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Xu Lin， Chief Executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China， was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Bucharest in Romania on October 18.
It is the third such distinction she has received from universities in Romania. The day before， she was conferred with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. She also received a similar accolade from Babes Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca in 2011.
In addition， she was the recipient of an international award by Italian university L’Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli on October 22.
Xu， 60， has been a leading figure in education in China and on the international stage for the last few decades. As the leader of an institution committed to providing Chinese language and culture teaching resources and services worldwide， she has contributed to the establishment of four Confucius Institutes in locations in Romania—Sibiu， Cluj Napoca， Brasov and Bucharest—in addition to two Confucius Classrooms in Constanta and Deva.
Asset Shares Focus of Rural Reforms
Caixin Century Weekly October 13
Since the majority of land in China’s rural areas is held by collective ownership， the Chinese Government is now pushing forward an asset shareholding system that will allow rural residents to become “shareholders” in their collective assets.
The Chinese Government has decided to separate ownership from usage rights， and the contract term of the latter has been extended to 30 years. In the mid-1990s， the shareholding system was used in township enterprises， particularly in regions boasting highly developed collective economies like east China’s Jiangsu Province.
Around that same time， the transfer of collective land ideal for construction caught the notice of the government. This was largely because this type of collectively owned land was harder to deal with if township enterprises went bankrupt or were transformed into other corporate forms.
An uptick in urbanization， too， has thrust the problem of rural housing sites into the spotlight. While the ownership of these sites is still in collective hands， the usage rights belong to farmers， and thus the farmers’ assets are not fully ensured.
As a result， in the process of land acquisition， unscrupulous village or township officials may act as agents of the ownership with little or no regard for farmers’ interests. Thus， it is now imperative that the Central Government institute shareholding system-oriented reform on collective assets around the country. However， challenges remain. For instance， many of these collective assets have never undergone third-party valuation. Also， rights granted to rural residents have not been clarified in many parts of the country.
Healthcare Vital at Community Level
Outlook Weekly October 20
In recent years， the Chinese public has bemoaned the increasing difficulty of seeing a doctor and the growing expenses for medical services. In an effort to make healthcare more affordable， a pertinent solution would be to set up a complete basic medical security system. A more balanced distribution of medical resources， too， would help people gain easier access to healthcare services. Better utilizing the nation’s general practitioners and community clinics is the key.
Today， however， general practitioners account for just 4.3 percent of the total number of doctors in China. Unlike big overrun hospitals， community clinics in China receive few visitors. To persuade people to start visiting community clinics for minor ailments， there must be a sufficient number of high-quality general practitioners in employ.
Most hospitals recruit only doctors with Ph.D degrees， leaving many excellent medical college undergraduates and postgraduates unable to find jobs. Despite this， grads without doctoral degrees still choose not to work as general practitioners in community clinics because of the large income gap between those and specialized doctors.
Thus， it is in China’s interest to adopt favorable policies that encourage medical students to take up work in community clinics. If general practitioners are provided with satisfactory incomes， community clinics will surely begin to attract more than enough qualified workers.
As chronic diseases become an increasingly serious threat to public health in China， general practitioners in community clinics are more important than ever. International experience shows that without a base level of accessible medical services， a country’s health and medical systems will pay a high price.
Marathon Popularity on the Rise
Beijing Morning Post October 20
Despite the increased enrollment fee for participation in this year’s Beijing Marathon on October 19， more people enrolled than in previous years. This is good news for a country that is faced with a steadily rising number of chronic disease sufferers， and shows that such races ought to be more strongly encouraged in China. Every year， 10 million Chinese people are newly diagnosed with high blood pressure， and 10 percent of the country’s population now suffers from diabetes. Of the cohort aged 15-64， chronic diseases afflict 52 percent. It is suspected that the underlying cause for these increases is a lack in exercise： Compared to 1991， the time people now spend playing sports has decreased by 45 percent， and fewer than 12 percent of those over age 18 regularly participate in sports.
Running is the simplest and cheapest way to get fit， making it especially suitable for those living in a developing nation like China. Thus it is not surprising that in recent years， many schools have made running a required course for students. Whether doing it at school or in a marathon at the international level， running can help the public improve both physical and mental health. It’s hoped that the increasing popularity of marathons like that in Beijing will help counter chronic health issues and make running a new trend across China.
U.S.-BORN TRANSLATOR PASSES AWAy
Sidney Shapiro， a famed U.S.-born translator who was one of the few Westerners to gain Chinese citizenship， died on October 18 in Beijing at the age of 98， just two months shy of his 99th birthday.
Shapiro was born in New York City in 1915 and first came to China in 1947， having been selected by the U.S. army to learn Chinese during World War II. He remained in the country after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and became a Chinese citizen in 1963， an honor reserved only for a select few foreigners judged to have rendered special services to the nation at that time.
He was best known for his English translations of classical Chinese novels， and was bestowed a lifetime achievement award by the Translators Association of China in 2010.
Better known in China by his Chinese name Sha Boli， he was elected in 1983 to the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference， the top political advisory body of the country.
“Artists should not lose themselves in the tide of market economy nor go astray while answering the question of whom to serve， otherwise their works will lack vitality.”
Xi Jinping， Chinese President， at a symposium with representatives of literature and art circles in Beijing on October 15
“By 2020， China is expected to have nuclear power generating units with total installed capacity reaching 58 gigawatts.”
Wang Yiren， Deputy Director of the China Atomic Energy Authority
“It’s not a matter of whether or not we will see it， but when. It’s a matter of timing.”
Arthur Fan， CEO of BOCI Global Commodities （UK） Ltd.， on the London Metal Exchange’s planned introduction of yuan-denominated contracts at a seminar in Shanghai on October 20
“Under the indulgence of the United States， Japan may evolve into a new‘global cop’ and a cheerleader for‘neo-interventionism’.”
Su Xiaohui， a research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies， commenting on the revising of the guidelines for U.S.-Japanese defense cooperation
It is the third such distinction she has received from universities in Romania. The day before， she was conferred with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. She also received a similar accolade from Babes Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca in 2011.
In addition， she was the recipient of an international award by Italian university L’Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli on October 22.
Xu， 60， has been a leading figure in education in China and on the international stage for the last few decades. As the leader of an institution committed to providing Chinese language and culture teaching resources and services worldwide， she has contributed to the establishment of four Confucius Institutes in locations in Romania—Sibiu， Cluj Napoca， Brasov and Bucharest—in addition to two Confucius Classrooms in Constanta and Deva.
Asset Shares Focus of Rural Reforms
Caixin Century Weekly October 13
Since the majority of land in China’s rural areas is held by collective ownership， the Chinese Government is now pushing forward an asset shareholding system that will allow rural residents to become “shareholders” in their collective assets.
The Chinese Government has decided to separate ownership from usage rights， and the contract term of the latter has been extended to 30 years. In the mid-1990s， the shareholding system was used in township enterprises， particularly in regions boasting highly developed collective economies like east China’s Jiangsu Province.
Around that same time， the transfer of collective land ideal for construction caught the notice of the government. This was largely because this type of collectively owned land was harder to deal with if township enterprises went bankrupt or were transformed into other corporate forms.
An uptick in urbanization， too， has thrust the problem of rural housing sites into the spotlight. While the ownership of these sites is still in collective hands， the usage rights belong to farmers， and thus the farmers’ assets are not fully ensured.
As a result， in the process of land acquisition， unscrupulous village or township officials may act as agents of the ownership with little or no regard for farmers’ interests. Thus， it is now imperative that the Central Government institute shareholding system-oriented reform on collective assets around the country. However， challenges remain. For instance， many of these collective assets have never undergone third-party valuation. Also， rights granted to rural residents have not been clarified in many parts of the country.
Healthcare Vital at Community Level
Outlook Weekly October 20
In recent years， the Chinese public has bemoaned the increasing difficulty of seeing a doctor and the growing expenses for medical services. In an effort to make healthcare more affordable， a pertinent solution would be to set up a complete basic medical security system. A more balanced distribution of medical resources， too， would help people gain easier access to healthcare services. Better utilizing the nation’s general practitioners and community clinics is the key.
Today， however， general practitioners account for just 4.3 percent of the total number of doctors in China. Unlike big overrun hospitals， community clinics in China receive few visitors. To persuade people to start visiting community clinics for minor ailments， there must be a sufficient number of high-quality general practitioners in employ.
Most hospitals recruit only doctors with Ph.D degrees， leaving many excellent medical college undergraduates and postgraduates unable to find jobs. Despite this， grads without doctoral degrees still choose not to work as general practitioners in community clinics because of the large income gap between those and specialized doctors.
Thus， it is in China’s interest to adopt favorable policies that encourage medical students to take up work in community clinics. If general practitioners are provided with satisfactory incomes， community clinics will surely begin to attract more than enough qualified workers.
As chronic diseases become an increasingly serious threat to public health in China， general practitioners in community clinics are more important than ever. International experience shows that without a base level of accessible medical services， a country’s health and medical systems will pay a high price.
Marathon Popularity on the Rise
Beijing Morning Post October 20
Despite the increased enrollment fee for participation in this year’s Beijing Marathon on October 19， more people enrolled than in previous years. This is good news for a country that is faced with a steadily rising number of chronic disease sufferers， and shows that such races ought to be more strongly encouraged in China. Every year， 10 million Chinese people are newly diagnosed with high blood pressure， and 10 percent of the country’s population now suffers from diabetes. Of the cohort aged 15-64， chronic diseases afflict 52 percent. It is suspected that the underlying cause for these increases is a lack in exercise： Compared to 1991， the time people now spend playing sports has decreased by 45 percent， and fewer than 12 percent of those over age 18 regularly participate in sports.
Running is the simplest and cheapest way to get fit， making it especially suitable for those living in a developing nation like China. Thus it is not surprising that in recent years， many schools have made running a required course for students. Whether doing it at school or in a marathon at the international level， running can help the public improve both physical and mental health. It’s hoped that the increasing popularity of marathons like that in Beijing will help counter chronic health issues and make running a new trend across China.
U.S.-BORN TRANSLATOR PASSES AWAy
Sidney Shapiro， a famed U.S.-born translator who was one of the few Westerners to gain Chinese citizenship， died on October 18 in Beijing at the age of 98， just two months shy of his 99th birthday.
Shapiro was born in New York City in 1915 and first came to China in 1947， having been selected by the U.S. army to learn Chinese during World War II. He remained in the country after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and became a Chinese citizen in 1963， an honor reserved only for a select few foreigners judged to have rendered special services to the nation at that time.
He was best known for his English translations of classical Chinese novels， and was bestowed a lifetime achievement award by the Translators Association of China in 2010.
Better known in China by his Chinese name Sha Boli， he was elected in 1983 to the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference， the top political advisory body of the country.
“Artists should not lose themselves in the tide of market economy nor go astray while answering the question of whom to serve， otherwise their works will lack vitality.”
Xi Jinping， Chinese President， at a symposium with representatives of literature and art circles in Beijing on October 15
“By 2020， China is expected to have nuclear power generating units with total installed capacity reaching 58 gigawatts.”
Wang Yiren， Deputy Director of the China Atomic Energy Authority
“It’s not a matter of whether or not we will see it， but when. It’s a matter of timing.”
Arthur Fan， CEO of BOCI Global Commodities （UK） Ltd.， on the London Metal Exchange’s planned introduction of yuan-denominated contracts at a seminar in Shanghai on October 20
“Under the indulgence of the United States， Japan may evolve into a new‘global cop’ and a cheerleader for‘neo-interventionism’.”
Su Xiaohui， a research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies， commenting on the revising of the guidelines for U.S.-Japanese defense cooperation