounded on many

occasions on the “Chinese dream,” a policy

the new Chinese leadership has adopted to

pursue peace, prosperity, happiness and

social stability.

The Chinese dream is the dream for

people’s happiness, Xi said when delivering a

speech marking the 50th anniversary of the

"Chinese Dream" to Benefit China, World

Chinese Dream

Chinese Dream


establishment of China-France diplomatic

relations.

As people across the world have all

dreamt of the “Chinese dream” in their own

way, it is no wonder that foreigners

understand the notion upon first hearing it.

The concept of the “Chinese dream,” first

mentioned during a speech by Xi two weeks

after he was elected general secretary of the

Communist Party of China (CPC) Central

Committee in November 2012, is considered a

central mission of the new leadership.

The way towards realizing these dreams

varies. China has chosen to realize its dream

based on its own ways, in line with China’s

national conditions and the trend of the times.

China cannot copy the political system or

development model of other countries

“because it would not fit us and it might even

lead to catastrophic consequences,” Xi has

said.

This proves that the path of socialism with

Chinese characteristics is a path of peaceful

development.

China has kept sober-minded about its

status quo. China is still the world’s largest

developing country, Xi said when addressing

the Korber Foundation in Berlin in March.

China will firmly stick to the path of

peaceful development and pursue an

independent foreign policy of peace, Xi said,

and the country should not be compared to

Mephisto, the demon figure in the German

classic legend of Faust

“Today, the lion has woken up, and it is

peaceful, pleasant and civilized,” Xi said in a

final speech after a trip to the UNESCO

headquarters.

In essence, the “Chinese dream” means

peace, prosperity, happiness and social

stability, for which China strives for in a bid to

bring mutual benefit to China and other

countries.

The “Chinese dream” will benefit the

world while opening up new opportunities

for other countries to realize their own

dreams.

When visiting Germany, Xi urged both


countries’ enterprises to optimize trade

s t r u c t u r e , d e v e l o p t a r g e t e d a n d

complementary products that meet market

demand, and increase the proportion of

technology and service in bilateral trade.

China’s sufficient internal impetus is

driving the country’s sustainable and stable

growth, thus providing a huge market and

opportunities for its cooperation partners.

“The new era presents new opportunities

for China and Europe to boost their friendship

and cooperation. China and Europe share

common interests in pursuing development,

and China will continue to view Europe as a

strategic partner and support European

integration,” Xi wrote in an article published

by Belgian paper Le Soir ahead of his visit to

Belgium.

The realization of the Chinese dream helps

other countries to realize their own dreams of

peace and prosperity.

In pursuit of the “Chinese dream,” China

must comprehensively deepen reform and

further open up, Xi stressed.

China is undergoing profound changes

and the country’s reform has entered a “deep-

water zone,” Xi said when addressing the

students of the College of Europe.

“We know keenly that reform and

opening-up is an ongoing process that will

never stop. China’s reform has entered a deep-

water zone, where problems crying to be

resolved are all difficult ones,” said the

president, adding that “what we need is the

courage to move the reform forward.”

In the next five years, China’s exports are

estimated to top 10,000 billion U.S. dollars

while the accumulated value of China’s

foreign investment is projected to exceed 500

billion dollars.

The efforts of comprehensively deepening

reform will not only provide strong

momentum for China’s modernization drive,

b u t a l s o b r i n g n e w d e v e l o p m e n t

opportunities to the world, Xi said.

Concept of Peaceful Development Flows in Blood of Chinese People

Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) — More than two

centuries ago, Napoleon Bonaparte said

China was a sleeping lion and the world

should let her sleep because when she woke

up she would shake the world.

Two hundred years later, Chinese

President Xi Jinping borrowed the lion

metaphor during his Europe tour in late

March to show the world his country’s firm

commitment to peaceful development.

“Today, the lion has woken up. But it is

peaceful, pleasant and civilized,” said Xi,

outlining the inner core of China’s foreign

policy in a clear-cut way.

China is a country that loves peace, and its

pursuit of peace and harmony is in the blood

of the Chinese people.

“Only by following the path of peaceful

development and safeguarding world peace

with all other countries can China realize its

own goal and make more contributions to the

world,” Xi told an audience at the Korber

Foundation during his Germany visit.

Xi said China has pledged to adhere to the

Chinese Dream


path of peaceful development for a long time

and the Chinese people are confident of

realizing their goals through peaceful

development.

In pursuing the Chinese dream of national

rejuvenation, China, the world’s largest

developing country, clearly knows that it

needs both internal stability and a peaceful

international environment to realize that goal.

“The path of peaceful development will

benefit both China and the world at large,” he

said. “We can not find any reason that we

don’t stick to the way that has been proven

right.”

To really understand China, the world

needs to see it from a more objective, historic

and multi-dimensional perspective: China

opposes hegemonism and power politics,

and never interferes in other countries’

domestic affairs, nor seeks hegemony or

expansionism.

On the one hand, China will staunchly

safeguard its own sovereignty, security and

development interests, and will never

tolerate any move that aims to harm those

interests.

On the other hand, China will neither seek

development at the cost of other countries’

interests, nor pursue success by harming its

neighbors.

SEEKING COMMON GROUND,

SHARING OPPORTUNITIES

In an article published in Belgian paper Le

Soir ahead of his visit to Belgium in late

March, Xi wrote: “The time we live in is both a

time of cooperation and a time of distinctive

dynamism. It is a time of both unprecedented

opportunities and challenges unmet before.”

“‘The wise seeks common ground while

the unwise clings to differences.’ China and

Europe should respect each other, treat each

other as equals, seek common ground while

shelving differences, and pursue win-win

Chinese Dream


cooperation,” Xi wrote. “By doing so, we will

enhance our dialogue and engagement,

maximize common interests , share

opportunities and jointly meet challenges.”

The article explores how China and

Europe deal with each other in the new

century, and also provides guidance on the

exchanges between China, a civilized oriental

lion, and the world.

Countries with different histories,

cultures, national conditions and social

systems should understand and treat each

other sincerely, hear each other’s views and

think with each other’s perspectives.

The world is at a crucial stage of reform

and adjustment, amid slow post-crisis

recovery and both tradit ional and

untraditional safety threats.

Although the world is developing toward

multilateralism, economic globalization,

cultural diversification and democratization

of international relations, the cold-war

antagonistic idea of zero-sum and the

arrogant concept of “the end of history” linger

on.

Xi said during his speech at the Korber

Foundation that Beijing will share its wisdom

and experience in peaceful development with

the outside world.

In fact, China has been engaged in

safeguarding the post-war international order

and the UN Charter, striving for a more just

and fairer global, political and economic

governance and contributed to the

development of the world.

The rise of the oriental lion will bring the

world opportunities, peace and progress,

instead of threats, turmoil and reverse.

Therefore, the international community

should welcome, help, and support, instead of

fearing, blocking and containing this

“peaceful, pleasant and civilized” lion.

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Zhengzhou - Chinese President Xi Jinping

said Saturday that the country should adapt

to new norm for its economic growth and be

cool-minded amid slowdown in the world’s

second-largest economy.

Xi made the remark during his inspection

tour to central China’s Henan province from

Friday to Saturday.

“China is still in a significant period of

strategic opportunity. We must boost our

China Should Adapt to New Norm of Growth: Xi Jinping

confidence, adapt to the new normal

condition based on the characteristics of

China’s economic growth in the current phase

and stay cool-minded,” Xi said.

The country’s economy has gradually

slowed since the international financial crisis

in 2008. Its economy expanded by 7.7 percent

in both 2012 and 2013, the slowest pace since

1999.

However, China should also attach great

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significance to preventing diversified risks for

its economy and take timely countermeasures

to reduce potential negative effects, Xi said.

“The basic conditions for sustaining the

country’s growth have not changed, so we

should stick to the fundamental principle of

seeking progresses while maintaining

stability in economic work,” he said.

The government must continue to

coordinate the relations of stabilizing growth,

promoting reforms, adjusting structure,

improving people’s l ivel ihood and

preventing risks so as to ensure sound

economic growth and social stability,

according to Xi.

Xi’s words are in line with recent message

from some other senior officials concerning

the direction of China’s economic policies.

Premier Li Keqiang said at a forum in

Hainan Province last month that China will

not resort to strong short-term stimulus

policies just because of temporary economic

fluctuations, but rather pay more attention to

sound development in the medium and long

run.

China will seek growth impetus from

deepening reforms, adjusting economic

structure and improving people’s livelihood,

the premier said.

On Saturday, China’s central bank

governor Zhou Xiaochuan reaffirmed the

stance at a conference in Beijing, saying that

macroeconomic policies should be stable and

no massive stimulus should be taken at

present.

Zhou urged for more accurate judgment

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L front), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with staff members of Zhengzhou-Europe International Block Train at Zhengzhou International Land Port in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, May 10, 2014. Xi made an inspection tour in Henan from May 9 to 10. [Photo/Xinhua ]

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about the present economic situation, arguing

that short-term economic figures may not be

sufficient to help come to conclusions.

China’s economic growth slowed to a six-

quarter low of 7.4 percent in the first quarter of

the year, down from a growth of 7.7 percent in

the final quarter of 2013.

In spite of the slowdown, the pace was

within a reasonable range, as the government

has set the annual growth target for this year

at about 7.5 percent.

During the two-day inspection, Xi visited

rural areas, companies and the inland port in

Zhengzhou, one of the terminals for a railway

connecting the city with Europe to facilitate

cargo transportation.

He stressed the significance of agriculture

after inspecting a pilot area for high-standard

grain production in the city of Kaifeng, saying

that grain safety and the work of agriculture,

farmers and rural areas are important

foundation for all other government work.

Xi lauded the independent innovation at

the China Railway Engineering Equipment

Group Co., Ltd. after visiting an assembly

plant of the company.

“Equipment manufacturing is the

backbone of a country’s manufacturing

industry, but weakness still exists in many

aspects of China’s equipment manu-

facturing,” Xi said.

China needs to boost investment, enhance

research and development efforts to

accelerate the development of the sector and

gain a say in terms of advanced technology in

the world, he said.

Through innovation and technological

development, the country should push for the

transformation from “Made in China” to

“Created in China”, from “China speed” to

“China quality” and from “Chinese

products” to “Chinese brands”, according to

Xi.

The Chinese Government has started

formulation of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-

20) as of April 17, anticipating that the

country’s medium- and long-term economic

and social development plan can plough full

steam ahead after the current 12th Five-Year

Plan (2011-15) ends. That day, the National

Development and Reform Commission

Target 2020

The 13th Five-Year Plan will play a vital role in deciding how China fares in its quest to become a high-income country

by Lan Xinzhen

(NDRC), the country’s top economic planner,

which is responsible for compiling the plan,

held a televised meeting to arrange the key

tasks necessary for the drafting process.

Xu Lin, Director of the NDRC’s

Department of Development Planning and a

key participant in the plan’s formulation, said

the goal of this plan is to turn China into a

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high-income country under the

World Bank’s classification system

and complete the building of a

moderately prosperous society in

all aspects as proposed by the 18th

N a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s o f t h e

Communist Party of China (CPC).

The 13th Five-Year Plan is the

first five-year plan that has been

formulated since President Xi

Jinping took office. This plan will

r e f l e c t h o w C h i n a ’ s n e w

leadership thinks about the

country’s future economic and

social development.

This plan will take China up to

2020, the year by which China

hopes to have reached its target of having

built a moderately prosperous society in all

areas. The Chinese Government has thus laid

an unprecedented level of importance on the

drafting of this plan, commencing the

formulation process earlier than before. The

NDRC has released more than 20 research

topics to universities, research institutes, large

enterprises, industrial associations and

international organizations, with the aim of

making the 13th Five-Year Plan as scientific

and feasible as possible.

Xu said the commission will also make

full use of Internet platforms such as

Wechat, a popular messaging and social

media app, and Weibo, a twitter-like

microblogging service, to interact with the

public and attract its participation in

drafting the plan.

The research of topics and collection of

suggestions are set to proceed until the end of

the year, and a primary framework will then

be formed. In the first half of 2015, the draft of

the plan will be finished and submitted to the

State Council. The State Council will then

organize several discussions among experts

who will revise the draft and then submit it to

the National People’s Congress for

deliberation when it holds its annual session

in March 2016.

Xu noted that the 13th Five-Year Plan is

being formulated at a time when great

changes are taking place in both domestic and

international environments. The world

economic structure is undergoing changes in

the wake of the global financial crisis. The

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic

Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and

other high-standard free trade and

investment pacts led by the United States will

have far-reaching influence on China’s

development in the future. Additionally, the

geopolitical situation has become more

complicated.

Within the country, since the 18th

National Congress of the CPC, China has

entered a new stage of comprehensively

deepening its reform, facing an unheard-of

number of opportunities as well as risks and

FARMING FOR THE FUTURE: A helicopter sprays a mixture of pesticide and fertilizer over an area of farmland in Huaxian County, Henan Province. Agriculture remains one of the focus points in China’s next five-year plan (WANG ZIRUI)


challenges. China must ensure that its goal of

building a moderately prosperous society is

realized, that results are achieved in key fields

for comprehensively deepening its reform,

and that substantial progress is achieved in

transforming its model for economic

development.

All of the changes in the external and

internal environments impose new demands

on the formulation of the 13th Five-Year Plan

and means that in the years to come, the plan

may well take an important place in Chinese,

and global, history.

New Thinking on Development

Much speculation has been made as to

what will be involved in the 13th Five-Year

Plan. Xu says there are several points that

should be focused upon in the detailed

consideration of development. For example,

with a per-capita GDP of $6,700, China has

become a country of largely upper middle-

income earners. The government therefore

hopes to approach the status of high-income

country by the World Bank’s standards. But to

realize this goal and reach the target of

building a moderately prosperous society,

China still has some chinks in its armor, such

as unsatisfactory results in industrial

transformation and upgrading. It will be hard

for China to become a high-income country if

the transformation process is not driven by

innovation and structural upgrading against

the backdrop of rising labor costs and

intensifying restrictions related to resources

and the environment. It is possible that China

may remain in the “middle income trap” for

some time to come. Therefore the issue of how

to better real ize innovation-driven

development and industrial upgrading must

be one of the primary focuses of the 13th Five-

Year Plan.

China is accelerating agricultural

modernization, because grain and food

supply problems are a perpetual theme in a

country with a huge population. Although

China has maintained bumper harvests for 10

consecutive years, agriculture is still a weak

sector, with severe challenges in improving

agricultural productivity, the level of

m o d e r n i z a t i o n , f o o d s a f e t y , r u r a l

development and farmers’ income. Solutions

to all of these challenges will be outlined in the

13th Five-Year Plan.

The plan also includes many other

issues—environmental protection and

ecological progress to name but two—which

are of public concern. The NDRC is organizing

experts to devise new methods and

mechanisms to tackle these issues.

“There are many problems that cannot be

effectively solved with the old measures taken

in the past. We need to find solutions based on

new institutional designs. These should all be

seriously considered in the primary stage of

formulating the 13th Five-Year Plan,” Xu said.

The 12th Five-Year Plan has been followed

for three years now, but the data concerning

some economic indicators have failed to reach

the scheduled targets. Will the disappointing

results affect the formulation of the 13th Five-

Year Plan? Xu explained that the data in the

energy-saving and environmental protection

sectors haven’t reflected satisfactory

performance. However, the NDRC and some

related departments as well as local

governments are ratcheting up their efforts in

this field, and the fulfillment of goals for these

indicators will be remarkably improved by

the end of this year and into next year.

Xu was optimistic that the requirements of

the 12th Five-Year Plan can be met by the end

of next year, and that the setting of targets in

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the 13th Five-Year Plan won’t be affected. He

also pointed out that the requirements of the

12th Five-Year Plan in the other fields have

been satisfied, and some of them have even

been met ahead of schedule.

Balancing Gov’t and Market

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC

Central Committee held in November 2013

put in place the framework, time table and a

specific roadmap for overall reform by 2020.

In this equation, the role of the market cannot

be discounted and its relationship with the

government should thus take the utmost

priority in planning.

“The plan provides a method for the

government to manage the economy,

therefore how to balance the relationship

between the government and the market is an

important aspect that must be considered

when formulating the plan,” said Xu.

He added that the five-year plan for

economic and social development is quite

different from many other plans. It must be

passed by the National People’s Congress, so

it shares some characteristics with legislation

and carries a similar degree of authority. It

even has binding power in some aspects.

When formulating the 11th Five-Year Plan

(2006-10), the Chinese Government for the

first time differentiated the requirements on

the government and the market to achieve

certain goals. For example, targets related to

e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n , e n e r g y

conservation and government public services

should be reached mainly by relying on the

government through allocation of public

resources and the formulation of appropriate

policies.

When creating the 13th Five-Year Plan,

China will continue to search for the optimum

balance in the relationship between the

government and the market. In the fields that

need the government to function, the plan

needs not only outline goals and specific

measures, but also strengthen the assessment

of government performance. In the fields that

need the market to function, the plan will

enable the market to play a decisive role in the

allocation of resources.

“When formulating the 13th Five-Year

Plan, we will allow both the government and

the market to play a better role,” said Xu.

Fulfillment of the 12th Five-Year Plan

The level of economic growth has actually

been better than expected. The GDP grew 9.3

percent, 7.7 percent and 7.7 percent each

respective year in the 2011-13 period, all

higher than the expected target of 7 percent

outlined by the plan.

New progress has been achieved in

economic restructuring and domestic

demand has played a much bigger role in

ensuring stable economic growth.

In 2013 , the ter t iary industry ’s

contribution to economic growth surpassed

those made by the secondary and primary

industries for the first time.

The data for most of the 24 major indicators set

by the plan have reached their targets as

scheduled, and data concerning some

indicators have even reached their targets

ahead of time. However, progress has been

slow with regard to some indicators, such as

energy consumption intensity, carbon dioxide

emission, improvement of energy structure

and reduction of the emission of nitrogen

oxides.

(Compiled according to the mid-term evaluation report

of the 12th Five-Year Plan released by the State Council

on April 10)

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HUAWEI: A Cornerstone in India’s Telecom Foundation

Huawei Technologies is a Fortune

500 , employee-owned pr ivate

company and a leading global ICT

solutions provider. Its robust global

footprint is a testimony to the trust

between the company and its

stakeholders.

This trust and reliability is a result of

Huawei’s customer-centric innovation and its

endeavour to deliver maximum value to

telecom operators, enterprises and consumers

by providing competitive solutions and

services. The manifestation of this trust is seen

in the reality that Huawei today, partners

with 45 of the top 50 telecom operators in the

world. Among these partnerships, Huawei’s

presence in India has proved both enduring

and fruitful.

Retrospect: Laying the Huawei

Foundation in India

Huawei’s association with India goes back

to the year 1999, when the first and largest

overseas R&D centre was established in

Bangalore. Over the last 13 years, more than

$300 million have been invested in this centre,

which employs approximately 3000 software

professionals, comprising 98% local Indian

talent. It is further investing in expansion of

the R&D centres which will be able to employ

about 5000 software professionals. Huawei

consolidated its business leadership position

in 2011-12 in India. During the 3G rollouts,

Huawei was able to secure over 25% of the

national market share in the segment.

Huawei has further consolidated its

presence in India by forging strong

relationships with Tier-1 GSM

operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone,

Reliance, Aircel and extended its GSM

HSPA solutions to Airtel, Aircel and

Vodafone. Huawei successfully completed 3G

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trials for Bharti Airtel and was selected to

deploy its solution for GSM and HSPA for

Airtel’s prestigious Sri Lanka project. Huawei

has also provided 4G equipment to Bharti

Airtel for Bangalore and Delhi circles.

End-to-end Presence, Partnerships and

Products

In order to further establish its footprint,

Huawei also extended the reach of its

innovative offerings from the telecom carrier

network field to the enterprise and consumer

fields by initiating individual business units


for both categories. The company has

coordinated the development of the “cloud-

pipe-device” business structure which entails

actively offering next-generation business

platforms and applications, high capacity

intelligent information pipes as well as a wide

range of smart consumer devices, delivering

end-to-end information services and user

experiences that are efficient, innovative and

environment friendly.

Nurturing Indian ICT

With a focused commitment to the Indian

telecommunications ecosystem, Huawei has

forged sustaining relationships with key

stakeholders and a lasting recall among the

Indian audience. Through this commitment,

Huawei has played a pivotal role in the rapid

growth of the Indian Telecommunications and

ICT industry. As Indian consumers evolve to

the next level of quality services, Huawei is

keen to seize the opportunity imminent in

offering technologies like 3G, Wimax and LTE

– all the technologies which are landmark

boosters for the Indian telecommunications

domain. Huawei is actively partnering with

all the leading Indian telecom operators to

achieve their India vision.

Huawei’s role is that of contributory

development in the Indian telecom industry.

Keeping in mind that the Indian telecom

industry is embedded in an emerging market,

Huawei delivers innovative and cost-effective

solutions. The Company constantly works on

providing its customers with the latest

innovative technology while reducing the

operating and capital cost of the equipment.

Through such work, Huawei helps Indian

operators achieve approximately 30 percent

precious savings in their overall TCO.

Supporting Education in India

Huawei has supported IT education in India

by offering scholarship to students of IIIT –

Bangalore & NITK, Suratkal for the past 8

years. Starting 2011, Huawei India’s Maitree

Scholarship Program offer scholarships

annually to Indian undergraduate and

postgraduate students who have already

secured admission to institutions of higher

education in China. The scholarship scheme

aims to build a platform for the exchange of

ideas between the two nations and foster a

closer understanding of each other’s’ culture

and society.

Latest Endeavor

The latest development in Huawei’s vast

India presence is also the greatest example of the

acceptance and encouragement for Huawei to

flourish in the Indian market. The state telecom

operator BSNL recently announced a

collaboration with Huawei for transition of the

national operator’s traditional telephone

exchanges to Next Generation Networks (NGN)

that are equipped for communication

technologies of the future. In January 2014, BSNL

successfully made Voice/Video calls between

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Bangalore and Hyderabad through recently built

NGN C-5/IMS network of Huawei. During the

network call inauguration, Mr. R. K. Upadhyay,

CMD of BSNL made a live call between the cities

to mark the historic transformation.

Building the Consumer Connect – A

Tryst with India’s Popular Sport

Huawei recent ly announced i t s

association the Royal Challengers Bangalore,

Bangalore’s home team in a national cricket

tournament which brings together seasoned

cricketers from all over the world to play the

national sport on the Indian cricket pitch. The

association with such a tournament acts as an

analogy to the enduring presence of a global

organization in the Indian market.

After having successfully acquired

increasingly positive recall and a league of

reputed customers thereby reinforcing its

credibility in the Indian market, Huawei has

put into effect this initiative to become more

closely connected with the Indian consumer.

This is necessary for two reasons— first to

create a connection with individuals and not

only enterprises or telecom giants; and

second, in order to bring Huawei’s efforts and

dedication in India to a more visible and large-

scale platform.

This is the localized implementation of a

global by the company to build a strong

consumer connect through the world of sports

as in Australia, the UK among others. Since

Huawei began its journey in India by

establishing its R&D centre in Bangalore, the

partnership with Royal Challengers

Bangalore acts as reaffirmation of the brand’s

commitment towards India and evokes a

sentiment of homecoming. The core values of

H u a w e i i n c l u d e d e d i c a t i o n ,

continuous improvement, integrity

and teamwork which also define the

essence of sportsmanship. With

similar core values, this partnership

offers a perfect synergy for the values

of both partner brands.

The company has associated with

the prestigious game of Cricket since it

cuts across the demographic barriers

and connects masses. The foray into

cricket is a gradual phenomenon in

Huawei’s journey to transform into a

consumer brand. The company intends to

develop strong local resonance with the

consumers through this association.

The culmination of this dedicated

commitment to the Indian market, makes

India a center of excellence for the growth of

Huawei. The presence of Huawei in India has

aided the mutual growth of its business as

well as a healthy growth of the Indian

telecommunications domain.

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S h a n d o n g E l e c t r i c P o w e r

Construction Corp. (SEPCO1) founded

in 1956, is a key subsidiary of Fortune

500 Power Construction Corp. of

China. The company possesses more

than 20 Class A qualifications for

power project EPC and etc with

business scope covering power

e n g i n e e r i n g , i n f r a s t r u c t u r e

c o n s t r u c t i o n , p o w e r p l a n t

commissioning and O&M, equipment

R&D, trading & logistics, investment

and etc. The company has established

its presence by undertaking power

projects in India, Brazil, Mongolia,

Kazakhstan, Pakistan and other

countries, and was awarded with AAA-

credibility Enterprise of China Construction

Sector, and National Contract Abiding and

Promise Keeping Enterprise.

Back in 1998, SEPCO1 was the first among

its peers in power sector of China to went

abroad, and bagged MALCO 3×25 MW thproject in India. On 8 Sept. 1999, with

successful delivery and high quality rdoperation of the 3 unit, the company made its

debut in international power stage a great

success.

In 2003, SEPCO1 again entered India

market, and won the EPC contract for BALCO

4×135MW at the price of 230mn USD, which

was then the biggest business and trade tie-up

between India and China. Ever since the thcommissioning of the 4 unit in 2005, all units

have been running in stable and full load. The

project is thus praised as ‘the Eighth Wonder

of the World’ by India press.

In 2006, the company won 3 EPC contracts

for BALCO 4×300MW, KMPCL 6×600MW,

TALWANDI 3×660MW in a row.

Presently, unit #4 of KMPCL has

completed 14 days RRT and been

handed over for high-quality

operation; all four units of BALCO

project are ready for start up,

a w a i t i n g c l i e n t t o o b t a i n

permission for grid integration;

and unit #2 of TALWANDI project

is ready for power generation after

coal supply is made available by

client.

Interpreting the Brilliance of Chinese Company

BALCO4X135MW plant

Panorama of ongoing TALWANDI 3X660MW Project

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With keen awareness of India actualities,

the company constantly renovates its project

management for efficient execution progress;

pre-emptive planning, target-oriented

m a n a g e m e n t a n d s u b c o n t r a c t o r s ’

engagement in targets implementation are

established concepts to enhance overall

management and control; The company also

emphasizes resource integration and

‘localized management’ to make the best of

local inputs and achieve better resource

allocation; cross-culture management is taken

up in respect of local practices, such

a s i n i t i a t i n g ‘ E x c e l l e n t

Subcontractor Award’, which

motivates their moral; with the

strategy of ‘state-of-art quality’, the

company also endeavors to

introduce the best workmanship

from China through standard

atlases, which are enacted in actual

construction process. The chimney

structure executed in TALWANDI

project has been awarded with

‘Excellent Concrete Structure of

India .

The company is committed to social

responsibility engagement, and with the

principle of ‘dedication to society, build

harmony with joint effort’, the company

diligently discharges its responsibility as a

state-owned company. The company

currently employs over 1200 India

employees and more than 30000 local

labors during construction peak,

creating considerable job opportunities;

meanwhile, the company has trained a

large quantity of skilled personnel such

as IBR welders , and electr ical

technicians. SEPCO1 is also an active

contributor to social welfare: organizing

times of stationary and sports utilities

donation for local primary schools,

distributed free food boxes, warm wares

and blankets for project workmen, and

various other undertakings. Overall a

short time span, the company has

contributed nearly one crore in social

welfare programs. Recently, SEPCO1 is also in

touch with local Red Cross Society for

building a facility for disabled in Punjab state.

The involvement is highly applauded by the

Client and local government.

Cooperation

Blanket Donation

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I often heard that destiny plays

an important role in one’s life. Never

did I believe it till “China” happened

to me, and my lifelong relationship

with the country began. My first

“encounter” with Zhongguo (China)

was in 2006 when I studied in detail

the Chinese economy, history,

geography, polity, society and

culture as part of my Master’s degree

in International Relations at Nihelu

D a s h u e ( J a w a h a r l a l N e h r u

University) in New Delhi, India. That

phase of my relationship with

Zhongguo seemed like ‘internet

dating’ when I knew all about my love but I

never met or saw my love.

My knowledge about my love increased

over the years and reached its peak when I

met Chinese citizens working in the same

think tank as me. My interest grew as my

Chinese friends told me more about the

culture of the country, and I made up my

mind that one day I will be with my love -

Zhongguo! In March 2011, I first came to China

as part of the delegation from India for the

BRICS Think Tanks’ Symposium in Beijing. It

was love at first sight and my heart ached

when I had to part ways with Zhongguo and

take the flight back to India. Destiny waved

her magic wand yet again and I cleared

hundred percent scholarships from the

Chinese government and the Indian

government respectively to study in Beijing

for two years.

When I landed at the Beijing Airport again

on August 31, I felt butterflies in my stomach,

and it felt like I left my parents’ house (India)

to be with my love (Zhongguo). But my

relationship with Zhongguo was such that we

did not speak each other’s languages. My first

language - i.e. English is not widely spoken in

China and I could not speak hanyu (Chinese),

my love’s first language. Destiny waved her

magic wand yet again and gave me enough

powers to grasp the language quickly, and

today I can speak about 1500 characters and

write about 800 characters. Picking up a

foreign language is never easy, but it has to be

the power of destiny that I grasped the

language quickly.

My experience so far in Beijing deserves a

ten out of ten. Whenever people hear ‘Wo shi

Indu ren’ (I am an India) they speak excitedly

about Indian films and songs and praise my

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China Experience—I love Zhongguo

Sriparna Pathak

The author in Beijing [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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guo jia (country) and fill me with a sense of

satisfaction that I have never felt in my life. In

fact an old man in the subway even sang

‘Aawara Hoon’ (a Bollywood film song) for

me when he heard I am from India.

India and China have a long history, and

now I am experiencing every facet of this long

historical relation, first hand. At the Great Bell

Temple, the Yongle Bell has numerous

Sanskrit sutras engraved. At the Military

Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution,

a small statue of Nataraj stands as a gift from

India. The Five Pagodas Temple is the sign of

an Indian monk’s sojourns.

Beijing seems very similar to New Delhi.

The shopping malls, the roads, the subway,

and the kind of vehicles are similar in the two

places. The peoples of the two countries are

also similar. Unlike many Western countries,

the cultures of the peoples in these two Asian

countries are not individualistic. I have not

experienced a single case when people have

turned away when I say “Qing ni bang wo”

(Please help me).

There is a great interest among the peoples

of the two countries to know more about each

other. Sadly enough the number of Indians in

Beijing at least, is very low, especially when

compared to foreigners from other parts of the

world. Track-two level exchanges are often

cited as being an efficient method of improving

relations among countries, and academic

exchanges form an important component of

track-two. Increasing the number of students’

exchanges between these two Asian powers

can help in solidifying the bases of the

relationship between the two countries.

Having travelled to Inner Mongolia I

realised that the common people there have

almost no knowledge about Indians or India.

However the most pleasing experience in

Inner Mongolia was when an old lady felt

young Indian women like me are similar to

young Chinese girls in the way they show

respect for the elders. The similarity between

the cultures of our countries stated in words

by the old lady made my day.

At the micro and the macro level the two

countries share many similarities, be it levels

of growth or urbanisation or energy

consumption. But not all the similarities have

been studied in great detail, and there is a lot

of scope in such kind of explorations.

In terms of differences - food and language

stand at the forefront. But for non-vegetarians

like me, Zhongguo is like heaven, as I can eat

almost any kind of meat. Nevertheless a few

more Indian restaurants would be welcome -

not just to satisfy the food needs of Indians in

Zhongguo but also to increase knowledge

among Chinese citizens regarding the food

culture of India.

India and China are the new poles of

growth, they are the largest countries in Asia

and together they herald the Asian century in

international relations, and solidifying the

bases of the relationship between the two will

lead to a win-win outcome for both and yield a

more mutually beneficial relationship. As for

me, I am completely in love with Zhongguo

and always will be since my love seems to love

me back in return.

The author is an Advanced Research Scholar

under scholarship from the Chinese and the Indian

governments at the Beijing Language and Culture

University. She also is a Doctoral Candidate at

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

She has worked extensively on China’s

Manufacturing Sector and other aspects of the

Chinese economy. Prior to her arrival in Beijing,

she was a Junior Fellow at the Observer Research

Foundation, New Delhi and worked on the Chinese

Economy and was the editor for the China Weekly

Report there.

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1. How can I get the latest information about Chinese Government Scholarship?

P l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e w w w . c a m p u s c h i n a . o r g o r www.csc.edu.cn/laihua for up-to-date information. You can also consult the Chinese Embassy (or Consulate General) in your home countries or designated Chinese universities for related information.

2. What programs can I apply for? When and where can I apply?

Usually the application season is between January and early April. Applicants should apply and send the required documents to the application receiving agencies. The table below illustrates the Chinese Government Scholarship programs.

3. What is the procedure of Chinese Government Scholarship application?

The illustration below may help you understand the application procedure in

Chinese Government Scholarship Application

general. There might be minor differences between programs. Please read the introductions to each program for detailed guidance.

4. Can applicants apply for Chinese G o v e r n m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p w i t h o u t Admission Letters?

Yes. Applicants without Admission Letter are equally allowed to apply for Chinese Government Scholarship. However, CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments on the university options, specialties, program categories and duration of study for the applications without Admission Letters. Applications enclosed with Admission Letter will be forwarded directly to the host universities for recruitment confirmation.

5. Is the Letter of Acceptance or email from the supervisor admissible?

Only the official Admission Letters from

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the admissions department of Chinese universities are valid. Other files like acceptance letters or emails from supervisors or professors shall not be regarded as the equivalent or substitute.

6. Where can I get the Agency Number?Agency Number is the first required item

when applying online at CSC Online Application System for International Students (http://laihua.csc.edu.cn). Each Agency Number stands for a specific application receiving agency and will be given to the recommended candidates only. A correct Agency Number will lead to the presence of the corresponding application receiving agency. Wrong Agency Number

will lead to application rejection. 7. How can I log in the CSC Online

Application System for International Students?

jGo to www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or www.campuschina.org, and click the icon “Appl icat ion Onl ine for International Students” to enter the system.

kFirst-time users should register before entering the online application page.

lPlease use Internet Explorer (6.0 or 7.0). Menu selection functions may not work in other browsers.

8. What do I need to pay special attention to when applying online?

Scholarship

programs

Bilateral program

Chinese University

program

Great Wall Program

EU Program

AUN Program

PIF Program

WMO Program

When to apply

January to early April

(please consult the

application receiving

agencies for specific

deadline for each

program)

W h e r e t o s e n d t h e

application

dispatching authorities in

applicant’s home country

d e s i g n a t e d C h i n e s e

universities

National Commissions for

UNESCO in applicant’s home

country

Office for Education and

Culture, Mission of P. R.

China to the European Union

ASEAN University Network

(AUN)Secretariat

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Secretariat

W o r l d M e t e o r o l o g i c a l

O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W M O )

Secretariat

Program category

degree programs and non-

degree programs

graduate programs

non-degree programs


degree programs

graduate programs


degree programs

m a s t e r ’ s a n d

undergraduate programs

of meteorology, hydrology,

and water resources

s u p e r v i s i o n a n d

management.

S c h o l a r s h i p

coverage

full scholarship or

partial scholarship

full scholarship

full scholarship

full scholarship

full scholarship

full scholarship

partial scholarship

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jPlease select the program, CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP.

kThe item Apply for refers to the program you want to apply rather than the degree you have already held.

lMajors should be one of the existing majors offered by Chinese universities and be based on your actual e d u c a t i o n a l b a c k g r o u n d . A nonexistent or improper major input will affect your application result.

mPreference of Institutions must be chosen from 252 Chinese universities designated by MOE. Any institution beyond the list will not be available for recruitment.

nDuration of the Major Study should match the program you apply for. P l e a s e c h e c k A P P L I C A T I O N

DETAILS of each program for the specific schooling period.

oSubmitted applications can be retrieved for revision. Once retrieved, the previously submitted application becomes invalid. Therefore, revised application should be submitted one more time.

9. How to write a Study Plan or Research Proposal?

A Study Plan or Research Proposal states in details what you are going to do with the scholarship in China. It must include such information as the major you want to study in or the field of your research interest. It is of vital importance for those applicants for graduate studies or senior scholar programs, so please make sure your study plan or research proposal states those information as

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specific as possible. 10. What supporting documents should

be included in my application package?Generally, applicants must fill in and

provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely (in duplicate).

jApplication Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in Chinese or English)

kN o t a r i z e d h i g h e s t d i p l o m a (photocopy)

lAcademic transcriptsmA study plan or research proposalnRecommendation letterso Applicants for music studies are

requested to submit a CD of the applicants’ own works. Applicants for fine arts programs must submit a CD of the applicants’ own works (including two sketches, two color paintings and two other works)

pApplicants under the age of 18 should submit the valid documents of their legal guardians in China.

qApplicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months must submit a photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form( valid for 6 months).

rApplicants with Admission Letter from designated universities should enclose the letter in the application package.

sApplicants with valid HSK Certificate should enclose it in the application package.

The above documents should be bound on top left corner (in duplicate) in order. No application documents will be returned.

11. Are scholarship recipients obliged to take Chinese-taught programs?

jChinese is the only instruction l a n g u a g e f o r u n d e r g r a d u a t e programs. Scholarship recipients of undergraduate programs must take

preparatory courses in designated universities for one year and pass the required test before major studies. Failure to pass the required test leads to the automatic termination of their scholarship.

kMost graduate programs and non-degree programs are instructed in Chinese. Certain Chinese universities offer English-taught programs. Please check Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government S c h o l a r s h i p P r o g r a m (www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or www.campuschina.org)for program introduction. Scholarship recipients of Chinese-taught programs without a d e q u a t e C h i n e s e l a n g u a g e proficiency must take Chinese language training courses for one to two years to reach the language requirements of their host universities before major studies. Failure to reach the required language proficiency will lead to the termination of scholarship. Recipients in such programs as science, engineering, agriculture, west medicine, economics, management, law and arts will take Chinese courses for one year. Recipients in literature, history, philosophy and Chinese medicine will take Chinese courses for no more than two years. Recipients of English-taught programs or those with adequate Chinese language capability do not need to take Chinese language training courses.

12. Which Chinese universities offer C h i n e s e G o v e r n m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p programs?

A total of 252 Chinese universities are designated by MOE to accept Chinese G o v e r n m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p s t u d e n t s . Applicants can only choose their host

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universities from this list. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program o n w w w . c s c . e d u . c n / l a i h u a o r www.campuschina.org for introduction to programs and universities available.

13. Can applicants directly apply to C hi ne se uni v e r s i t i e s f o r C hi ne se Government Scholarship?

Only Chinese universities undertaking Chinese University Program can accept the scholarship application directly. A List of D e s i g n a t e d C h i n e s e U n i v e r s i t i e s Undertaking This Program can be found at the end of APPLICATION DETAILS of Chinese Government Scholarship—Chinese University Program.

14. Can applicants apply for more than one program?

Yes. However, CSC reserves the right to award only one scholarship to each individual applicant nominated by more than one university.

15. How can I know the admission result?

The admission result will be announced by the application receiving agencies in late July. Applicants can consult the application receiving agencies for admission result.

16. Why is the host university sometimes

not the target university?For the applicants without Admission

Letter, CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments on the university options, specialties, program categories and duration of study based on the scholarship requirement of different countries, accepting capacity of universities, requirements of different programs and the qualification of applicants. That’s why some applicants are enrolled by a university beyond their application options.

17. How can I go to my host university that is not in Beijing?

CSC provides transfer service to new full scholarship students who have to make a stopover in Beijing to other cities during August 25th and September 15th. Pickup s e r v i c e a t B e i j i n g A i r p o r t , f r e e accommodation on campus and hard-seat train ticket (or hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) from Beijing to the city of the host institution will be provided to full scholarship students.

Transfer Service Station for Chinese Government Scholarship Students

Tel: 0086-10-82303706Fax: 0086-10-82303326E-mail: [email protected]: No. 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District,

Beijing, P.R. China, Post Code: 100083

A Briefing on International S&T Cooperation Award

Established in 1994 and first granted in

1995, the International Science and

Technology Cooperation Award (ISTC

Award) is a national award for science and

technology. According to the Regulation on

National Awards for Science and Technology,

the ISTC Award is bestowed upon foreigners

or foreign organizations that have made

significant contributions to China’s

development in S&T. The Award is given to

no more than 10 candidates each year. From

1995 to 2013, 87 foreign experts and one

international organization (International Rice

Research Institute) from 17 countries have

won the ISTC Award (See list below).

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Country and Winner with ISTC Award

Country Number Country Number

US 27Germany 15Japan 11France 6UK 5Italy 4Canada 4Russia 3Sweden 2

Brazil 2Australia 2Netherlands 1Singapore 1Cuba 1Switzerland 1India 1Denmark 1

CULTURE & LIFE

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on every

May 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar. The

festival, bearing the 2000-plus years’ Chinese

culture and undergoing the ablution of the

long history, is still shining for its rich

traditional cultural connotations, delivering

the diligence and wisdom of the working

people. The traditional Dragon Boat Festival

is coming again; the ancient customs are

turning into beautiful wishes of the common

mass. Once again the fragrance of the

indocamalus leaves is drifting in the air, and

the drum on the dragon boat is beating. Let us

deliver our common wish that the people in

the quake-hit area would be far from disasters

and diseases and begin their new life with

high morale.

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The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

Early in the Tang Dynasty, the festival was

named “duanwu jie” or “chongwu jie”

(double fifth festival). It is said that August 5

was the birthday of Emperor Taizong of the

Tang Dynasty; to avoid writing “wu” (five),

the word was substituted by its homophone,

“wu” (noon). About the origin of the Dragon

Boat Festival, there are varied sayings which

can be summed up as follows:

Version 1:

Totem C it holds that the Dragon Boat

Festival originated from the totem worship of

dragon of the ancient Wu and Yue people.

May 5 of the lunar calendar was the day when

the people in the Wu and Yue areas held the

totem sacrifice. Boat racing has an especially

deep relation with the ancient Wu and Yue

areas; moreover, among the people in the

region there was the custom of cutting hair

and tattooing so as to “look like the son of the

dragon”.

Version 3:

The saying of summer solstice C people

deems that the Dragon Boat Festival

originates from the custom of summer solstice

in the ancient Xia, Shang, and Zhou

Dynasties.

Version 2:

“Vicious Day” C It is said that the custom

of hanging mugwort and calamus on the

Festival is to ward off diseases in summer,

which is correspondent to the pre-Qin

Dynasty myth that May was a “vicious

month” and May 5 “vicious day”.

Version 4:

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In honor of Qu Yuan C It is commonly

recognized that the Dragon Boat Festival is to

memorize the loyal official of the Chu State C

Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Miluo

River during the Warring States Period. Qu

Yuan was slandered by some treacherous

official and exiled to the south by King Huai of

the Chu State. Seeing that his homeland was

declining day by day, Qu Yuan, in great grief

and despair, drown himself in the Miluo River

near Changsha, giving voice to his persistent

ideal as well as the spirit of adhering to his

lofty personality by sacrificing his own life. It

is to memorize the patriotic poet Qu Yuan that

the custom of eating zongzi (steamed

glutinous rice wrapped in indocalamus

leaves) has been handed down until now. This

version is the most commonly-believed one

among the general public.

Major Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival

Hanging the Portrait of Zhong Kui

Zhong Kui is a legendary figure who was

believed to be capable of catching ghosts. In

the Jianghuai area (the region north of the

Yangtze River and south of the Huaihe River),

it is the tradition for every household to hang a

portrait of Zhong Kui on the Dragon Boat

Festival, in the hope of warding off evil spirits

and safeguarding the house.

Eating Zongzi

Zongzi was called “jiaoshu” (horned

millet) in ancient times. The real origin of

eating zongzi was not to commemorate Qu

Yuan, but somehow it demonstrates the love

and esteem of the common people towards

the patriotic poet.

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Drink Realgar Wine

Woven by five-color threads, or sewn by

rags, the sachet would be filled with

aromatizer and worn in front of the chest,

giving off pleasant smell.

Paint the Forehead

The typical way of painting the forehead is

to dip some realgar wine to write the character

“wang” (king) on the forehead of the children,

to drive away venoms on the one hand, and to

ward off evil spirit on the other hand.

This custom is prevalent among the

households of the Yangtze River valley.

Wearing a Sachet

Ward off the Five Deadly Venoms

It is a folk belief that May is the time when

the five deadly venoms come up, so people

will use all kinds of methods to prevent the

harm the five venoms can possibly do to them.

Hanging Mugwort and Calamus

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It is said that to hang mugwort and

calamus, or guava and rocambole can keep

away the evil spirits and bring in good

luck.

Dragon Boat Racing

Dragon boat racing, also called dragon

boat competition, has had a history of over

1500 years. It is said that the activity is related

to Qu Yuan.

How to Make a Zongzi

Clean the sticky rice with clear water and

soak it with 60 water for 5 hours, or steep it in

cold water for 12 hours. Soak the wrapping

material (it can be indocamalus leaves, or the

leaves of bamboo, reed, lotus etc) in cold

water for 12 hours. After all the preliminary

jobs have been done, you can start to wrap the

rice. First of all, take two well-soaked

indocamalus leaves, and fold them into a

funnel with one end longer than the other.

Fill in some sticky rice and dates (or pork)

into the funnel. The dates can be put in first

before being covered with sticky rice, or be

put in the middle of the rice.

Then cover the mouth of the funnel with

the longer end of the indocamalus leaves.

Wrap the stuff into a pentagonal shape, or

triangular or quadrangular shape. The key

point is to wrap the stuff tightly so that it will

not be dispersed while being boiled.

Finally, tie up the zongzi with a thread. It

is essential that the zongzi is fast tied, or it will

also be dispersed while being boiled.

You’ve made it!

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Early in the Shang Dynasty (16th

- 11th century BC) and followed by

the Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC -

221 BC), Chinese kings and

nobilities began the practice of

developing forests and woods for

the specific purpose of hunting. In

some instances these areas of forests

and woods, called ‘You’ in Chinese

c o v e r e d d o z e n s o f s q u a r e

kilometers or even hundreds of

square kilometers. Somewhere

between 206 BC and 220 BC, the Han

Dynasty advanced the concept of

these ‘Natural Gardens’ by adding

living quarters and adding animals that were

raised and considered to be the rudiment of

Chinese garden architecture. Traditional

Chinese Garden architecture in the real sense

first appeared in the Tang Dynasty

somewhere between 618 AD and 907 AD.

During this era, the construction of beautiful

architecture evolved into what would include

man-made hills, pools and fountains. As time

went on, and craftsman became more

accomplished, this man-made beauty was

able to successfully blend in well with the

beauty of the natural environment.

The Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD)

followed by the Qing Dynasty (1644 AD - 1911

AD) saw the heyday of Chinese garden

architecture. Especially in the Qing Dynasty,

emperors collected skillful craftsmen from all

over the country to create even more elaborate

gardens. Gardens in this period were no

longer merely places for fun, but also served

as areas where more formal ceremonies could

take place such as holding court, hosting

banquets, pursuing studies, producing

theatrical activities, and to provide a setting

where people could worship.

Classification

Depending on their geographical

locations, Chinese gardens can vary.

Generally speaking, they can be divided into

two groups that would include the Imperial

Garden Architecture in north China and the

Private Garden Architecture in south China.

Imperial gardens are noteworthy for their

grand dimensions, luxurious buildings, and

exquisite decorations.

Northern Imperial Garden

With material resources and generous

financial support combined with supreme

power, emperors were able to construct

Imperial Gardens with almost unlimited

extravagance. Designers placed emphasis on

the harmonious unity of architecture with

nature which contributed to the decision to

construct many gardens in scenic mountain

areas. In northern China, Beijing is one of the

better known areas for these beautiful

gardens. ‘Summer Palace’ and ‘Old Summer

Palace’ (Ruins of Yuanmingyuan) are typical

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examples of this period. Gentle babbling

brooks meander through delicate palaces,

pavilions, platforms, and bridges. Large lakes

shimmering in the early morning or late

afternoon sun, where fish swim delightfully

in and out of duckweeds add to the incredible

beauty of the pleasant surroundings. When

one is confronted with all of this fine

architecture, it is easy to appreciate the high

level craftsmanship that went into the

construction of these magnificent gardens.

Southern Private Garden

Although different from the imperial

gardens of Northern China, the gardens in the

south are smaller but no less exquisite. The

area in South China although rich in water

resources is somewhat limited in the land area

that could be used for private gardens. As a

result of these phenomena, garden owners

were put in the position where they skillfully

and cleverly constructed their private gardens

according to their own personal tastes. Unlike

the majestic and splendor of

northern gardens, southern

gardens are simpler and more

elegant, like a shy girl waiting

for you to take away her veiling.

Designers were also good at

selecting colors such as dark

grey tiles to cover the house

roofs, while walls were painted

white. Wooden pillars were

colored dark brown or greenish

black that blended with the

bridges, pavilions and corridors

that were made of natural stone.

The whole scenery presents a

p e a c e f u l a n d p l e a s a n t

atmosphere. Famous gardens belonging to

this type are popular in Jiangsu Province.

Some of the more noteworthy would be

‘Garden of the Master of Nets’, ‘Li Garden’,

‘Canglang Pavilion’, ‘Lion Grove’, ‘Garden for

Lingering’, and ‘Humble Administrator’s

Garden’.

Other kinds of garden architecture contain

monastic gardens which are located in

temples, symbolizing a sort of spiritual peace

and harmony. An example of this would be

the ‘Mountain Resort of Chengde’ (Bishu

Shanzhuang) that is built on a large scale and

blends in well with the mountain scenery.

Chinese Chengyu and Its Stories– Treat each other with the respect due to guest

During the Spring and Autumn Period

(770-476 BC), there was a high official in the

State of Jin. He once saw a farmer working in

the field and his wife bringing a lunch to him

in a very respectful manner. It moved him

much that the couple treated each other with

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the respect they would give a guest.

He took the farmer back to the King of Jin

and recommended him for an official post.

“Respect is a demonstration of virtue. If one is

respectful, he must be virtuous,” the official

said. “We should educate our people with

virtue.”

“His father is guilty. Is it wise to do so?”

the King countered.

The official replied: “Guan Zhong was an

enemy to the Duke Huan of Qi, but the duke

appointed Guan Zhong prime minister and

finally accomplished his hegemony. Shun

exiled Gun but promoted his son Yu. You just

make use of his strong points.”

At last, Duke Wen took his advice and put

the farmer in an important position.

Later, this idiom means a couple treat each

other with respect as if the other were their

guests.

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Across3. A question asking where the person you

are speaking to works 5. Stores that sell books 6. A place where meals can be bought and

eaten 7. An institution where formal elementary

education is given and received Down1. A statement saying that she likes studying

in the library 2. To have a chat 4. A person who does a job, e.g. in a car

factory, etc.

Instructions: The method of using this

crossword form is quite straight forward, and

will be clear if you have ever done an English

crossword. Here are just a few tips for you:

lFill the white box with a character or Pinyin

and ignored the black boxes.

lRead the English clues and find the words or

phrases that you are certain about.

lComplete the longest word or phrase ASAP,

as more clues and links will result.

lBe brave and imaginative; guess possible

words using the shared characters you have

already filled in.

lSome words can be used for more than once

in different occasions.

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and the first three readers who email us the correct

answer, in form of photo or scanning picture,

will get a free book of limited edition about

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Answer to the Award-winning Chinese

Crosswords of April NFC


Sichuan cuisine enjoys a time-honored

history and is well-reputed home and abroad.

Represented by the local dishes of Chengdu

and Chongqing, Sichuan cuisine is particular

about ingredients, unified in standard,

distinctive in arrangement, and vivid in

coordination. Sichuan cuisine features spicy,

tongue-numbing, savory, delicious, oily and

heavily seasoned flavor, using a lot of

capsicum, prickly ash, pepper as well as fresh

ginger. From high-class banquet to ordinary

meal, from street snack to home-made dishes,

Sichuan cuisines is diversified in variety,

novel in style, and elaborate in cooking.

Dry chili(1 cup of)

Sesame(2 tbsp of)

Ginger

Green onion

Garlic

Marinades:

2 tbsp of Chinese rice wine

2 tbsp of light soy sauce

2 tbsp of starch

2 tsp of salt

Chinese Chef Recipe---Stir Fry Chicken with Hot Chilli

Chinese have a saying that people living

in Chongqing is not afraid of spicy taste. So

this dish is a famous dish in Chongqing

Province. The real method of this dish is to be

more chili than chicken. All in pursuit of fun is

search for chicken in the chili. Of course, if you

don’t like spicy you will put some less chili.

Ingredients:

Chicken

Wild pepper(1 tbsp of)

Seasoning:

2 cup of oil

1 tsp of essence of chicken

1.5 tsp of sugar

Method:

1. Clean chicken and cut it into pieces.Put the

cutted chicken in the marinade and mix

them about 30 minutes.

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2. Slice ginger,garlic and green onion.Cut

dry chili from the incision in the middle.

3. Deep fried the cutted chicken until its

seemed golden then drain oil.

4. Heat up with 3 tbsp of oil in the pot and

fried ginger, garlic, dry chili and wild

pepper until fragrant.

5. Add in chicken and fried until well done.

6. Pour in all seasoning and green onion, go

on cook about 2 minutes then last pour in

sesame, dish off.

Attention:

When you fried dry chili,wild pepper and

chicken ,you should use low heat. Otherwise

they coked.

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If you examine historical

records f rom before the

founding of the People’s

Republic of China, you will

discover that there was neither a

C h i n e s e - v e r s i o n n o r a

Tibetanversion of newspaper in

Dechen Prefecture of Yunnan

P r o v i n c e b e c a u s e t h e

distribution of information

relied on messengers passing

through post offices. The rise of

New China brought about the

founding of the Dechen Tibetan

Autonomous Prefecture. On October 1st,

1988, the Dechen Daily launched a pilot

program. Accompanied by the gradual

enforcement of a Tibetan news media by the

local government of Dechen Tibetan

Autonomous Prefecture, newspaper in

Tibetan was published and Tibetan channel

was also broadcast gradually.On May 5th

2013, along with the founding of the Shangri-

La Website in Tibetan, the social, political,

economic and cultural development of

Dechen Prefecture began to be widely spread

around the world.

The Founding of Dechen Daily

(Tibetan-version)

On March 2nd 1995, while people of all

nationalities in Dechen Prefecture were

celebrating Tibetan Wood-Pig New Year, the

Tibetan version of Dechen Daily began a pilot

program. Since then this Tibetan-version of

Dechen Daily has been distributing the best

wishes for the New Year from the government

to the people living in the mountain area and

the grassland.

At that time, the Tibetan version of Dechen

Daily had only one editor, cooperating with

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The Development of Tibetan Media in Dechen

Text & Photo by Zhang Guohua

Monks studying in the Dechen Branch of Yunnan Buddhist College read the Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily.

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the Tibetan Studies Institute of

Dechen and other social support.

After years of extensive effort, the

newspaper is now widely

w e l c o m e d b y t h e l o c a l

community. On June 3rd 2009,

along with efficient management

of publication codes, the General

Administration of Press and

P u b l i c a t i o n a s s e s s e d t h e

importance of Tibetan language

and gave special approval to a

national publication code for

Tibetan-version Dechen Daily. On

January 1st, 2011, the Tibetan version Dechen

Daily was formally launched. In May, this

newspaper received a facelift by changing its

format size from quarto to crossfold, from

black and white to color printing. The

newspaper is usually published on Monday

but if there are important events in Dechen the

newspaper will publish two more issues a

week.

The first page of the Tibetan version of

Dechen Daily mainly deals with events

relating to politics, economics and culture as

well as the lives of individuals by focusing on

developmental strategies and key projects of

the local prefecture government as well as

important festivals and activities in the

community as well. The second pages of these

newspapers are mainly reserved for key news

items while the third page consists of feature

length articles… and the fourth page contains

entertainment, health, ethnic culture and

literature.

The columns of the newspaper also treat

folkloric art, travel attractions, common items

from people’s daily lives, the sciences, Tibetan

The Tibetan broadcasters of the Shangri-la County TV Station were broadcasting in studio.

Monks of the Ganden Songtsen Ling Monastery in the Shangri-la County read the Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily.

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culture, historical figures, poems and prose.

The style of the newspapers is created by

focusing on ethnic features in pursuit of the

inheritance and development of Tibetan

culture, arts, sports, traditional medicine, and

religion as well as folklore and ethnic culture.

It has become most popular with local

herders, farmers and monks in Dechen

Prefecture. On reading the newspaper, many

overseas Tibetans were persuaded to return to

their hometown and witness the tremendous

changes taking place there. Next, these

overseas Tibetans frequently invested in their

hometown, such as by investing in running

schools, hotels and travel agencies. On April

28th of 2011, Mr. Shi Xianyao, the

correspondent of Dechen Daily, interviewed

Phuntso in Nixi Township of Shangri-la

County. Phuntso commented: “Whenever I

receive these newspapers, I always feel a

spiritual boost. This is a major window of

opportunity to be informed about what is

happening in China, as well as in the rest of the

world. These beautiful pictures in the

newspapers inform me about the real world

outside.”

The life of newspapers depends upon

attracting readership. Up to now, the Tibetan-

version of Dechen Daily was distributed to 24

Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in this

prefecture, and also to the primarily schools,

middle schools, vocational schools,

government departments, Tibetans towns

and villages, Tibetology research institutes,

scholars and overseas Tibetans. In 2012 there

were 50 issues of Tibetan-version of Dechen

Daily. Over 300,000 were for free distribution.

The Tibetanversion of Dechen Daily has

already become a popular publication in

Dechen Prefecture and also in Yunnan

Province.

On March 19th of 2009, the Dechen Daily

administrative office donated 200 copies of

Chinese version and Tibetan-version of

Dechen Daily and 10 newspaper stands to the

Ganden Songtsen Ling Monastery and local

villages in Shangri-la County. They also

donated 20 newspaper stands to the Dechen

Branch of Yunnan Buddhist College and 1500

copies to Tibetan-inhabited townships and Shomo Droma, local of the Shangri-la County,listened to the Tibetan broadcast at home.

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monasteries all over Dechen

Prefecture. When Dancun, a

monk f rom the Ganden

Songtsen Ling Monastery,

received the newspapers and

stands, he was pleased and

said, “These newspapers, freely

p r o v i d e d t o u s b y t h e

government, inform us about

what is happening in the

prefecture, the province, the

nation and the world. We are

promptly informed of the changes around the

world.”

To run a newspaper successfully, the

provision of capable human resources is a key

issue. To date, there are seven editors and

correspondents for the Tibetan version of

Dechen Daily, all graduates who were

majoring in Tibetan in universities. Two of

them are senior editors. These editors and

correspondents are full of enthusiasm for

working on the newspaper. They have

produced a number of excellent editions, 50-

odd news and arts items have been cited as

“excellent papers” during the working

conference on Tibetan media in China.

Launch of Tibetan Broadcasting and

Television Program

In the 1960s, Dechen

successfully set up radio

r e c e i v i n g a n d

broadcasting stations at

both county level and

v i l l a g e l e v e l . O n

November 23rd 1990, the

D e c h e n P e o p l e ’ s

Broadcasting Station was

founded. On August 6th,

1997,the Station began to

put Chinese programs to

The editor in charge of the Tibetan version was designing the layout.

Editors of the Shangri-la County TV station made programs in Tibetan.

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air. By October, the program of news in

Tibetan aired for five minutes. Since then, the

Tibetan radio channel has gone through

several reforms and gradually achieved two

hours of news and entertainment programs.

The news program is basically a translation of

the news program from the Chinese channel

and key national and international news

downloaded from CCTV programs

containing local Dechen News. In 2011, the

Tibetan radio channel aired a total of 726 items

of Dechen News, 360 of national and

international news, as well as 110 special local

programs. Apart from a news program, the

T i b e t a n r a d i o c h a n n e l a i r s o t h e r

entertainment programs, which were all

welcomed by audiences and enriched the

cultural life of the mass of Tibetan farmers and

herders… as well as local religious clerics.

In 2011, Tashi Yangzom’s Road to Fortune

and other 11 works made by the Tibetan Radio

Channel’s staff won the 12th National Tibetan

Media Prize. Tashi’s Tibetan New Year won

Government of Yunnan Province Radio and

Television Award. These honors establish a

good image of Dechen Tibetan Radio

Channel.

As the third mass media, television was

launched in the 1980s. From September of

1981, the first TV station was erected at Mt.

Wufeng in Weixi County of Dechen

Prefecture. Having gone through different

periods’ constructions from very basic to

comprehensive approach, in 2001, Dechen

Television became the key part in the daily life

of local Dechen people. The Tibetan channel of

the TV Station was founded on December 20th

of 2005, as the first television channel for

nationalities at prefecture level, and it started

broadcasting on the first of June 2006.

From 2010, the Tibetan channel program

of Dechen TV Station has added five new

programs, including “Follow me to learn

Tibetan”, “Shangri-la feeling”,”Folklore

culture of Shangrila”, ”TV prose” and

“Shambhala stage”, based on the previous

four programs, such as “News”,”Colorful

Dechen”, “Learning Tibetan” and “Music

lover”. The broadcast lasts 120 minutes every

day, which successfully meets the demands of

massive numbers of Tibetan farmers and

herders in Dechen.

At the end of 2012, Dechen Broadcasting

and Dechen TV Station merged as Dechen

Broadcasting and Television Station with a

staff of 10 correspondents and editors. The

Broadcasting Channel aired a group of

national and international news programs as

well as Dechen news daily, 726 items of news

w e r e t r a n s l a t e d i n t o T i b e t a n a n d

broadcasted annually. Several programs,

such as “Snowy singing”, “Learning

Tibetan”, “Law knowledge”, “Health”,

“Agriculture sciences” and “Shangri-la

feeling”,are translated into Tibetan and

aired, total of 320 programs lasting 4800

minutes. The Tibetan TV channel has

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translated and aired 348 programs yearly:

the national news in Tibetan, 260 programs

of documentary titled “Singing is telling”,

136 programs of “Learning Tibetan”, 93

programs of “TV prose”, 46 programs of

“Shambhala stage”, 139 programs of

“Follow me to learn Tibetan” and 46

programs of “Colorful Dechen”.

In March 2010, the TV Station of Shangri-la

County started to air simultaneously in both

Chinese and Tibetan. Then, in turn, the TV

Station aired news programs in Tibetan every

Tuesday and Thursday and in Chinese on

every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Three

Tibetan correspondents and editors work for

the Tibetan channel and yearly produce 96

programs of news and over 1000 translated

papers.

The Shangri-la Website

On May 5th of 2013, the Shangrila Website

in Tibetan was set up. This is the first website

in Tibetan in the Tibetan inhabited area of

Yunnan Province, which it has continued by

combining of Tibetan website, Tibetan

digitalization, and Tibetan newspapers. The

Shangri-la Tibetan Website includes eight

columns and 33 subtopics such as current

political news, special columns, economy,

daily life, Tibetan culture, ethnic religions,

ecological travel, audio and visual programs,

pictures and entertainment. 3D pictures are

displayed on this dynamic website to offer

readers an active visualization and three

dimensional effects with high definition and

visual effectiveness.

The Tibetan website and Tibetan-version

of Dechen Daily apply the unicode system

which could combine with all kinds of Tibetan

characters from all around the world which

facilitate integration and information sharing

from websites. In the technical aspect of the

Tibetan digital newspaper, the Tibetan-

version of Dechen Daily (Digital Newspaper)

is the first standardized Tibetan digital

newspaper in the nation. This digital

newspaper can be browsed, shared and

copied. Such functionality actually breaks

through the single-picture model from

traditional Tibetan digital newspaper, and

facilitates efficient information sharing

between all kinds of Tibetan newspapers from

different Tibetan inhabited areas.

At present, the Shangrila Website does not

have many readers, about 500 daily. But the

readers are widely distributed not only in

Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu,

but also in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong,

as well as some cities in India, the United

States, Canada, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Successfully transmitting news through

both Tibetan newspapers and Tibetan

websites, Dechen Daily is planning to run its

news diffusion through mobile phones in

order to be a full range news distribution

service by fully applying modern media

technology in pursuit of upgrading its

influence, another historical breakthrough in

Dechen’s newspaper history.


Tibet Fully Develops “Sunlight Economy”

by Tenzin Woebom

With its rich solar energy resources, Tibet

promotes the full development of “sunlight

economy”. A batch of products and

techniques such as solar photovoltaic power

generation, solar cooker, solar water heater,

solar heating and so on will be widely used in

people’s daily life to improve living standards

and increase income. Tibet has abundant solar

energy resources, with an average of 6,000 to

8,000 megajoules per square meter of solar

radiation, which double the same latitude

plains.

With its rich solar energy resources, Tibet

promotes the full development of “sunlight

economy”. A batch of products and

techniques such as solar photovoltaic power

generation, solar cooker, solar water heater,

solar heating and so on will be widely used in

people’s daily life to improve living standards

and increase income. Tibet has abundant solar

energy resources, with an average of 6,000 to

8,000 megajoules per square meter of solar

radiation, which double the same latitude

plains.

Photos shows staff members installing solar panels in photovoltaic power generation base of Sangri county, Lhokha prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Xinhua]

More Remote Villages Access Highway in Tibet

by Karen Lin

Tibet’s transportation has witnessed a

rapid development in recent years with the

total highway mileage reaching 70,591 km.

Thanks to the government’s big

investment in transportation, the passenger

transport coverage at the county level and

township level hits 98.6 percent and 56

percent in Tibet respectively, Xinhua

reported.

Tibet Today


Photo taken on Apr.22, 2014 shows the highway which was built in 2013 in Lhozhag County leading to Lhoka Prefecture.[Photo/Xinhua]

Photo taken on Apr.1st, 2014 shows a truck on the country road in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Xinhua]

A vehicle runs on the Dianzang Highway linking southwest China's Yunnan Province and southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in Mangkang County of Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 14, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua]

Tibet Today

Flights Between China and India


Flights Between India China and

Airlines Flight No. Route Dep. Arr. Frequency

Air China CA947 Beijing-Delhi 2050 0140+1 1,3,6 (Jul-Aug 2013)

1,3,5,6 (Sep 2013-Mar 2014)

CA948 Delhi-Beijing 0315 1225 2,4,7 (Jul-Aug 2013)

2,4,6,7 (Sep 2013-Mar 2014)

CA429 Shanghai-Chengdu-Mumbai 1700 0010+1 1,3,5,7 (Jul-Oct 2013)

3,5,7 (Nov 2013-Mar 2014)

CA430 Mumbai-Chengdu-Shanghai 0140 1240 1,2,4,6 (Jul-Oct 2013)

1,4,6 (Nov 2013-Mar 2014)

China MU563 Shanghai (Pudong)-Delhi 2105 0125+1 Daily

Eastern Jul 2013-26Oct 2013

Airlines 2120 0205+1

27 Oct2013-27 Nov 2013

1350 1940

29 Nov 2013-29 Jan

2120 0205+1

30 Jan 2014-29 Mar

MU564 Delhi-Shanghai (Pudong) 0245 1100 Daily

Jul 2013-26 Oct

0320 1105

27 Oct 2013-28 Nov

2125 0530+1

29 Nov 2013-29 Jan 2014

0320 1105

31Jan 2014-29 Mar

MU555 Kunming-Kolkata 2355 2345 Daily

Dec 2013-Dec

MU556 Kolkata-Kunming 0035 0510

Dec 2013-Dec

China CZ359 Guangzhou-Delhi 1830 2215 Daily

Southern CZ3027 Guangzhou-Delhi 0730 1130 Daily

Airlines CZ360 Delhi-Guangzhou 2325 0630+1 Daily


Airlines Flight No. Route Dep. Arr. Frequency

CZ3028 Delhi-Guangzhou 1245 1950 Daily

Cathy Pacific CX697 Hong Kong-Delhi 2015 2335 Daily

CX698 Delhi-Hong Kong 0105 0905 Daily

Air India AI349 Shanghai-Delhi-Mumbai 2200 0525+1 2,4,6,7

AI348 Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai 0750 2020 2,4,6,7

AI315 Hong Kong-Delhi 1805 2110 2,4,6

AI317 Hong Kong-Delhi 1805 2110 1,3,5,7

AI310 Delhi-Hong Kong 2315 0650+1 2,4,6,7

AI314 Delhi-Hong Kong 2315 0650+1 1,3,5

Address Contact No.

Ground Floor, E-9 Connaught House, Connaught Place, Tel: 011-43508888New Delhi 110001 Fax: 011-43508899

Unit No. 9/2, Queen’s Road, Bangalore 560001 Tel: 080-43587900Fax: 080-43587999

Ground Floor, C&B Square,127 Andheri-Kurla Road, Tel: 022-61175555 Andheri (east), Mumbai 400069 Fax: 022-61175566 Thapar House, 124, Janpath, New Delhi 110001 Tel: 011-43513166

Fax: 011-43513155

228A, Land Mark Building, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700020 Tel: 033-40448887/88Fax: 033-22875173

118, New Delhi House, 27, Barakhamba Road, Tel: 011-43596075/77/78 New Delhi 110001 Fax:011-23737453

G123, Tolstoy House, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi Tel:011-23321286/3332Fax: 011-23721550

Air China

ChinaEasternAirlines

Airlines

China SouthernAirlines

Cathy Pacific

Note: Frequency: 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday,…,7=Sunday

(+1): Flight arrives next day.

Departure & Arrival Times: In local time of departure / arrival destination.

The flight schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the airlines booking data for updates.

Flights Between China and India


BOOK REVIEW

Dear Readers,

To celebrate the International Children's Day, we are happy to introduce you another book of 'CLASSIC

STORIES OF CHINA' serial---Myths Stories. And China's Urbanization is prepared for other readers. Wish you

love those books! If you find interests in any book here, you or your friends are most welcomed to come to the

gate No. 1 of our Embassy to get the book for FREE. You can also ask for a VPP service if you need.

However, since some books are quite limited, we can only send the books based on the principle of “ first

come first serve” as well as balancing the different areas. Please email us first to reserve the book providing the

serial No. of the NFC. Hope to hear from you in the coming future.

Editor

News From China

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: 50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021

Tel: 0091-11-26116683

In essence, the urbanization in China and other countries in the world is

an inevitable result of industrialization and is presented as the process of the

rural population transfer to cities and towns. However, the road to and

pattern of urbanization varies due to the difference in national circumstances.

All the content of the book unfolds around the theme that China should

develop the urbanization with Chinese characteristics and adhere to the

human-centered concept in this process. It is believed that the underlying

internal logic lies in the increasing level of the living standards, whether the

urbanization is about the scale expansion or functional improvement, about

the rural population transfer or the supply of urban welfare, about production

safety or residence construction of rural residents.

All must grow from innocent childhood to adulthood. Similarly

human society has also developed from naïve infancy- the primitive

tribal societies of ancient times-to the modern, urbanized, technological

world we live in today. People living thousands of years before us in

ancient societies asked many more questions about the universe they

inhabited. The world they encountered was greatly puzzling. So they

speculated, guessed and made presumptions to try to explain to

themselves phenomena they observed.

If one can picture Chinese culture as a long and winding free-

flowing river, then the source of this river can be traced back to these

ancient tales. If one can picture Chinese culture as a mature, leafy tree,

then the roots of this tree lie in the soil that is ancient Chinese tales. If one wishes to delve

deeper into Chinese culture and the essence of Chinese civilization and society, one must begin

with a thorough investigation of the myths and tales handed down to us from ancient Chinese

society.

Book Review

CCTV News



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Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-16/4034/12-14R.N.I. No. 47440/88

May 2014

Shanghai, the host city of 4th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit from May 18 to 21, 2014.

Chinese Embassy Website: http://in.china-embassy.orgWebsite of Foreign Ministry of China: www.mfa.gov.cn

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