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BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- As a 6.1-magnitude aftershock hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, the country's quake relief headquarters held its 24th meeting on reconstruction here on Tuesday, reiterating its dual focuses: livelihoods and the environment.     At the meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao, the headquarters urged giving priority to the basic needs of the survivors of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. It also promised to improve the local environment step by step, ensuring "fast and sound" reconstruction. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (back R) speaks at the 24th meeting of the general headquarters of quake relief under the State Council in Beijing, capital of China, on August 5, 2008.It vowed to spend three years ensuring several goals: that every family has a house; every household has an income; every person has insurance, and that the infrastructure, economy and environment all improve.     A special team on reconstruction planning was set up jointly by the national Development and Reform Commission and the governments of the quake-hit Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.     Since May 23, the team has been continuously touring the quake zone and collecting opinions from local officials for a final scheme.     The plan involves 19.87 million people in 51 counties.     The earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale occurred in Qingchuan County at 5:49 p.m. on Tuesday, leaving one dead and 23 others injured. On Friday afternoon, an aftershock of the same magnitude hit Pingwu and Beichuan counties in Sichuan, injuring 231 people.

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12.     At 4:58 a.m., the national flag at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing flew at half-mast after a complete flag-raising ceremony.     About 2,600 people watched the flag-raising ceremony in the square.     "I have been watching TV to know the disaster situation these days," said Yu Huilin, a 58-year-old retired teacher. Yu just arrived in Beijing by bus in the early hours on Monday from eastern Shandong Province.     "It's really heartrending," she said. "But I see the quake-affected people have got help from so many people. I believe they can recover from the disaster soon rebuild their homes." China's national flag flies at half-mast after the flag-raising ceremony on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing Monday morning, May 19, 2008. China on Monday begins a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12    All national flags will fly at half-mast at home and Chinese diplomatic missions abroad from Monday to Wednesday. Public recreational activities will be halted during the mourning period.     At 2:28 p.m. Monday, Chinese citizens nationwide will stand in silence for three minutes to mourn for the victims, while air raid sirens and horns of automobiles, trains and ships will wail in grief.     In the mourning period, condolence books will be opened in China's Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.     The Beijing Olympic torch relay will also be suspended from Monday to Wednesday.     The death toll from the massive quake rose to 32,476 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, while the injured numbered 220,109, according to the emergency response office under the State Council.     Among the dead, 31,978 were in Sichuan alone with the rest in six other provinces and a municipality.     The quake hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, at 2:28 p.m. of May 12. Many other areas were also affected.     The search, rescue and disaster relief efforts are continuing. Some 113,080 Chinese soldiers and armed police have been mobilized to help with rescue operations. Rescue teams from Russia, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong regions, have also joined in relief efforts.  Rescuers carry Shen Peiyun, who is saved 145.5 hours after Monday's earthquake, to a hospital at Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 18, 2008. Fifty-three years old Shen Peiyun was saved on Sunday after the rescuers' eight-hour efforts.

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),had a meeting with visiting Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Party (KMT) Lien Chan, his wife and his retinue.     Jia spoke highly of Lien's outstanding contribution to promoting the relationship between the CPC and the KMT and the cross-strait relations, as well as his role in fighting secessionist activities. Jia expressed his hope that the compatriots of the two banks will unite more closely and work together to open up a new chapter for the peaceful development of the cross-strait relations. Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), proposes a toast to Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), Lien Chan during a welcoming banquet held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2008.     Jia thanked Taiwan people for their support to the Beijing Olympic Games as Lien has brought works of a Taiwan sculptor donated to the Beijing Olympic Sports Center. Mainland people will welcome athletes from Taiwan to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games in a most cordial manner, he said.     Jia recalled Lien's first journey to the mainland three years ago and the historic meeting between CPC Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao and Lien, then chairman of the KMT, which has turned over a new leaf for the CPC-KMT relationship.     The recent meeting between Hu and Vicent Hsiew in Bo'ao, Hainan Province, has received good response among people of different circles in Taiwan, which showed that Taiwan people have a common aspiration for strengthening the cross-strait exchange and cooperation, the CPPCC chairman said.     Lien also recalled his mainland trip three years ago which has been supported by the majority of the compatriots of the two banks, and the previous three economic and trade forums held by the two parties. He pledged to spare no efforts to safeguard the peaceful development of the cross-strait relations, so as to create a happy environment for the Chinese offsprings.     Jia hosted a banquet for Lien, his wife and his delegation

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BEIJING, August 1 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official has called for constantly strengthening the entire capacity and competitiveness of China's film and television industry, so as to push the country's film and TV products to the world.     Great efforts must be made to innovate the sector, regarding both content and the form of film and TV works, the structure and mechanism of the industry, and the means of spreading film and TV works, said Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau. Li Changchun (C), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits the newly completed China Film Group Digital Film Production Base in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2008.    Li made the remarks on Friday during a visit to the newly-built national digital studio. He was accompanied by Politburo members Liu Yunshan and Liu Yandong during his stay at the National Digital Studio of the China Film Group Company.     During his visit, Li visited a 5,000-square-meter sound stage and watched presentations on the making of digital films. Li Changchun (2nd L), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits the newly completed China Film Group Digital Film Production Base in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2008. In talks with some staff he spoke highly of the modern studio, calling its completion a result of the country's cultural restructuring and an important symbol for the development of the cultural sector.     "It proves the Party Central Committee's decision on the cultural restructuring is completely correct," he stressed.     Li urged Chinese film and TV makers to produce more film and TV works for both domestic and international markets, noting homemade products should take a larger share of the domestic market and be more competitive on the international market.     He called for educating more talented professionals for China's film and TV industry. People of all circles should show their care and support to the development of the sector, he said.     According to company sources, it took 2.5 years to build the digital studio. It is composed of different workshops for making films and TV programs, recording, digital processing, film printing and making flash and cartoon films.

DUSHANBE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on Tuesday for a state visit and to attend the 8th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, scheduled for Thursday.     Hu flew to Dushanbe from Seoul after concluding a state visit to the Republic of Korea, and was met at the airport by Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon.     During his stay in Dushanbe, President Hu will hold talks with Rakhmon and sign bilateral cooperation deals related to political, economic and trade exchanges, according to a senior official of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.     In a written speech delivered at the airport, Hu said China and Tajikistan are friendly neighbors sharing common mountains and rivers.     Since the two countries forged diplomatic ties 16 years ago, bilateral relations have witnessed smooth development with tangible results achieved in political, economic, security and other areas, he said. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R Front) shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung Soo during their meeting in Seoul, capital of South Korea, Aug. 26, 2008    The two countries have resolved lingering border disputes and signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation featuring good-neighborly relations last year, Hu noted.     China and Tajikistan have also supported each other on major and sensitive issues of mutual concern, and cooperated closely under multilateral frameworks including the SCO and the United Nations, he added.     During his visit to Tajikistan, President Hu will sum up the current position of bilateral ties and blueprint key areas for future cooperation. Chinese President Hu Jintao (L Front) waves to people as Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon (R Front) greets him at the airport in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe Aug. 26, 2008. Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Dushanbe on Aug. 26 for a state visit and to attend the 8th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, scheduled for Aug. 28. "With concerted efforts made by both, the visit will be a complete success and Sino-Tajik good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative ties will be uplifted to a new level," he said.     Bilateral ties have maintained good momentum in recent years, with the two countries working more closely on trade, transportation, telecommunication, infrastructure, education, culture and sports.     China and Tajikistan have also engaged in fruitful cooperation in cracking down on East Turkistan separatists and the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as in fighting drug trafficking.     President Hu will also attend the annual SCO summit in Dushanbeon Thursday.     Founded in 2001, the SCO groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.     Tajikistan is the second leg of Hu's three-nation tour, which will next take him to Turkmenistan.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China-India relationship stands at a new starting point, the two should view and approach relations from a strategic and long-term perspective and keep moving forward their partnership to benefit the two countries and peoples, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here Tuesday.     He made the remarks in his speech titled "For Peace and Friendship, Win-Win Cooperation and Common Development" at a meeting held by the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Institute of Chinese Studies. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivers a speech titled "For Peace and Friendship, Win-Win Cooperation and Common Development" at a meeting held by the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Institute of Chinese Studies in New Delhi, India, Sept. 9, 2008Yang said China and India are the two biggest developing countries in the world. He quoted Chinese President Hu Jintao as saying that China-India friendship not only serves the interest of both countries but also benefits Asia and the world at large.     He said there is no conflict of fundamental interests between China and India. "What we have are broad common interests. We are partners, not rivals. There is a lot that we can do together to further our friendship and cooperation. We should view and approach our relations from a strategic and long-term perspective and keep moving forward our partnership in the new century to the benefit of our two countries and peoples."     To this end, he proposed that efforts are needed to be step up in the five areas between the two countries: increase exchanges and enhance strategic mutual trust, boost economic cooperation and trade for win-win progress, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, strengthen cooperation in multilateral for a to uphold common interests, address each other's concerns and properly handle differences.     "Today, our relations stand at a new starting point. Without friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and India, there would be no development and prosperity of our respective countries, no harmony and rejuvenation of Asia, and no peace and progress of the world," he said.     Yang arrived in India last Sunday. He attended the inauguration ceremony of China's consulate-general in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, met and reached agreement with the West Bengal's Governor and Chief Minister on ways to deepen friendly and multi-faceted cooperation between China and West Bengal.     He called upon Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi Monday. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views and reached broad agreement on ways to further implement the common understanding reached by leaders of both countries and deepen the China-India strategic and cooperative partnership as well as issues of mutual interest.

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 -- China's consumer inflation may continue to decline in July, marking the second consecutive month this year that it has dropped, according to economists' estimates.    That may mean a departure from the rising spiral of inflation after it peaked at an annualized 8.7 percent in February. Lehman Brothers economist Sun Mingchun said his team's research found the July consumer price index (CPI), the main barometer of inflation, may drop to 6.7 percent year-on-year from 7.1 percent in June.     The domestic Bank of Communications research arm said the figure could fall at 6.4 percent, which is also the estimate of Southwest Securities. China's consumer inflation may continue to decline in July, marking the second consecutive month this year that it has dropped, according to economists' estimates.    One of the reasons why prices are stable is that there has been no flooding, a regular feature of the rainy seaon, said Sun of Lehman Brothers.     Daily price data from the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Development and Reform Commission show that agricultural product prices rose only slightly in July while meat prices fell. Weekly price data released by the Ministry of Commerce also showed a moderate decline in food prices.     The relatively high statistical base of last July also contributed to the drop in inflation this July, said Guo Tianyong, economist with the Central University of Finance and Economics.     China's CPI hit 5.6 percent year-on-year last July, the first time it reached the 5-percent level that year.     "If no major natural disaster hits China in August, CPI could fall below 6 percent in August, providing more room for the government to remove its price controls," said Sun.     Economists said that without many unexpected incidence, it will gradually ease to around 5 percent by the year-end.     A possible price liberalization of oil products, however, should not be a one-off adjustment, which will put a huge pressure on the country's battle against inflation, Guo said.     China raised the prices of oil products and electricity late June. Analysts said that once the inflation pressure eases, policymakers may start a second round of price liberalization, which may lead to a rebound in CPI.     If such liberalization moves are indeed made, they should be done in phases, not in one go, said Guo. Only that will ensure inflation does not peak again, as it did in February.     The pressure from the rising producer price index (PPI), which gauges ex-factory prices and influences CPI, may be a concern, but even taking into consideration its impact, consumer inflation may no longer exceed the February peak in the coming months and the first half of next year     "The worst times are behind us," said Dong Xianan, macroeconomic analyst with Southwest Securities.     "From the second half of last year, the tightenting stance had been obvious, which is a pre-emptive move to ensure the current easing of inflation."     Macroeconomic growth     The economic growth may gradually slow down in the rest of the year, analysts said, but the fine-tuning of policies would shore it up.     Dong from Southwest Securities forecasts that given the current growth momentum, the whole-year figure for GDP growth may be 10.1 percent, well below the 11.9 percent of last year. Other estimates are around the 10 percent mark.     The global economic slow-down, which reduces external demand for China's exports, will bring much trouble to China, but its domestic consumption and investment will remain stable, analysts said.     More importantly, the central authorities may adjust its tight policies to cater to individual demand of regions and sectors that have found it difficult to survive the tightened policies.

BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday urged Hainan Province, China's largest special economic zone (SEZ), to further carry out reform and opening up as it embraces its 20th anniversary.     The province should "beef up reforms and make efforts to achieve breakthroughs in key fields", said Li during his inspection tour to the island province from Thursday to Sunday.     He suggested that the province should build itself into a shipping hub and center of logistics and export-oriented processing facing southeast Asia. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang checks the drinking well in the local village during his inspection tour to Hainan Province on April 27. Local authorities were also told to "adjust and optimize the industrial structure from a high starting point" and place priority on protecting the environment and ecology.     Meanwhile, the results of reforms and opening up should be enjoyed by the masses, said Li, who called for more attention to solving problems concerning ordinary people's livelihood such as medical care and housing.     Li visited factories, ports, hospitals, schools and rural families in Hainan, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang talks with a worker in the workshop during his inspection tour to Hainan Province on April 25    With an area of 34,000 square kilometers, the tropical and sub-tropical island was established in 1988 as a province and approved as a special economic zone enjoying preferential development policies.     It saw its gross domestic product expand 7.6-fold in real terms in the past two decades while pioneering in experimenting with the market economy and in other fields of foreign investment use, agricultural tax and education.     China's other four SEZs are Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou and Xiamen, all southern cities.

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BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- China would deepen economic and trade cooperation and step up strategic and mutually beneficial relations with Japan, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Sunday.     "China hopes the two sides would work together to enhance economic and trade cooperation, aiming at realizing mutual benefit and development," Hu told members of a delegation from the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade (JCAET).     JCAET honorary president Fujio Mitarai and president Fujio Cho congratulated China on the success of the Olympics and Paralympic Games, and expressed willingness to push forward bilateral ties.     Hu expressed gratitude for Japanese aid after the Sichuan earthquake and for supporting the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, praising the JCAET for "important contributions to the improvement and development of bilateral ties". Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Fujio Mitarai (2nd L), honorary president of the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade (JCAET), and Fujio Cho (1st L), president of JCAET, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China    "China would work with Japan to enhance strategic trust, mutual contact and coordination in regional and international affairs, in accordance with the two countries' four political documents," Hu said.     "China is willing to handle sensitive affairs appropriately together with Japan," he added.     JCAET was established in 1972 to promote economic exchanges between the two countries

SANAA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that China and Yemen share a big potential and many favorable conditions for expanding the scale of investment and cooperation.     Xi made the remarks in a speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Yemen Bilateral Investment Seminar, which attracted some 300 Chinese and Yemeni officials and entrepreneurs, including Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Muhammad al-Mujawar.     Xi said it is the natural requisite of economic development for the two countries to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and create common prosperity.     Noting that Yemen has geographical advantages and rich reserves of natural resources, he expressed the hope that companies of the two countries could proceed from traditional friendship to mutual understanding and cooperation.     Xi said the companies of the two countries should stick to mutually beneficial and win-win practices so as to promote common development. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Yemeni Vice President Abdal-Rab Mansur Al-Hadii (L) in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, June 24, 2008. Xi started a two-day visit to Yemen on Tuesday    The Chinese leader encouraged entrepreneurs of the two countries to boost exchanges by actively improving the environment, expanding investment channels and optimizing investment structure.     He expressed the belief that under the support of the two governments and the joint efforts of Chinese and Yemeni entrepreneurs, the friendly cooperation between China and Yemen will witness even greater growth.     The seminar was jointly sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the General Investment Authority of Yemen.     Yemeni Prime Minister al-Mujawar said at the seminar that China is an important, cooperative partner of Yemen. The two countries' relations enjoy a good momentum and there is a broad prospect of trade and economic cooperation.     He said Yemen welcomes investment from the Chinese companies in the country, especially in areas like energy, mining, fishing and infrastructure. The Yemeni government will create a favorable investment environment for these activities, he said.     Xi arrived here Tuesday for an official visit to Yemen. He will conclude the visit and fly back home Wednesday.