BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese leader has called on all security staff to provide zero-mistake security guarantee for the week-long National Day holiday. Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, visited a command center in Beijing Thursday afternoon to learn about the overall social security condition across the country. Zhou Yongkang (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, pays regards to security personnel in Beijing, China, Oct. 1, 2009."Festive air can be found in every corner of the country," said Zhou, who was in charge of law enforcement. He attributed the overall stable situation to the police's hard work and expressed his appreciation to them. He also expressed his gratitude to security volunteers, with the oldest being 75 years old. "Only by mobilizing the masses can we form a strong fortress for national security and social stability," he said. On Thursday morning, Zhou visited security staff ahead of the grand celebration marking the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and asked them to do their best to ensure a smooth organization of all activities. China staged a grand military parade and massive celebration in Tian'anmen Square at the heart of Beijing Thursday to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the PRC.
BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Local governments should lay stress on economy restructuring and innovation to guarantee the long-term stable and relatively fast economic growth, said Li Keqiang, Chinese Vice Premier. Li made the remarks in his recent inspection and research trip to central China's Jiangxi Province from Sept. 24 to 26. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) talks with a farmer in Taihe County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 24, 2009. Li made a inspection and research tour to east China's Jiangxi Province from Sept. 24 to 26"The world economy is undergoing profound changes and transition. We should base ourselves on the current realities and be more forward-looking and broad-minded," He said. Li added that China should push forward the deepening of reforms and strategic economy restructuring while maintaining the relatively fast economic growth. China's economy expanded by 7.9 percent from a year ago in the second quarter this year, faster than the 6.1 percent in the first quarter, which was the worst quarterly growth in a decade, dampened by a slump in exports. Li urged provinces in the central region to give a full play to their growth potential and advantages, take on the development opportunities of strategic importance, improve the quality of economic growth and achieve remarkable economic progress through reforms, innovation and industrial upgrading. Central China provinces should endeavor to achieve remarkable economic advancement by 2015, according to a plan passed Wednesday by the State Council, the Cabinet. The central areas include Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan provinces. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C) talks with revolutionary veterans, their descendants, and local work models in Jinggangshan City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 24, 2009
VANVOUVER, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo stopped over in Vancouver on Monday morning prior to his official visits to Cuba, Bahamas and the United States. Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the National People's Congress, the legislature of China, meets with Canadian International Trade Minister Stockwell Day in Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 31, 2009. Wu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC), the legislature of China, is expected to meet with Canadian International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and Canada's British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell during his stay. Wu will leave for Havana, capital of Cuba, on Tuesday.
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for global cooperation in the fight against A/H1N1 influenza, in order to better protect the people's health and lives. Li made the remarks at the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic Response and Preparedness, hosted by China's Ministry of Health with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lancet. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang addresses the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic Response and Preparedness in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 21, 2009The two-day event attracted nearly 1,000 officials and experts from more than 30 countries and regions. In his opening address at the symposium, Li said China, with a population of 1.3 billion, had taken a series of decisive measures to effectively slow down the spread of the virus in the country. The country also offered help to a number of developing countries to fight the influenza, and won support from those countries and the WHO, he said. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang addresses the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic Response and Preparedness in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 21, 2009Warning of a possible mutation of the influenza, China was currently accelerating its development and reserve of drugs and vaccines for the A/H1N1 virus, Li said. He called on the international community to join hands in curbing the spread of major infectious diseases, including the A/H1N1 influenza, in the world. "China is willing to enhance its cooperation with the world, to strengthen our abilities to deal with public health incidents and effectively curb major infectious diseases, in order to contribute to the health of the people in China and in the world," he said. The Chinese mainland reported 2,976 cases of the A/H1N1 influenza as of Thursday afternoon. More than 2,650 infected people have recovered.
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China will implement a nation-wide investigation to find more research and development (R&D) resources to promote the country's agriculture, manufacturing, information technologies and other major industries. The investigation will provide basic scientific data for policy-making of the nation's social and economic development during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), the Ministry of Science and Technology said in a circular on its official website Saturday. It will also help the government monitor and evaluate the ability to make independent innovation as an effort to make China an innovation-oriented country, it said. Six ministries and commissions of the State Council, China's Cabinet, will jointly conduct and finish the investigation by the end of the year. The first such investigation was conducted in 2000. Statisticians around the nation will survey R&D-intensive enterprises and institutions in all the major industries. The survey will focus on the personnel, spending, equipment, projects and institutions for research and development. Moreover, many experts believe the investigation will help China stop wasteful spending in scientific research and promote the national sharing of resources, such as to stop squandering money in redundant purchases of laboratory equipment. China's 2008 research and development spending of the GDP was 457 billion yuan (66.9 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 23.2 percent from 2007, accounting for 1.52 percent of the annual GDP.
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URUMQI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The party chief of Urumqi and police chief of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were removed from their posts Saturday. The removal came after the July 5 riot in Urumqi which left 197people dead and following syringe attacks in the city that caused panic among the public. Li Zhi, 59, secretary of the Urumqi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was replaced by Zhu Hailun, 51, secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Political and Legislative Affairs Committee, according to a decision by the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Committee and approved by the CPC Central Committee. Li was appointed the Urumqi party chief in November, 2006. Also on Saturday, Xinjiang's police chief Liu Yaohua was replaced by Zhu Changjie, party chief of Xinjiang's Aksu Prefecture. Deputy Mayor of Urumqi Zhang Hong speaks during a news conference in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2009. Zhang Hong said on Friday the situation was basically under control in the city. SYRINGE ATTACKS Fresh protests broke out this week after hundreds of Urumqi residents reported that they were stabbed by syringes. Five people were dead and at least 14 people hospitalized over injuries in the protests. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the syringe attacks and demand security guarantees. By Thursday, local hospitals had dealt with 531 victims of hypodermic syringe stabbings, 106 of whom showed obvious signs of needle attacks. Chinese military medical experts on Saturday ruled out the possibility that radioactive substance, anthrax and toxic chemical were used in recent syringe attacks in Urumqi City. "According to the preliminary test results, such possibilities can be ruled out," said Qian Jun, director of Disease Control and Biological Security Office with China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences. Qian said he, along with other five medical experts from the military, had examined medical records of more than 200 victims since Friday. Samples had been sent to Beijing for further test, Qian added. Xinjiang police has captured 25 suspects amid the syringe scare, of whom seven are in police custody, four were arrested and four others were referred for criminal prosecution. Four suspects, three men and one woman, have been prosecuted for endangering public security, said Wutkur Abdurahman, procurator general of the city's procuratorate Saturday. The four, all from the Uygur ethnic group, were involved in three cases. Two suspects threatened a taxi driver with a syringe and robbed him, one suspect allegedly inserted a pin into a woman's buttock at a roadside fruit stall, and the other injured police when resisting arrest with a syringe that contained drug. SOCIAL ORDER BACK TO NORMAL Xinhua reporters witnessed Saturday that most of the buses in Urumqi had resumed operation. People could be seen on buses, some of which were even a bit crowded. Many were waiting at bus stops. A large number of customers could be seen at the Carrefour Supermarket at Nanhunanlu Road. Long queues were seen in front of the cashiers at noon. In Hepingnanlu Road and Xinhuananlu Road, areas mainly inhabited by people of Uygur ethnic group, shops on both sides of the roads have resumed operation. Situation in Urumqi came under control Friday, as there were no major protests in the city. Small crowds, which gathered "in a fewlocations," were soon dispersed, said Executive Deputy Mayor ZhangHong. E(Xinhua correspondents Zhang Zongtang, Cao Kai, Liu Hongpeng, Huang Yan, Ding Jiangang contributed to the story.)
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic on Thursday pledged to promote economic and trade ties with China, welcoming Chinese investment. Serbia wanted to maintain high-level political ties with China and enhance economic exchanges and cooperation, said Tadic at a business forum held by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) welcomes visiting Serbian President Boris Tadic in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 20, 2009Serbia has signed free trade agreements with the European Union, Russia, Belarus, Turkey and the eight countries of South Eastern Europe (SEE), giving Serbia access to a free trade market covering 800 million people, he said. "The security of foreign investments is guaranteed by the Serbian government," Tadic said. Chinese telecommunications equipment providers Huawei and ZTE were among the foreign investment successes, he said. Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic briefed Chinese companies on Serbia's transport facilities, tax and preferential policies for companies in the information, telecommunications and electronics sectors. "Serbia has noticed the exponential growth and the export potential of Chinese high-tech companies, and especially welcomes Chinese investments from areas of telecommunication, electronic and automobile industries," Dinkic said. China-Serbia trade volume surged from 9 million U.S. dollars in 1994 to 460 million U.S. dollars last year, said Dong Songgen, vice chairman of the CCPIT. The participants at the forum were mainly Chinese industries in the energy, construction, finance, medicine, consulting, agriculture and textiles sectors. Tadic arrived in Beijing early Wednesday for a week-long state visit as a guest of President Hu Jintao. It is the first official visit by a Serbian head of state since Serbia became an independent state in 2006.
CHANGCHUN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the weekend reiterated that the government would stick to its proactive fiscal policy and moderately easy monetary policy for sustained growth. Wen made the remark during a visit in northeast China's Jilin Province, echoing a similar comment by President Hu Jintao at a conference with non-Party members on Thursday. "To achieve a stable and a steady growth remains the top priority of the country," said Wen. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, Front) talks with local citizens at a street in Jilin, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, July 26, 2009. Wen made an inspection tour in Jilin Province from July 25 to 27. He urged the implementation and improvement of the government's plans to stimulate the economy, including the 4-trillion-yuan stimulus package announced in November last year. Boosted by a surge in investment driven by the stimulus, China's annual economic growth quickened to 7.9 percent in the second quarter, up from 6.1 percent in the first quarter and 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. Wen also stressed the need to accelerate economic restructuring and promote scientific innovation to encourage vitality in the economy. The premier said grain security was a primary task, after he talked to farmers and visited their homes in Renjia Village of Jiutai City in Jilin Province, which is one of the country's grain production bases.