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Wang Qi， a former soldier of the People’s Republic of China who had been unable to leave India for 54 years， flew back to China on February 11 to visit his relatives in Xianyang， Shaanxi Province.
Wang enlisted in the People’s Liberation Army in 1960. He went missing in a forest on the China-India border in December 1963 and was taken to India by an Indian Red Cross vehicle.
He was later handed over to the Indian army and spent seven years in prison for espionage. After his release， he was sent to a village in the central state of Madhya Pradesh， where he married a local woman and had four children.
Wang received a Chinese passport in 2013. The Chinese Embassy in India made every effort to get him an exit permit from the Indian authorities.
The Indian Government granted Wang permission to leave and re-enter India at any time on February 9.
China-U.S. Relations Need Positive Momentum
www.china.com.cn February 11
In a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 8， U.S. President Donald Trump extended his greetings to Xi and the Chinese people on the Lantern Festival， which fell on February 11.
Trump’s failure to follow his predecessors’example of offering greetings to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year（January 28） had triggered speculation in the international community over the new U.S. administration’s stance toward China.
Following the message， the two presidents had a phone conversation on February 10， during which Trump said that the U.S. Government adheres to the one-China policy.
A formal phone call between the two leaders was slow to come after Trump’s inauguration. This should be largely blamed on Trump’s phone call with Taiwan leader Tsai Ingwen after election. The move showcased the serious underestimation by Trump and his aides of the sensitiveness of the Taiwan question. Worse still， Trump not only refused to admit the mistake， but also intended to play the Taiwan card. In response， China stated its solemn position that the integrity of its sovereignty is nonnegotiable， pointing out that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations.
Reshuffle of the Online Payment Market
Caixin Weekly February 6
China is the world’s largest mobile payment market， with a saturation rate of 64.7 percent. Among the mobile payment systems， QR code-based payment is the most popular. Alipay and WeChat Payment， the two major players in the mobile payment market， together have 850 million active monthly users.
In the meantime， China UnionPay， the country’s largest bank card payment processor， has also launched its QR codebased payment services in an attempt to capture a slice of the mobile payment market.
However， QR code-based payment services provided by Internet companies are more efficient than those provided by China UnionPay because the former involves only three parties—payment service providers， banks and retailers—while the latter introduces a fourth party， namely China UnionPay.
Nevertheless， loopholes of the former payment services may lead to user information leakage and increased risk of telecom fraud.
China’s central bank， which is responsible for supervising the payment industry， is coming up with measures to regulate the market. By the end of March， an online payment clearing platform will be established to provide clearing services for third-party payment platforms. The platform will be subject to supervision by the central bank.
Third-party payment platforms are required to link to either the new platform or China UnionPay， which will put an end to the current three-party system consisting of payment service providers， banks and retailers. The online payment market may then undergo a major change.
Cultural Innovation Must Stand
People’s Daily February 13
A cultural park in Anhui Province has installed thousands of terracotta figures which are replicas of ones unearthed from the Mausoleum of Emperor Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty （221-207 B.C.） in Xi’an， Shaanxi Province. Unfortunately， you can find clones and miniatures of many famous domestic and foreign landmarks， from Beijing’s Palace Museum to New York’s Statue of Liberty， in some scenic spots around the nation.
Some 30 years ago， the purpose of installing copies of symbolic world architecture in Beijing’s Window of the World theme park was to broaden the minds of people in China. However， today， when many have already ventured overseas， it’s disappointing to see that China’s cultural industry remains at an initial stage. Meanwhile， such behavior can also incur disputes. Not long ago， a copy of the Sphinx， the same size as the original one in Egypt， was installed in a village in Shijiazhuang in north China’s Hebei Province. Egyptian authorities later submitted a complaint to UNESCO against this practice in China. The value of a cultural artifact or artwork lies in its uniqueness. A reproduction， no matter how well it is done， cannot arouse onlookers’ true interest. In the final analysis， it’s a lack of wisdom and bravery to innovate that leads to silly copying acts. For cultural and artistic works to reach wide audiences there must be a strong sense in the cultural industry to pursue what is unique and best， regardless of the hardships going forward.
TOP ROCKET SCIENTIST DIES
Aerospace scientist Ren Xinmin passed away in Beijing on February 12 at the age of 102.
Ren designed and launched China’s first short-range ballistic missile—Dongfeng 1—in November 1960.
In 1970， Ren and his team designed the Long March 1 carrier rocket and sent China’s first artificial satellite—Dongfanghong 1—into orbit. In 1981， he directed China’s first rocket loaded with multiple satellites into space， putting China alongside the United States， Russia and India as one of the only four nations to achieve this feat.
He took on the mantle of chief engineer for more projects later in life， including China’s first weather satellite， Fengyun 1， and oversaw China’s launch of its first international commercial satellite， which was made by U.S. company Hughes Corp.
Ren received his doctorate in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan in 1945 and became a lecturer at the University of Buffalo in 1948. He returned to China the following year.
“It is no secret that our relationship with China is more important than ever as we negotiate our departure from the EU.”
Andrew Parmley， Lord Mayor of London， in an interview with Xinhua News Agency ahead of his February trip to China
“The [Belt and Road] countries， mostly emerging economies， have growing demand for Chinese products， in particular construction machinery， building materials， passenger vehicles， consumer goods， and industrial and energy equipment.”
Cai Weici， a senior adviser at the China Machinery Industry Federation， in response to statistics showing rising Chinese exports to Russia， Malaysia and India in January
“Overpacking is an inevitable result of the expanding e-commerce sector…National regulations are needed to motivate companies to better manage recycling.”
Liu Jianguo， a professor at Tsinghua University’s School of the Environment， on February 14
“We cannot simply draw a conclusion that China should have inland plants because European countries have them.”
Theoretical physicist He Zuoxiu， with the Chinese Academy of Sciences， commenting on February 13 on China’s plan to build more inland nuclear power stations
Wang enlisted in the People’s Liberation Army in 1960. He went missing in a forest on the China-India border in December 1963 and was taken to India by an Indian Red Cross vehicle.
He was later handed over to the Indian army and spent seven years in prison for espionage. After his release， he was sent to a village in the central state of Madhya Pradesh， where he married a local woman and had four children.
Wang received a Chinese passport in 2013. The Chinese Embassy in India made every effort to get him an exit permit from the Indian authorities.
The Indian Government granted Wang permission to leave and re-enter India at any time on February 9.
China-U.S. Relations Need Positive Momentum
www.china.com.cn February 11
In a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 8， U.S. President Donald Trump extended his greetings to Xi and the Chinese people on the Lantern Festival， which fell on February 11.
Trump’s failure to follow his predecessors’example of offering greetings to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year（January 28） had triggered speculation in the international community over the new U.S. administration’s stance toward China.
Following the message， the two presidents had a phone conversation on February 10， during which Trump said that the U.S. Government adheres to the one-China policy.
A formal phone call between the two leaders was slow to come after Trump’s inauguration. This should be largely blamed on Trump’s phone call with Taiwan leader Tsai Ingwen after election. The move showcased the serious underestimation by Trump and his aides of the sensitiveness of the Taiwan question. Worse still， Trump not only refused to admit the mistake， but also intended to play the Taiwan card. In response， China stated its solemn position that the integrity of its sovereignty is nonnegotiable， pointing out that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations.
Reshuffle of the Online Payment Market
Caixin Weekly February 6
China is the world’s largest mobile payment market， with a saturation rate of 64.7 percent. Among the mobile payment systems， QR code-based payment is the most popular. Alipay and WeChat Payment， the two major players in the mobile payment market， together have 850 million active monthly users.
In the meantime， China UnionPay， the country’s largest bank card payment processor， has also launched its QR codebased payment services in an attempt to capture a slice of the mobile payment market.
However， QR code-based payment services provided by Internet companies are more efficient than those provided by China UnionPay because the former involves only three parties—payment service providers， banks and retailers—while the latter introduces a fourth party， namely China UnionPay.
Nevertheless， loopholes of the former payment services may lead to user information leakage and increased risk of telecom fraud.
China’s central bank， which is responsible for supervising the payment industry， is coming up with measures to regulate the market. By the end of March， an online payment clearing platform will be established to provide clearing services for third-party payment platforms. The platform will be subject to supervision by the central bank.
Third-party payment platforms are required to link to either the new platform or China UnionPay， which will put an end to the current three-party system consisting of payment service providers， banks and retailers. The online payment market may then undergo a major change.
Cultural Innovation Must Stand
People’s Daily February 13
A cultural park in Anhui Province has installed thousands of terracotta figures which are replicas of ones unearthed from the Mausoleum of Emperor Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty （221-207 B.C.） in Xi’an， Shaanxi Province. Unfortunately， you can find clones and miniatures of many famous domestic and foreign landmarks， from Beijing’s Palace Museum to New York’s Statue of Liberty， in some scenic spots around the nation.
Some 30 years ago， the purpose of installing copies of symbolic world architecture in Beijing’s Window of the World theme park was to broaden the minds of people in China. However， today， when many have already ventured overseas， it’s disappointing to see that China’s cultural industry remains at an initial stage. Meanwhile， such behavior can also incur disputes. Not long ago， a copy of the Sphinx， the same size as the original one in Egypt， was installed in a village in Shijiazhuang in north China’s Hebei Province. Egyptian authorities later submitted a complaint to UNESCO against this practice in China. The value of a cultural artifact or artwork lies in its uniqueness. A reproduction， no matter how well it is done， cannot arouse onlookers’ true interest. In the final analysis， it’s a lack of wisdom and bravery to innovate that leads to silly copying acts. For cultural and artistic works to reach wide audiences there must be a strong sense in the cultural industry to pursue what is unique and best， regardless of the hardships going forward.
TOP ROCKET SCIENTIST DIES
Aerospace scientist Ren Xinmin passed away in Beijing on February 12 at the age of 102.
Ren designed and launched China’s first short-range ballistic missile—Dongfeng 1—in November 1960.
In 1970， Ren and his team designed the Long March 1 carrier rocket and sent China’s first artificial satellite—Dongfanghong 1—into orbit. In 1981， he directed China’s first rocket loaded with multiple satellites into space， putting China alongside the United States， Russia and India as one of the only four nations to achieve this feat.
He took on the mantle of chief engineer for more projects later in life， including China’s first weather satellite， Fengyun 1， and oversaw China’s launch of its first international commercial satellite， which was made by U.S. company Hughes Corp.
Ren received his doctorate in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan in 1945 and became a lecturer at the University of Buffalo in 1948. He returned to China the following year.
“It is no secret that our relationship with China is more important than ever as we negotiate our departure from the EU.”
Andrew Parmley， Lord Mayor of London， in an interview with Xinhua News Agency ahead of his February trip to China
“The [Belt and Road] countries， mostly emerging economies， have growing demand for Chinese products， in particular construction machinery， building materials， passenger vehicles， consumer goods， and industrial and energy equipment.”
Cai Weici， a senior adviser at the China Machinery Industry Federation， in response to statistics showing rising Chinese exports to Russia， Malaysia and India in January
“Overpacking is an inevitable result of the expanding e-commerce sector…National regulations are needed to motivate companies to better manage recycling.”
Liu Jianguo， a professor at Tsinghua University’s School of the Environment， on February 14
“We cannot simply draw a conclusion that China should have inland plants because European countries have them.”
Theoretical physicist He Zuoxiu， with the Chinese Academy of Sciences， commenting on February 13 on China’s plan to build more inland nuclear power stations