BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The nearly 10 billion yuan donation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) members would all be used for the reconstruction of China's quake zones, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee said Saturday. As one of the relief efforts after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake battered southwestern China on May 12 last year, some 45.5 million CPC members donated 9.73 billion yuan (1.43 billion U.S. dollars) as "special membership fees" for the quake victims. So far, nearly 90 percent of the fund had been allocated to the quake regions, and the rest would also be appropriated according to procedures, the department said in a statement. The money was spent on rebuilding schools and subsidizing survivors among others, it said
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping attended Thursday the graduation ceremony of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and conferred certificates on graduates of the spring semester. Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is President of the school. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping attends the graduation ceremony of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee July 16, 2009. The ceremony marked the graduation of 744 Party officials from the Central Party School and more than 2,800 graduates from the school's branches The ceremony marked the graduation of 744 Party officials from the Central Party School and more than 2,800 graduates from the school's branches. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping confers certificates on graduates of the spring semester of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee July 16, 2009.The Party School of the CPC Central Committee is the highest institution for training high- and middle-ranking party officials and Maxist theoreticians. The School's history dates back to the school of Marxism and Communism set up in March 1933. The graduates said that during the study they had exchanged working experiences with each other and the education had strengthened their political belief. Politburo member and director of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department Li Yuanchao and several other high-ranking party officials also attended the graduation ceremony.
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the U.S. House of Representatives have wrapped up their 10th meeting under a parliamentary exchange mechanism in Washington after having an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties, inter-parliamentary exchanges, global financial crisis, climate change and international and regional issues of mutual concern. The meeting, held here on Tuesday, was co-chaired by Chairman Li Zhaoxing of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee and Representative Joseph Crowley, chairman of the counterpart exchange mechanism in the House. During the meeting, the Chinese side said that with growing common interests and greater opportunities of cooperation, China and the U.S. should further increase mutual trust and cooperation from strategic and long-term perspectives, respect and take care of each other's core interests, handle differences and sensitive issues with prudence, and ensure a healthy, stable growth of bilateral relationship. The U.S. side reaffirmed the importance it has attached to the U.S.-China relationship and said that the House of Representatives will work to help the two countries tackle issues such as global financial crisis, climate change and energy safety through further exchanges and dialogues with NPC. Both delegations agreed that the existing parliamentary exchange mechanism has become the most direct and effective platform for communications between the two sides and has played a positive role in deepening mutual understanding, building consensus and promoting cooperation. The two sides also discussed the necessity for the two countries to strengthen coordination in macro economic and financial policies and how to cooperate in dealing with the climate change issue. The Chinese side extended an invitation to the U.S. side on a visit to China in fall this year for the 11th meeting under the parliamentary exchange mechanism.
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.
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that the prosperity of the American economy needs the rest of the world to recover. "The rest of the world needs the U.S. economy and financial system to recover in order for it to revive," said Geithner in remarks to the Economic Club of Washington. "We remain at the center of global economic activity with financial and trade ties to every region of the globe." "Just as importantly, we need the rest of the world to recover if we are to prosper again here at home," the Treasury chief said. "Before the crisis, U.S. exports were among our economy's fastest-growing sectors, accounting for more than 6 million American jobs, or about 5 percent of total private sector employment in the U.S. Now, they are one of its fastest-shrinking," he stated. He called for global cooperation to cope with the current crisis, which he said was "the most severe crisis in generations." "As a consequence, the community of nations must work together -- and that work has already begun -- to revive economies around the world and to lay the groundwork for a new, more stable and more sustainable pattern of growth in the future," he said.
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MOSCOW, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are able to realize rapid economic growth after the current financial crisis tides over, said Chinese and Russian experts during a Beijing-Moscow televised conference on Monday. The emerging economies, represented by the BRIC countries, are playing a stabilizing role amid the ongoing crisis, said Chen Fengying, director of the Institute of World Economy Studies in China's Institute of Contemporary International Relations. Chen said the BRIC countries, which could contribute much more to the global economic growth this year, may further lead the world economy in a post-crisis era, should they realize the industrial restructuring and the transition of economic growth patterns. Judging from macroeconomic indicators such as international balances, scales of debt and deficit, the BRIC countries may weather through the financial crisis earlier than the major developed countries, said Lev Frainkman, an expert from Russia's Institute for the Economy in Transition. These countries also have ample reserve funds to implement their anti-crisis measures, said Frainkman. The BRIC summit scheduled to be held in mid-June in Yekaterinburg, Russia, has displayed BRIC countries' cooperative willingness to jointly ward off the crisis, said Sergei Alexashenko, director of Macroeconomic Studies at Russia's Higher School of Economics. BRIC countries may integrate respective resources to seek cooperation in aircraft manufacture and software development, he added. Li Yongquan, deputy director of the Euro-Asian Social Development Research Institute at China's Development Research of the State Council, said of all the bilateral and multilateral cooperation within the framework of the BRIC countries, he particularly expects a great prospect for China-Russia cooperation. Li suggested China and Russia further exploit cooperative potentials in four spheres such as technologies, natural resources, human resources and marketing.
EDINBURGH, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said Friday during a visit to Scotland that China hopes to strengthen cooperation with Scotland, especially in the areas of education, culture, tourism and finance. Wang, who is on an official visit to Britain, spoke during a meeting with Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister. Both sides praised the friendship between China and Scotland and expressed a readiness to strengthen their cooperation as part of an effort to promote the all-round strategic partnership between China and Britain. During the meeting, the two also exchanged views on how to tackle the global financial crisis. "Currently we should further strengthen confidence in the market and recover the functions of the financial market as soon as possible," Wang said. After the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis, China adopted a series of measures that pulled it through the trouble and helped to maintain the stability of the financial market, Wang said. Salmond spoke highly of the economic stimulus packages arranged by the Chinese government to tackle the current financial crisis. Wang arrived at Edinburgh on Friday after a visit to the Europe Union
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.
BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- In light of an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, China's Ministry of Health issued a notice Sunday about disease prevention and detection, warning citizens to be careful. The notice defines the symptoms of the disease and how it can be transmitted to humans. Although there is no vaccine yet, the disease is preventable, controllable and treatable, it said. As of Monday morning, no cases of the illness had been reported in China. The ministry said so far, there is no evidence that this flu could be spread through food. It also warned those who travel abroad to be alert for any signs of infection. Swine influenza A/H1N1 is a respiratory disease that infects pigs and does not normally infect humans. But sporadic cases do occur, usually for people who have had close contact with pigs. It has killed more than 60 people out of about 1,000 suspected cases in Mexico. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) issued an emergency notice Saturday requiring people to report flu-like symptoms at the point of entry when returning from affected regions. According to the Health Ministry, the ministry is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and GAQSIQ to monitor the disease. The ministry has contacted scientists who have done viral sequencing on swine flu. It has also stepped up cooperation with the World Health Organization and the U.S. and Mexican governments to obtain updated epidemic information and prepare for a possible outbreak. China should establish an effective disease prevention and control system it it entry-exit inspection and quarantine process, the ministry added.