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06/06/2017

Kazakh version of "Xi Jinping: the Governance of China" released in
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06/06/2017

Brazil signs into law Paris
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05/06/2017

Authorities: Beijing’s air and water quality is improving
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05/06/2017

Fighting child abduction: Chinese NGO launches 'Amber Alert' system
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05/06/2017

Academy trains China's fighters
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31/05/2017

Agricultural Bank helps poor villagers improve their
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27/05/2017

Premier Li Keqiang: China to promote digital economy - CGTN

China is willing to strengthen cooperation with other countries to promote the development of the digital economy, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today in a congratulatory letter to the 2017 China International Big Data Expo (“Big Data Expo” for short) in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

In the letter, Li emphasized that the digital economy has been changing methods of production and the way people live. "As a new engine for economic growth, the role of digital economy has become increasingly prominent," said Li.

Premier Li Keqiang: China to promote digital economy - CGTN The Chinese government has attached great importance to the development of the digital economy, and promoted innovation-driven development and reform in such areas as streamlining administrative procedure and delegating power to lower levels, to boost social creativity and market vitality as well as transform and upgrade the economy, Li said.

Premier Li Keqiang: China to promote digital economy - CGTN The Big Data Expo is being held in Guiyang from May 25-28, where more than 300 exhibitors will display their latest technology and high-tech products. At the same time, more than 70 forums will be organized with topics ranging from data security and artificial intelligence to fifth generation mobile communication technolo

26/05/2017

Don't belittle China to win praise abroad
If Yang Shuping is asked a second time to give a commencement speech at the University of Maryland, she would probably not use the same tricks to win applause from her audience. The graduating senior with a double-major in theater and psychology displayed all her theatrical skills in her commencement speech on Sunday when she said the air in the US is "so sweet and fresh, and utterly luxurious". She continued: "I grew up in a city in China where I had to wear a face mask every time I went outside, otherwise, I might get sick."

Wait a minute. Yang grew up in Kunming, one of the least polluted cities in China. Having a mild, comfortable weather and famous for its flowers, Kunming is called the "City of Eternal Spring". So why did Yang say she couldn't step "outside" without wearing a face mask? Was she trying to please her audience by reinforcing US citizens' stereotype image of China?
Yang succeeded in drawing listeners' attention, but the trick she used could be self-defeating. What if the audience knew the air quality in Kunming and Maryland is almost the same?
She used symbolic references in the later part of speech, extending her appreciation for her university to the whole of the United States, and let her focus drift from "free breath" to "free speech". But the ploy she used (belittling China and praising the US) to grab attention is not new.
She said she was shocked to see the US students majoring in theater openly talk about racism, sexism and politics, something students in China could not discuss openly. This is lending credence to another stereotype about China. A big concern in China, one of the most socially connected countries thanks to the world's largest netizen population, is not that people talk too little, but too much without restrictions or thinking about the social consequences of their remarks.
There can be no integrity without honesty, and a graduating student should have both. Unfortunately, Yang lacks both, as her speech showed she is only good at capitalizing on her audience's lack of knowledge about China.
Yang has the right to air her views in public. But while doing so, she should make sure not to use lies and half-truths to win plaudits. Her artifice apparently failed, as she succeeded in enraging not only many Chinese people, but also some of her schoolmates.
To praise your alma mater, you don't have to present fiction as fact and belittle your motherland while standing on foreign soil. A day later, Yang said in her apology message on her micro blog that she had no intention of ridiculing her motherland. Let's hope the apology has come from the bottom of her heart and she will never use half-truths to win public applause.

12/05/2017

's 'sCourt switches approach on -existence agreements for 's " " marks

Two recent decisions of the Supreme People's Court in China have allowed, for the first time, similar marks to co-exist on the Register in respect of...

12/05/2017

Chinese giant Inner Mongolia to bid for 's

12/05/2017

for Expected in June, Withdrawals Could Soon Follow

Chinese regulators are expected to issue guidelines for all bitcoin exchanges in China in June and withdrawal suspensions could subsequently be lifted.

12/05/2017

lifts ban on instant messaging app

MOSCOW , May 11 ( Xinhua ) - - Russian telecommunication watchdog Roskomnadzor said Thursday that it has allowed access to Chinese instant messaging app WeChat after the service was first blocked last week .