BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded a three-day tour to the quake-hit Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, calling for more efforts to beef up reconstruction with high quality.Hu spoke highly of the infrastructure reconstruction after the severe earthquake in 2008 and urged local authority to spare no effort and complete the work with high quality. Chinese President Hu Jintao (C Front) talks with local residents during visit to high-rise residential buildings, which used to be a shanty community in Beilin District in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 25, 2010. Hu concluded a three-day tour to the quake-hit Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, calling for more efforts to beef up reconstruction with high quality. He said the rebuilding should comply with long-term development, and should be environmental-friendly and be able to shield against earthquake and natural disaster.During his visit to a local auto plant and an electrical facilities producer, Hu asked enterprises to enhance innovation and sharpen their competitiveness. Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) listens to introduction during his inspection at a local auto plant in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 25, 2010.As he inspected an aerospace research institute, Hu said the aerospace industry is of strategic importance and plays an increasingly important role in the competition of national strength.He encouraged researchers to contribute more to human being's peaceful use of outer space.During a visit to high-rise residential buildings, which used to be a shanty community in Beilin District in Xi'an, Hu ordered local authorities to step up transformation of of shanty towns to provide more new homes for needy residents.Hu also urged upgrading industrial structure and reducing energy consumption and pollution to protect the environment amid efforts to strike a balance between maintaining a stable and relatively fast economic growth and transforming the growth mode.He also urged boosting innovation capability and expanding public services to improve people's livelihood.During his visit to the Ningqiang County, Hu said the government will continue to help farmers to enhance agricultural production and raise their income.
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Presidents of China and Zambia on Thursday pledged joint efforts to bringing bilateral relationship to a new high.The pledge came out of their hour-long summit talks in Beijing as China rolled out the red carpet for Rupiah Banda, who was on his first state visit to the country since becoming Zambian President in 2008.Banda was welcomed by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting Zambian President Rupiah Banda in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2010. Banda arrived here Wednesday to kick off his first state visit to China, strengthening the ties of friendship"I highly appreciate your commitment to promoting practical cooperation between China and Zambia since you assumed presidency," Hu said at the start of the talks."I believe your visit will turn a new page in the bilateral friendship and bring the relationship to a new high," Hu said.Banda recalled "the historic relations that exist between our two countries that go back before our independence." China and Zambia forged diplomatic ties in October 1964.Banda highlighted "the sacrifices many young Chinese made in order to construct the first railway line connecting Tanzania and Zambia."The about-1,860-kilometer railway, one of the largest foreign-aid project undertaken by China, was financed and built by China in 1970s. More than 60 Chinese died in constructing the railway.
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government pledges to improve the quality of education and enable people to enjoy fairer education through more investment and reforms in the coming decade.The draft of the National Outline for Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020) was published Sunday for public opinions.The amount of government investment on education annually will increase to 4 percent of the country's total GDP by 2012, according to the outline. The proportion was 3.48 percent of its GDP in 2008.Ding Xuedong, vice minister of finance, indicated on Sunday that the four-percent target was ambitious but also challenging because other sectors such as agriculture, science and technology, health care and social security need investment, too.
YAOUNDE, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Wednesday discussed with Cameroonian President Paul Biya the ways to lift the two country's bilateral relationship to a new height in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon."As developing countries, it is in the fundamental interests of China and Cameroon to seek bilateral friendly cooperation," Jia told Biya in their hour-long talks at the Presidential Palace Wednesday noon.Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was making a three-day official visit to the central African nation. Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), receives a medal from Cameroonian President Paul Biya after their meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, March 24, 2010Jia and Biya reviewed the progress of bilateral relationship since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1971, particularly the significant improvement after the China-African Cooperation Summit in 2006.To further China-Cameroon relationship, Jia proposed the joint efforts in cementing political foundation, widening economic cooperation, deepening people-to-people exchange and increase coordination on international issues.Biya echoed Jia's proposal, saying his country would like to work more closely with China in those fields.Jia thanked Biya and his government for their efforts to free the Chinese sailors kidnapped in Cameroon early March.On broader China-Africa relationship, Jia said China was committed to implementing the new eight measures introduced by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last November in Egypt, which also include debt cancellation, agriculture production, infrastructure, education."China would like to listen to the suggestions of Cameroon and other African countries on carrying out those measures in a bid to generate more benefits for African people at an early time," Jia said.Biya said Africa-China cooperation was characterized by equity, mutual benefit and common development, which had brought substantial benefits to African nations.The president said his country would support China's policy and initiative on Africa.After their meeting, Jia and Biya witnessed the signing of a number of cooperative deals between the two countries.Earlier Wednesday, Jia visited a multifunctional stadium in downtown Yaounde which was financed by China.At the landmark stadium, the largest of its kind in central Africa, Jia watched local people play table tennis and stage the performance of Chinese kungfu.Jia, who arrived in the capital of Cameroon on Tuesday afternoon, held talks with President of National Assembly of Cameroon Cavaye Djibril and delivered a key-note speech on China- Africa relationship.Jia will leave for Namibia on Thursday to continue his 10-day African tour.
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Sunday a stable exchange rate of the Renminbi(RMB), or yuan, will facilitate the recovery of the world economy in the mid of the global financial crisis.He made the remarks at a press conference after the closing of the annual parliament session.Wen said since China began its currency reform to unpeg the yuan against the U.S. dollar in July 2005, the yuan has appreciated 21 percent against the U.S. dollar, or 16 percent in real terms. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smiles during a press conference after the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2010"We did not depreciate the RMB from July 2008 to February 2009 when the global economy was in extreme trouble, but it appreciated in real terms by 14.5 percent," Wen told hundreds of domestic and foreign journalists.Wen said during this period, China's exports fell by 16 percent but imports only dropped 11 percent and its trade surplus decreased 102 billion U.S. dollars.
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Even as some Chinese women claim discrimination at the workplace, a government blue paper says education has been important in narrowing the income gap between men and women.The blue paper, "China's educational development report 2009," released by the Social Sciences Academic Press at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a major government think tank, says women who have received higher education suffer less gender discrimination at work."With the advancement of women's education level, the income gap between men and women has gradually narrowed," the blue paper said.According to 2005 government figures, the ratio of average income between women and men with junior high school diploma was 68 percent; 78 percent for senior high school diploma; 80 percent for junior college certificates; and 83 percent for college education.The paper said gender discrimination in employment is increasingly obvious in China, with even the employment prospects for female college graduates serious, let alone women without college education.The paper said society, employers, schools and women themselves should make efforts to change gender inequality in employment.China has broadened educational opportunities by popularizing higher education and granting all children equal and free, nine-year compulsory education.
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BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers from across the country have gathered in Beijing for the upcoming Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC).NPC deputies from central China's Henan Province arrived in Beijing by train at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, becoming the last group to reach the country's capital city for the annual parliament session, which is scheduled to begin Friday.Aside from reviewing the government's work report for last year, voting on the central and local governments' draft budgets for 2010, discussing an amendment to the Electoral Law and mapping out this year's development blueprint, the lawmakers will also take part in three rounds of online dialogues with the public.The three online dialogues would be held on March 5, March 11, and March 12, respectively.The lawmakers would be joined by officials from the Ministry of Health, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate during the online dialogues.The NPC session's press center has begun soliciting questions for the three dialogues on the NPC's website, as well as from a dozen of popular news portals, including Xinhuanet, on Tuesday.
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The outlook of China's steel industry will be better this year than 2009 as the impact of the stimulus package continues, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Saturday.A strong increase in new investment plans would help boost domestic demand for steel while improving external demand following world economic recovery would encourage steel exports, the MIIT said.The implementation of a proactive fiscal policy and moderately easy monetary policy injected ample liquidity into the market and provided the steel enterprises with easy access for fund, it said.However, excess capacity, still weak external demand and rising production costs would all impose pressure on the development of the industry, the ministry said.China's crude steel production capacity was forecast at 700 million tonnes at the end of 2009, compared with 660 million tonnes at the end of 2008.In 2009, China's steel output rose 13.5 percent to 567.84 million tonnes. Its 68 large and medium sized iron and steel companies reaped 55.39 billion yuan (8.12 billion U.S. dollars) in profit in 2009, down 31.43 percent from a year earlier.
BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's tourism revenue rose 26.9 percent to 64.62 billion yuan (9.46 billion U.S. dollars) during the Spring Festival, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Sunday.China received 125 million tourists during the holiday period from Feb. 13 to 19, up 14.8 percent from the same period last year, a statement on the NTA website said.Of the tourism revenue, 4.6 billion yuan came from airlines while 2.83 billion yuan from railways. The tourists spent 26.51 billion yuan in China's 39 key tourism cities and 30.68 billion yuan in other areas.Among the tourists, 29.92 million stayed overnight and 95.13 million stayed for less than one day.
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China defended its move to reduce its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities, saying the United States should take steps to promote confidence in U.S. dollar .Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the comment Thursday when responding to questions on China's sale of U.S. Treasury securities last December.Qin said the issue should be viewed from two perspectives.He said on the one hand, China always followed the principle of "ensuring safety, liquidity and good value" in managing its foreign exchange reserve. And when it came to how much and when China buys the bonds, the decision should be made taking into account the market and China's need, so as to realize rational deployment of China's foreign exchange property, he said.And on the other hand, the United States should take concrete steps to beef up the international market's confidence in the U.S. dollar, Qin said.The way to view the issue was similar to doing business, he said.China trimmed its holdings of U.S. debt by 34.2 billion U.S. dollars in December 2009, leaving Japan the largest holder of U.S. Treasury securities, the U.S. Treasury Department reported on Feb. 16.As of the end of November last year, China held 789.6 billion U.S. dollars of U.S. Treasury bonds.