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John Kutzbach， a U.S. climatologist and professor emeritus of the University of WisconsinMadison， received the International Science and Technological Cooperation Award， China’s top science honor for foreigners， at the Chinese Embassy in Washington， D.C.， on May 2.
The 80-year-old Kutzbach was granted the 2016 award for helping hasten the development of China’s research in global climate change. He was unable to attend the award ceremony held this January in Beijing due to health reasons.
In his 30 years of collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences（CAS）， Kutzbach has pushed China’s earth science research to new levels. He has co-published many papers with scientists from CAS in internationally renowned journals such as Nature.
Kutzbach was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2006.
Bolstering the Tea Industry
Guangming Daily May 2
Although China has the largest area of tea plantations and the largest output of tea in the world， its tea industry lacks competitiveness in terms of quality and efficiency. China’s tea industry stands at the lower end of the global value chain and relies on low prices.
China is the birthplace of the tea culture. Chinese tea played a dominant role in the world from the Tang Dynasty （618-907） to the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. Today， tea has become an important means for China to communicate with people in other countries， especially countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. However， compared with the times when tea trade thrived along the ancient Silk Road， present-day Chinese tea manufacturers lack renown.
To promote the Chinese tea industry in overseas markets， tea companies should focus not only on selling their products， but also on spreading tea culture and the way of life associated with tea. They should increase the industry’s added value by developing tea processing. More types of products such as tea bags and tea-based beverages may be developed， and tea companies may also delve into the food processing and biopharmaceutical industries using tea as a raw material.
Moreover， to grab a larger share of the global market， tea companies should develop products based on quality standards and tea-drinking habits in foreign countries.
Restoring a Historic City
Oriental Outlook April 27
Beijing is embracing new opportunities to protect its old city as a whole， as the municipality is transferring functions non-essential to the capital to its new sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District， and the nation steps up protection of historical and cultural heritage. Beijing’s old city area， formed during the Ming （1368-1644） and Qing dynasties and covering only 62.5 square km， hosts historic streets， courtyards， hutong alleyways and architecture. However， the old city has been subject to demolition and damage as a result of city planning in the 1950s and 1960s as well as the booming real estate development in the recent three decades.
According to the Beijing Institute of Surveying and Mapping， 639 hutongs were torn down between 1990 and 2003. The General Plan of Beijing City（2004-20）， published in 2005， requires Beijing’s old city to be protected as a whole. Preserving the old city is also essential to Beijing’s strategic positioning as the national cultural center.
In the future， historical rivers and lakes in the old city will be restored. The 7.8-km-long， north-to-south central axis will also be restored， and its world heritage application progressed. Some of the residents in the old city area will be relocated to ease transportation and environmental pressure. The occupants of historical courtyards will be resettled， and the buildings renovated. The government will provide residents willing to move out from such buildings with either substitute housing or monetary compensation.
Aircraft Carrier Launched
People’s Daily April 27
China’s second aircraft carrier， also the first wholly developed and built domestically， was launched at a Dalian shipyard in Liaoning Province on April 26.
As a nation with over 18，000 km of coastline and 3 million square km of sea under its jurisdiction， China needs a strong navy built around aircraft carriers. The country put forward its aircraft carrier development plan in 1987. The fact that it has taken China only 30 years to produce its own aircraft carrier shows the remarkable advancement of its naval equipment capacities as well as the overall improvement of its national strength.
In the meantime， it should be noted that China still has a large gap to fi ll compared with developed countries in aircraft carrier core technologies and combat capacity. On the one hand， this shows that regarding China’s development of aircraft carriers as proof of the Chinathreat theory has no factual basis； on the other hand， China has a long way to go to improve its ability to build aircraft carriers.
China’s purpose in building aircraft carriers is not for war， but for peace. Being a large， responsible nation， China performs escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia. China’s aircraft carriers will help it better perform such missions and make greater contributions to world peace. AUTHOR RELEASES BOOK ON TOKYO TRIALS
Cheng Zhaoqi， Director of Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Center for Tokyo Trial Studies， released his book outlining the history of the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals and their far-reaching impact in Shanghai on May 2.
The Tokyo Trials： For World Peace showcases the latest viewpoints and evidence collected by researchers in China， Japan and the West. The book will be translated into eight languages， including Japanese.
On May 3， 1946， the trials， known as the International Military Tribunal for the Far East， began in Tokyo. The tribunal continued until November 12， 1948. Wartime Japanese leaders were tried on charges such as conspiracy to start and wage war and atrocities against humanity. Given certain Japanese offi cials’ attempts to dismiss the results of the Tokyo Trials， it is imperative to air the voice of justice， Cheng said.
“We hope the public takes an active role in providing information about the fugitives and reporting other corrupt officials who intend to flee.”
Liu Jianchao， head of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s （CPC’s） Central Commission for Discipline Inspection， in response to a revelation by the top anti-graft watchdog on April 27 that 946 Chinese fugitives remain at large in foreign countries
“We will use the platform to communicate with each other， conduct research and resolve some policy issues， as well as to coordinate on major cases and emergencies that infringe upon lawyers’ defense rights.”
Liu Fuchen， spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice， speaking of a joint mechanism recently set up by the All China Lawy ers Association and 10 government departments to deal with infringements on lawyers’ professional rights， on April 26
“We should closely watch for policy changes such as interest rate hikes or tax cuts in the U.S.， because China cannot escape their impacts.”
Su Jian， an economics professor at Peking University， commenting on a call by top Chinese leaders for more efforts to ensure financial security at a recent study session for members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
“China may be the world’s most vulnerable nation when it comes to strategic petroleum reserves because of its high dependence on oil imports.”
Lin Boqiang， Director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University， in response to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics on April 28 showing that China’s oil reserves rose to 33.25 million tons by mid-2016， representing a 4-percent increase from the start of the year
The 80-year-old Kutzbach was granted the 2016 award for helping hasten the development of China’s research in global climate change. He was unable to attend the award ceremony held this January in Beijing due to health reasons.
In his 30 years of collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences（CAS）， Kutzbach has pushed China’s earth science research to new levels. He has co-published many papers with scientists from CAS in internationally renowned journals such as Nature.
Kutzbach was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2006.
Bolstering the Tea Industry
Guangming Daily May 2
Although China has the largest area of tea plantations and the largest output of tea in the world， its tea industry lacks competitiveness in terms of quality and efficiency. China’s tea industry stands at the lower end of the global value chain and relies on low prices.
China is the birthplace of the tea culture. Chinese tea played a dominant role in the world from the Tang Dynasty （618-907） to the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. Today， tea has become an important means for China to communicate with people in other countries， especially countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. However， compared with the times when tea trade thrived along the ancient Silk Road， present-day Chinese tea manufacturers lack renown.
To promote the Chinese tea industry in overseas markets， tea companies should focus not only on selling their products， but also on spreading tea culture and the way of life associated with tea. They should increase the industry’s added value by developing tea processing. More types of products such as tea bags and tea-based beverages may be developed， and tea companies may also delve into the food processing and biopharmaceutical industries using tea as a raw material.
Moreover， to grab a larger share of the global market， tea companies should develop products based on quality standards and tea-drinking habits in foreign countries.
Restoring a Historic City
Oriental Outlook April 27
Beijing is embracing new opportunities to protect its old city as a whole， as the municipality is transferring functions non-essential to the capital to its new sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District， and the nation steps up protection of historical and cultural heritage. Beijing’s old city area， formed during the Ming （1368-1644） and Qing dynasties and covering only 62.5 square km， hosts historic streets， courtyards， hutong alleyways and architecture. However， the old city has been subject to demolition and damage as a result of city planning in the 1950s and 1960s as well as the booming real estate development in the recent three decades.
According to the Beijing Institute of Surveying and Mapping， 639 hutongs were torn down between 1990 and 2003. The General Plan of Beijing City（2004-20）， published in 2005， requires Beijing’s old city to be protected as a whole. Preserving the old city is also essential to Beijing’s strategic positioning as the national cultural center.
In the future， historical rivers and lakes in the old city will be restored. The 7.8-km-long， north-to-south central axis will also be restored， and its world heritage application progressed. Some of the residents in the old city area will be relocated to ease transportation and environmental pressure. The occupants of historical courtyards will be resettled， and the buildings renovated. The government will provide residents willing to move out from such buildings with either substitute housing or monetary compensation.
Aircraft Carrier Launched
People’s Daily April 27
China’s second aircraft carrier， also the first wholly developed and built domestically， was launched at a Dalian shipyard in Liaoning Province on April 26.
As a nation with over 18，000 km of coastline and 3 million square km of sea under its jurisdiction， China needs a strong navy built around aircraft carriers. The country put forward its aircraft carrier development plan in 1987. The fact that it has taken China only 30 years to produce its own aircraft carrier shows the remarkable advancement of its naval equipment capacities as well as the overall improvement of its national strength.
In the meantime， it should be noted that China still has a large gap to fi ll compared with developed countries in aircraft carrier core technologies and combat capacity. On the one hand， this shows that regarding China’s development of aircraft carriers as proof of the Chinathreat theory has no factual basis； on the other hand， China has a long way to go to improve its ability to build aircraft carriers.
China’s purpose in building aircraft carriers is not for war， but for peace. Being a large， responsible nation， China performs escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia. China’s aircraft carriers will help it better perform such missions and make greater contributions to world peace. AUTHOR RELEASES BOOK ON TOKYO TRIALS
Cheng Zhaoqi， Director of Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Center for Tokyo Trial Studies， released his book outlining the history of the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals and their far-reaching impact in Shanghai on May 2.
The Tokyo Trials： For World Peace showcases the latest viewpoints and evidence collected by researchers in China， Japan and the West. The book will be translated into eight languages， including Japanese.
On May 3， 1946， the trials， known as the International Military Tribunal for the Far East， began in Tokyo. The tribunal continued until November 12， 1948. Wartime Japanese leaders were tried on charges such as conspiracy to start and wage war and atrocities against humanity. Given certain Japanese offi cials’ attempts to dismiss the results of the Tokyo Trials， it is imperative to air the voice of justice， Cheng said.
“We hope the public takes an active role in providing information about the fugitives and reporting other corrupt officials who intend to flee.”
Liu Jianchao， head of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s （CPC’s） Central Commission for Discipline Inspection， in response to a revelation by the top anti-graft watchdog on April 27 that 946 Chinese fugitives remain at large in foreign countries
“We will use the platform to communicate with each other， conduct research and resolve some policy issues， as well as to coordinate on major cases and emergencies that infringe upon lawyers’ defense rights.”
Liu Fuchen， spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice， speaking of a joint mechanism recently set up by the All China Lawy ers Association and 10 government departments to deal with infringements on lawyers’ professional rights， on April 26
“We should closely watch for policy changes such as interest rate hikes or tax cuts in the U.S.， because China cannot escape their impacts.”
Su Jian， an economics professor at Peking University， commenting on a call by top Chinese leaders for more efforts to ensure financial security at a recent study session for members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
“China may be the world’s most vulnerable nation when it comes to strategic petroleum reserves because of its high dependence on oil imports.”
Lin Boqiang， Director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University， in response to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics on April 28 showing that China’s oil reserves rose to 33.25 million tons by mid-2016， representing a 4-percent increase from the start of the year