China, Pakistan pledge to promote ties with zeal
Pakistan Mission in Beijing holds grand reception to mark 55th year of Pak-China friendship - Numerous awards conferred on Chinese nationals
DM Report

Beijing (China)—To mark the 55th year of establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China, Pakistan Embassy at Beijing held a grand reception here at the State Guest House. Chinese State leader and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, His Excellency Mr. Jia Qinglin was the chief guest at the occasion while the reception was attended by nearly one thousand guests, belonging to all walks of life.
Speaking on the occasion Jia Qinglin said that Pakistan had brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and contributed to international peace and development. "Since the two countries established diplomatic relations 55 years ago, China and Pakistan have carried out all-round cooperation and maintained close coordination in international and regional affairs," he expressed. "The main reason for the long-term good relations between the two countries lies in the fact that both sides conduct cooperation on the basis of five principles of peaceful co-existence", he said .
"The China-Pakistan relations have set a good example of friendly co-existence for developing countries with different cultural backgrounds. The signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good-Neighborly Relations mapped out a blueprint for future development of bilateral relations," added Jia. He expressed his belief that bilateral relations could make new progress in the 21st century with the joint efforts of both sides.
Pakistani Ambassador to China Salman Bashir said China is the most reliable friend of Pakistan, adding Pakistani government and people cherish Pakistan-China friendship and will enhance cooperation with China to ensure peace and prosperity in the region and the world.
At this occasion, following Chinese nationals were conferred awards for their service to the promotion of Pakistan-China Friendship in their respective fields.
 

1. His Excellency Mr. Huang Hua, Former Foreign Minister and Vice Premier Hilal-e-Pakistan 2. His Excellency Mr. Chen Jinhua, President of Chinese Enterpreses Confederation (CEC) Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 3. His Excellency Mr.Shi Guangsheng, Former Minister for MOFCOM Hilal-e-Pakistan 4. His Excellency Mr.Wang Jiarui, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the CPC Hilal-e-Pakistan 5. His Excellency Mr.Li Zhaoxing, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Hilal-e-Pakistan 6. His Excellency Mr. Bo Xilai, Minister for MOFCOM Hilal-e-Pakistan 7. His Excellency Mr. Chen Yuan, Governor, China Development Bank Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 8. His Excellency Mr. Xu Dunxin, Chairman of the Pakistan-China Friendship Forum 9. His Excellency Mr. Hu Deping, Forest Executive Vice Chairman of the All China Federation of Commerce and Industry 10. His Excellency Mr.Wu Dawei, Vice Foreign Minister Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 11. His Excellency Mr. An Min, Former Deputy Minister for MOFCOM Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 12. His Excellency Mr. Li Ruogu, President, EXIM Bank Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 13. His Excellency Mr. Cui Tiankai, Assistant Foreign Minister Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 14. His Excellency Mr. Chen Jain, Assistant Minister for MOFCOM Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam 15. His Excellency Mr. Luo Zhaohui, Deputy Director General, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam

16. Mr. Yao Jing, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 17. Prof. Kong Julan, Head of the Urdu Department of the Peking University Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 18. Prof. Tang Mengsheng, Professor of Urdu at the Peking University Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 19. Dr. Liu Shuxiong, Professor of Urdu at the Peking Univeristy Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 20. Prof. Zhang Shi Xuan, Head of the Urdu Department of the Communications University Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 21. Mr. Yang Cuibai, Professor Sichuan University Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 22. Mr. Wang Nan, People’s Daily Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 23. Prof. Wang Jiaying Prominent Orientalist Tamgha-e-Pakistan 24. Ms. Zhang Yuian, Scholar of Urdu Language and Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 25. Mr Laing Hao, Xinhua, News Agency Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam 26. Mr. Yi Rucheng, Former Counsellor and Writer Tamgha-e-Pakistan 27. Dr. Yang Daojing, Prominent Scholar Tamgha-e-Pakistan 28. Ms Dong Li Feng, China Radio Tamgha-e-Pakistan 29. Miss Hu Wei, Artist Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam

China’s first desulferized generating units operational

Beijing (China)—China’s first desulferized coal-fired power generators have gone into commercial operation, operators of the units said Saturday.
China Huaneng Corp said on Saturday the operation of the desulferized facilities could avoid emissions of sulphur dioxide by 10,000 tons each year.
The two generating units with an installed capacity of 300,000 kW each went into commercial use in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, after 168 hours of trial operations, the company said in a statement.
The company said the units were the first of their kind in China, which has been troubled by acid rain due to air pollution from coal burning at power plants, the country’s primary method of electric power production.
Rising damage from air pollution in recent years has prompted the government to increase investment in projects to curb air pollution, including acid rain from coal-fired power plants.
Official statistics indicate that over one-third of China’s territory has been ravaged by acid rain as coal produced in southwest China and central China is rich in sulphur.
The new units cost 2.47 billion yuan (308 million US dollars) and the desulferized facilities cost 180 million yuan (22.5 million US dollars).

—The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item


Full speed ahead for Shanghai express

Shanghai(China)—Another speed-up on the Beijing-Shanghai railway line could be due soon that will further cut travelling time between the cities.
The Shanghai-based Wenhuibao newspaper reported that because of the electrification of the line, the highest speed of trains on the 1,464-kilometre railway will reach 200 kilometres per hour in October, which could cut travelling time to 7 hours.
Currently it takes the fastest train more than 12 hours to run between the two cities.
Neither the Ministry of Railways nor the Shanghai Railway Bureau would confirm the report on Friday.
On Thursday, the Shanghai Railway Bureau announced it had completed the electrification of a nearly 600-kilometre section at a cost of 2.03 billion yuan (US$254 million).
Despite five previous speed-ups on the line, the Ministry of Railways decided to carry out electrification to further improve transportation.
The railway bureaux of Beijing and Jinan in East China’s Shandong Province are electrifying the other sections with completion expected by July 1, the newspaper reported.
One other facet of the speed-up project not yet finished involves the upgrading of locomotives and carriages.
Fifteen transformer substations have been built, and the signal system has been modified at the 83 railway stations along the line.
The railway which also passes through Tianjin Municipality as well as Hebei, Anhui, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces makes up only 2.2 per cent of China’s total track distance but handles 8.9 per cent of its goods transport and 12.4 per cent of its passenger traffic.
Experts said trains with electric locomotives are faster, more efficient and environmentally friendlier than the diesel locomotives currently in widespread use.

—People’s Daily, Daily Mail news exchange item


Stronger yuan will not heal trade imbalance

BEIJING(China)—Floating exchange rate is not enough to address the imbalanced international payment account. Structural adjustment of the economy is also necessary. However, the U.S. is very slow on this regard. It is irresponsible to pin hopes on dollar depreciation against other currencies to solve the imbalance.
Ba Shusong, researcher with the State Council Development Research Center, gives his perception about the Sino-US trade. The international economic landscape where the U.S. is the consumer, Asia is the producer and Europe is the capital provider is in the advantage of the U.S. The world trade, capital flow and foreign asset holdings transfer benefits of Asia and Europe to the US.
For example, in China’s trade surplus, China exports to the U.S. at very low prices and invests a considerable part of its foreign reserves rewarded from the exports in the U.S. market. As a result, the U.S. gets both Chinese commodities and Chinese deposits at very costs. The influx of Asian foreign reserves, from China in particular, as well as the petrodollar, has helped the U.S to great extent keep its medium and long term interests rates relatively low.
Another analogue about the scenario is that the U.S. is a minter while huge forex reserve holders like China receive and accumulate “junk dollars”. Junk dollars mean the weak purchasing power of the dollar. China’s forex reserves are not growing fast as it looks in terms of oil and gold. From the perspective of the macro-balance, American’s massive trade deficit, under the context of the globalization, suggests their use of massive deposits. That means the deposits are also globalized and thus re-located word wide.
The U.S. has attracted more world deposits than any other economy with its dollar dominance, developed financial market, efficient deposit placement mechanism. All of that has made dollar “a spoiled child”. Deposits flooded from the world needs trade deficits to balance. China’s trade surplus with the U.S. is also a natural result of the industrial adjustment under the globalization.

—People’s Daily, Daily Mail news exchange item

Macao to set up child abuse center

Beijing(China)—China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) is to set up a child-abuse center next month, local media reported Monday.
The Macao Post Daily quoted Ip Peng Kin, president of the government-run Social Welfare Institute (SWI) as saying that the center aims to educate the public on child abuse prevention and to provide professional counseling on cases of child abuse.
The center will not function as “a refuge” for the abused children, the official told the newspaper.
The number of registered child-abuse cases stood at six in the region with a population of nearly 500,000, according to statistics released by the SWI.
Some local parents failed to admit child-abuse cases to the authorities due to “the feelings of shame,” Ip, the SWI chief, was cited.
The recent imprisonment of a man who repeatedly raped his 11-year-old daughter flamed the public concerns over the child abuse issue.

—The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item