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China opposes Japan's exploration decision in East China
Sea
2004-06-30 Xinhua News
China is gravely concerned about Japan's unilateral exploration
decision in disputed waters in the East China Sea, said Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue here Wednesday. Zhang
made the remark when asked to comment on the reported decision
of the Japanese government to conduct a unilateral exploration
in disputed waters in the East China Sea in a few days. Zhang
said China is gravely concerned over the decision and has made
solemn representations to the Japanese side through diplomatic
channels. China and Japan have disputes on the boundary line
of territorial waters in the East China Sea. ( ) She urged Japan
not to take any action that may imperil China's interest and
complicate the current situation.
EU should recognize China's market economy
2004-06-29 Xinhua News
The European Union (EU) should give full consideration to recognize
at an early date China's market economy status, said Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue here Tuesday. Zhang
said at a regular press conference that the EU should make a
right decision on this issue, which will not only benefit China's
economic development, but also boost further expansion in Sino-EU
cooperation. China adopted the policy of reform and opening-up
25 years ago and entered the World Trade Organization (WTO)
three years ago, Zhang said, noting that a socialist market
economy has been basically put in place in China. ()
All parties agree progress made in six-party talks, FM spokeswoman
2004-06-29 People's Daily
All concerned parties regard the third round of six-party talks
as constructive, with practical progress achieved, said Chinese
foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue Tuesday at a regular
press conference. The third round of six-party talks on the
Korean Peninsula nuclear issue was held in Beijing from June
23 to 26, involving China, the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea, the US the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan. The
DPRK Foreign Ministry released a statement Monday in Pyongyang,
noting that the just-closed third round of the six-party talks
made "positive progress". () Wang Yi, Chinese delegation
head to the talks and Chinese vice foreign minister, told a
press conference Saturday that the third round of talks has
achieved progress in five aspects. All relevant parties have
offered proposals and plans for the solution to the nuclear
issue, reached consensus on the first phase of the denuclearization
on the Korean Peninsula, agreed to take a step-by-step process
of "words for words" and "action for action"
in search for a peaceful solution to the nuclear issue, approved
the Concept Paper on the Working Group, and agreed in principle
to hold the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks in Beijing by
the end of September 2004, and released the second Chairman's
Statement of the talks.
China will never seek hegemony: Premier Wen
2004-06-28 Xinhua News
China will never threaten any one,pursue expansion or seek hegemony,
said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here Monday. Wen made the remarks
when addressing a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary
of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. He said that
China will always put development on the top of its government's
agenda. A successful running of China is in itself a major contribution
to peace and development of humanity. ( ) The Five Principles
of Peaceful Coexistence are mutual respect for sovereignty and
territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference
in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit,
and peaceful coexistence. Enditem
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HK's system valued "like a diamond"
2004-06-29 Xinhua News
The central government would not change its policy towards Hong
Kong as it treasures the principle of "One Country, Two
Systems" like "a diamond", a senior mainland
official said yesterday. ( ) Hong Kong is the most important
financial and business centre in the Far East and a gateway
to the mainland market, he said. He expressed the hope that
people would share his views that a "healthy and orderly
pace" for the political development in the SAR would benefit
its business environment and serve the interests of China and
the United States. On the July 1 procession, Yang said the Basic
Law has guaranteed the right of Hong Kong people to demonstrate
peacefully. He hoped the demonstration would not create more
tension in society. When asked if the SAR would become unstable,
as up to 300,000 people may turn out in the mass rally as predicted
by a recent poll, Yang said: "Wasn't the number higher
last year? Hong Kong hasn't become unstable." On the issue
of home visit permits, he commented - without referring to individual
cases - that everyone would be able to get a permit and it was
only a matter of time. ( )
Hotlines to hear human rights complaints established
2004-06-27 Xinhua News
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has established two hotlines
to hear reports of job-related human rights violations, a major
target of China's procuratorates from May 2004 to June 2005.
Human rights violations by government officials are defined
by the procuratorate as dereliction of duty that causes serious
life and property losses, illegal detention and search of people,
extorting confessions and collecting evidence by violence, sabotaging
elections and infringing on civil rights of citizens, and maltreating
detainees. ( ) The past months have witnessed a host of government
officials punished or convicted for abusing their power to violate
human rights, including officials responsible for rampant sales
of shoddy milk powder for babies in Fuyang of Anhui Province
and officials responsible for the stampede accident in Beijing's
suburban Miyun County.
Disease control chief resigns for SARS lab infection
2004-07-01 Xinhua News
Li Liming, director of Chinese Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, has resigned after a laboratory in the center was
confirmed as the source of the country's severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) outbreak earlier this year, official sources
said Thursday. Four of Li's colleagues were also disciplined
due to the SARS virus infection of some staff members earlier
this year, and a total of nine people were declared as SARS
patients during April and May. Poor management of the virus
triggered the SARS outbreak in Beijing and Anhui Province in
east China. The SARS recurrence has been determined as a case
of major accident due to negligence, sources with the Chinese
Ministry of Health said. ( )
Number of CPC members in China exceeds 68 million
2004-07-04 People's Daily
The Communist Party of China (CPC), China's ruling party, had
68.232 million members by the end of 2003, an increase of 1.291
million from the previous year, said sources with the Organization
Department of the CPC Central Committee. 16.023 million people
nationwide filed applications for CPC membership in 2003, up
5.9 percent year-on-year. 2.235 million people were recruited
as CPC members the same year, 139,000 more than the previous
year. Female CPC members number 12.353 million, accounting for
18.1 percent of the total; minorities are 4.322 million, accounting
for 6.3 percent; and 25.7 percent with degree of junior college
or above. 15.297 million CPC members aged 35 or below, while
37.587 million aged from 36 to 59. Official statistics show
that 1.098 million joined CPC before the foundation of New China
in 1949; 9.718 million during the period from 1949 to the breaking
out of the so-called Cultural Revolution in 1966; 13.353 million
during the Cultural Revolution between 1966 and 1976; 20.73
million from 1976 to 1992; and 23.333 million since 1992. Among
the CPC members nationwide, 7.942 million are workers; 20 million
government officials, managerial personnel in government-sponsored
enterprises and institutions, and technical staff; 22.17 million
farmers, herdsmen and fishermen; and the rest are soldiers,
students, and retirees. The Organization Department of the CPC
Central Committee released the statistics to mark the 83th anniversary
of the CPC, which falls on July 1.
China to gradually lift restrictions on foreign banks in
the country
2004-06-30 Xinhua News
China will further open its banking industry to the outside
and gradually lift restrictions on foreign banks, said an official
with the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) here Wednesday.
Foreign banks would be given more room for development in customers,
business and regions, said Li Wei, vice president of the CBRC
at the ongoing First China International Conference of Service
Industry in Beijing. And finally, all the restrictions would
be lifted, said Li. The Chinese government and the CBRC have
strictly followed the country's commitments to the World Trade
Organization in the area, said the CBRC official. ( )
Die Kluft zwischen Stadt und Land wächst
2004-06-27 Xinwen Wang
Das durchschnittliche Jahreseinkommen der Bauern in China 2003
betrug 2.622 Yuan Das paritätische Einkommen der Stadtbewohner
war dagegen 8.500 Yuan. Das heisst das Dreifache des Einkommens
ihrer ländlichen Landsleute. Statistiken der Weltbank belegen,
dass die meisten Länder der Welt ein Einkommensverhältnis
von Stadt- und der Landbevölkerung von 1,5:1 haben.
China dessen Bevölkerung 1,3 Mrd. Menschen beträgt.
900 Mio. davon sind Bauern. Das Einkommensgefälle ist für
die anhaltende Wirtschaftsentwicklung Chinas ein grosses Hindernis
geworden
Das zunehmende Problem des Drogenkonsums
2004-06-28 Xinwen Wang
Das Nationale Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) hat eine Statistik
herausgeben, bei dem 2003 zufolge in China insgesamt 1,05 Mio.
Drogensüchtige registriert wurden. Das heisst 5% mehr als
2002. Junge Leute, Arbeitslose und nicht sesshafte Bevölkerungsgruppen
sind am ehesten von der Sucht betroffen. 72,2% der registrierten
Drogensüchtigen sind Jugendliche unter 35 Jahren. 643.000
davon sind heroinabhängig. ( )
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Beijing ready to talk with Taipei on 'three links'
2004-07-01 China Daily
Beijing said Wednesday the mainland is ready to start talks
on the establishment of the "three links" across the
Straits, as long as Taipei agrees not to internationalize these
links. "If the Taiwan authorities do have the sincerity...
we welcome authorized civil groups or industrial associations
from the Taiwanese side at any time to discuss the realization
of three links," said Li Weiyi, spokesman for the Taiwan
Affairs Office of the State Council. Li made the remarks at
a regular news conference, responding to Taipei's call for pragmatic
dialogue to open up trade, transport and postal services across
the Straits, shortened as "three links." Despite the
mainland's efforts to push for the opening of the services,
Taipei has yet to lift its decades-old ban. The mainland affairs
council, the island's top government body in charge of cross-Straits
policy, said recently the two sides can jump-start talks on
putting the "three links" into place if the mainland
maintains a pledge made by former vice-premier Qian Qichen.
( ) Li, however, said the move is only based on the condition
that the "three links" are taken as domestic affairs
within one country. One of the key points of Qian's speeches
was the "three links" should be considered cross-Straits
affairs and an internal matter among Chinese on both sides of
the Straits, said Li. Qian also suggested that future sea and
air routes across the Taiwan Straits should be termed as cross-Straits
routes and should not be defined as state-to-state ones. "Only
on such a precondition can the political meaning of one China
be left out during discussions about business and technical
matters," Li stressed. He accused Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian
of managing to put the establishment of the "three links"
into his splittist framework of "one country at each side."
Chen has been insisting that foreign ships operate shipping
routes across the Taiwan Straits in a bid to internationalize
the "three links." At the news briefing, Li also urged
Taipei to fully open the island to mainland tourists because
mainland residents living and working on the mainland are still
excluded from visiting Taiwan. "( )
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