BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese military authorities pledged Sunday to tighten supervision on senior and middle ranking officers, through strict punishment in cases of breach of duty and regular inspection of their work. The military will adopt a strict system to investigate and punish senior officers for breaching duty or making mistakes, said a circular issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on Sunday. The document, approved by CMC Chairman Hu Jintao, said it will also introduce a system of accountability by regular inspection on the work of officers at army corps level. Military units higher than regiment level of the People's Liberation Army must review the work of their commanding officers at least once a year, it added. Commanding officers from regiment to army corps levels are usually regarded as middle and senior ranking PLA officers. It will tighten inspection on senior officers to see whether they strictly follow the military disciplines and show loyalty to the Communist Party of China. The circular called on the officers to keep a communist nature. "In the face of a complicated ideological situation, senior military officers must stick to their faith and keep a firm political stance," it said. They should devote themselves to building up the country's military capacity to win local wars in the information age, it said. The document said that the supervision and inspection will focus on any examples of extravagance and waste by military officers.
QINGDAO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China invited senior naval officers from 29 countries Wednesday to three People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels on the sidelines of a celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. The vessels were the Great Wall 218 conventional-powered submarine, Type 054 frigate FFG-526 Wenzhou and the Peace Ark hospital ship. The ships, all independently designed and made by China, represented the latest stage of PLA Navy equipment, Gu Wengen, deputy commander of the force, told Xinhua Wednesday. According to Gu, the invitation to the foreign delegates was intended as the latest move by the PLA to demonstrate its military transparency. Commissioned in September 2005, the Wenzhou is one of the most modern frigates in the service of the PLA. At 4,000 tonnes, the frigate is even larger than many of the PLA's destroyers, according to Gu. The Great Wall 218 conventional-powered submarine is also one of China's new-generation submarines equipped with world-class sonar and weapon systems, he said. The Peace Ark hospital ship can provide seagoing medical services equal to those of a top hospital in Beijing. All three vessels were commissioned in just the past few years, said Gu, adding that the Peace Ark only went into service in December. "Foreign naval officers can not only learn about the modernization of China's navy by visiting the three vessels but can also feel our sincerity to expand cooperation and exchange with our foreign counterparts," Gu said. After a quick tour of the Peace Ark, Capt. James Fanell with the U.S. Seventh Fleet, who came from the naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, said that he was glad to see the increasing openness of the Chinese navy. "I was here five years ago on the USS Cushing. The openness shown by the international fleet review is much greater than that of five years ago," Fanell said. "It is very encouraging and appreciated to be able to walk aboard the ship and see ships of the Chinese fleet as well as other ships of the international community," he said. For Adm. Moura Neto of the Brazilian Navy, the Chinese navy's transparency was as surprising as its modernization. "I saw the real China and the real PLA navy," he said. China launched a grand maritime ceremony Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its navy off the coast of the eastern city of Qingdao. The four-day celebration includes seminars, a sampan race and a fleet review scheduled for Thursday that will feature the debut of the country's nuclear submarines. A total of 21 foreign naval vessels from 14 countries, including the United States and Russia, and delegations from 29 countries will take part. According to Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the PLA Navy, the celebration was the first large multi-lateral military exchange of its kind in the history of the People's Republic of China. Naval forces from different countries had voiced support for China's call to seek mutual trust and benefits, and resolve disputes on the basis of equal consultations and negotiations, he said. Their support would help build harmony on the seas, the theme of this year's celebration, he said. Adm. Gary Roughead, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, also said that the PLA and U.S. navies had much potential for cooperation in international humanitarian aid and joint maritime rescues in the West Pacific. "I believe any time one can address problems cooperatively, it makes for a more harmonious outcome. That's why I look forward to continue to work with the PLA Navy," Roughead told Xinhua at a naval symposium held in Qingdao. "I think navies are good opportunities to advance military-to-military relations as part of an overall relationship between nations," he said.
st groups travel to the island after a meeting between the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait chairman Chen Yunlin and the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation chairman Chiang Pin-kun in June last year. The first tourist group arrived in Taiwan on July 4.
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's central government has allocated 270 billion yuan (about 39.7 billion U.S. dollars) for infrastructure investment so far this year, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) official told legislators Tuesday. That amount is part of a planned total of 367.6 billion yuan in the 2009 central budget. Adding another 30 billion yuan from last year's budget meant that the country had already allocated 300 billion yuan to infrastructure investment since the fourth quarter of last year, NDRC vice director Mu Hong told legislators. The NDRC is China's top economic planning body. Mu made his comments during a session on major public investment projects held by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature. The money is also part of the 4-trillion-yuan, two-year stimulus plan announced late last year as the economic downturn deepened.
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua)-- China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter this year is forecast to accelerate close to 7.8 percent, Goldman Sachs Asia and the Beijing-based Gaohua Securities Company said in a report Wednesday. "The figure is above our previous forecast of 7.0 percent year on year," said Song Yu, one author of the report and Goldman Sachs Asia's economist on China's macro-economy. According to the report, economic performance of China in June will show robust improvements, with the industrial output expected to rise about 10 percent in June from 8.9 percent in May. Fixed asset investment in June is forecast to grow 42 percent year on year, up from 38.7 percent in May. Exports is expected to decline 22 percent in June from a year earlier, smaller from a 26.4 percent dip in May, while imports may post a eased drop at 18.0 percent from a 25.2 percent fall in May. The consumer price index is expected to fall 1.5 percent in June from a year ago, compared with a 1.4 percent drop in May. Producer price index would decline 7.6 percent year on year, compared with a slide of 7.2 percent in May. Zhou Xiaochun, governor of the country's central bank, said in late June that the second quarter is expected to be better than the first, when the gross domestic product grew 6.1 percent. The National Bureau of Statistics said in June that China's GDP will grow close to eight percent in the second quarter. China is due to release its second-quarter GDP data in mid-July.
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ULAN BATOR, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) says China-Mongolia ties have reached an all-time high with no unsettled major issues remaining. "My visit here aims at laying a solid foundation for the sustained growth of China-Mongolia relations by reviewing the past, summing up experience and looking into the future," He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, told Mongolian Prime Minister Sanj Bayar on Thursday. Mongolian Prime Minister Sanj Bayar (R) meets with He Guoqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, June 25, 2009China and Mongolia have enjoyed numerous exchanges and cooperation in various fields in recent years with the support of leaders from both nations, He said. He's three-day visit came as China and Mongolia this year celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. "The six-decade relations showed that both countries' efforts to enhance political trust, deepen good-neighborliness and carry out mutually-beneficial cooperation not only serve the common interests of both peoples, but also contribute to regional and world peace and development," said He, who is also secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Bayar and He also witnessed the signing of cooperation deals on education, economy and trade. Damdin Demberel (L), chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia, meets with He Guoqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, June 25, 2009. Also on Thursday, He met with Damdin Demberel, chairman of the Mongolian State Great Hural (parliament), and said inter-legislature ties have played an "irreplaceable" role in strengthening bilateral good-neighborly relations, boosting cooperation between the two countries and deepening friendship between the two peoples. Demberel said the Mongolian State Great Hural will strengthen its ties with China's National People's Congress (NPC) and play a positive role in promoting bilateral relations. He also launched an event during which Chinese doctors performed cataract surgeries for nearly 50 Mongolian patients. On Friday, He met separately with the leaders of three major Mongolian parties. He told the leaders that the CPC has always valued ties with Mongolia's political parties and is willing to work with them on the sound development of bilateral relations. Mongolia was the last leg of He's four-nation visit, which also took him to Egypt, Spain and Jordan.
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- China Tuesday called for new initiatives to boost the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership. The call was made during a meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and former French President Jacques Chirac, who is in Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Former French President Jacques Chirac at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2009. Hu praised Chirac, on his ninth visit to China, as an old friend of the Chinese people for his contribution to the China-France friendship. "The Chinese people will never forget this," Hu was quote as saying by a press release from Chinese Foreign Ministry. Hu said the consolidation of ties, especially in the context of the international financial crisis, would help tackle the crisis and be conducive to promoting long-term peace, stability and prosperity. "I hope the two countries and two peoples can make joint efforts to advance the development of bilateral strategic partnership," Hu said. Chirac highlighted the achievements of China in its development, calling the development "a positive factor" in world prosperity, according to the press release. China ranked as a world power through its own efforts, Chirac said, and its peaceful development was helpful to maintaining stability and prosperity.
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China voiced its willingness to further strengthen cooperation with the United Nations on Friday and support the world body to play a bigger role in addressing the global issues. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei made the statement while meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon (R) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei during their meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the U.S., May 15, 2009. He also spoke highly of the efforts by the secretary-general to promote all the works of the United Nations. China backs the efforts to promote the reform of the UN Security Council in order to further improve the UN's ability to deal with all kinds of global threats and challenges in order to enable the United Nations to carry out its obligations under the UN Charter more effectively, He said. Comprehensive and patient consultations should be made on the reform of the United Nations, and an extensive consensus on the issue should be reached on the basis of taking the interests and concerns of all parties concerned into consideration, he said. Against a backdrop of the international financial crisis, the United Nations should increase its attention to and investment into the field of development and try its best to mitigate the negative impact of such a crisis on the development countries, He said. Meanwhile, Ban said that he appreciates China's important role in maintaining the peace and promoting common development in the world. The world today is facing all kinds of complicated and grave challenges, such as the financial crisis and the climate change, these challenges should be jointly tackled by all countries, Ban said. The United Nations hopes to see China's bigger role in the world in the future, the secretary-general said.