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Workers check the rooftop photovoltaic power system on a house in Henghe Town in Cixi， east China’s Zhejiang Province， on November 14.
Over 100，000 families in Zhejiang have installed such systems with a combined installed capacity of 656 megawatts. The province leads the nation in terms of the number and total capacity of installed residential photovoltaic power systems.
Public Interest Litigations
Courts across China have dealt with 831 public interest litigation cases initiated by procuratorates over the past two years， resolving 455 of them， the Supreme People’s Court （SPC） said on November 14.
Of the total， 645 cases involved administrative litigation， 362 of which were concluded， according to statements made by the SPC during a televised briefing.
In July 2015， the Supreme People’s Procuratorate began a pilot reform allowing procuratorates to initiate public interest litigations in 13 provincial regions.
China’s top legislature passed revised civil and administrative procedure laws in June to allow prosecutors to instigate public interest litigations.
The reform aims to better protect the interests of the nation and the public， especially in food safety and protection of the environment and resources.
Addressing the event on November 14， SPC Vice President Jiang Bixin called for efforts to facilitate the path for litigation， resolve social conflicts in accordance with the law and maintain social stability.
Efforts should also be made to protect the rights of social organizations to file lawsuits and participate in public interest litigations， Jiang said.
Blood Donation
The number of voluntary unpaid blood donations in China grew 5 percent in the first three quarters of this year， alongside a 7-percent increase in the amount of blood donated， the National Health and Family Planning Commission（NHFPC） said on November 10.
More than 14 million voluntary blood donations were made in 2016， securing nearly 20 years of consecutive growth， said Zhou Changqiang， an NHFPC official.
At the end of 2016， China had 32 blood centers， 321 blood stations and 99 blood banks. A total of 1，262 fixed blood collection rooms had been established across the nation， up 41.3 percent compared with 2012.
A blood quality management system tests all blood donated by means of the Nucleic Acid Test， a technique used to detect viruses and bacteria that shortens the “window period” during which they go largely unnoticed by other types of blood tests. Wetland Protection
China will strengthen protection of wetlands along the Yangtze River Economic Belt to address pollution and reclamation challenges， said a senior forestry official on November 11.
The State Forestry Administration will give more support in wetland restoration and construction of national wetland parks to provinces along the belt， said Wang Zhigao， head of the Wetland Protection and Management Center under the administration， at an ecological forum in Wuhan， capital of Hubei Province.
China has about 53.6 million hectares of wetlands， or 4 percent of the world’s total. The area of wetlands along the Yangtze accounts for one fifth of the nation’s total.
However， shrinking and degradation of wetlands pose a threat to the environment.
Since 2011， the Central Government has accumulatively invested more than 9 billion yuan（$1.4 billion） in wetland restoration and protection projects.
As a result， the nation saw an increase of 2 million hectares of protected wetlands and 160，000 hectares of restored wetlands.
Vehicle Ban
Beijing plans to ban motorized vehicles from narrow traditional hutong alleyways as part of its increased efforts to clean up the city center.
A guideline revealed by the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Management demands the clean-up of “back streets” in the core zone， which is often defined as areas within the Second Ring Road where historical buildings， traditional courtyards and hutongs are concentrated.
Motorized vehicles， including motorcycles， will be banned from parking in hutongs and back streets less than 5 meters wide， and are advised to avoid driving through such lanes.
Alleyways from 5 to 9 meters in width will allow only one-way traffic. Hutongs wider than 9 meters can stay open to two-way traffic， but a 3.5-meter emergency lane must be reserved.
This is Beijing’s latest move as it restricts population growth and relocates essential functions in an effort to become a world-class national capital with rich history.
The guideline said Beijing will clean up a total of 2，435 streets in three years. Work began in April with unauthorized constructions being torn down， historical sites preserved， old buildings renovated and greenery added.
Increasing Services
Community rehabilitation services for patients with mental disorders will cover 80 percent of China’s county-level regions by 2025， the Ministry of Civil Affairs （MCA） said on November 13. The MCA together with the Ministry of Finance， the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation issued a guideline on the development of community rehabilitation services.
About 60 percent of patients at home are expected to receive rehabilitation services in communities by 2025， according to the guideline.
Between 2012 and 2016， the number of patients with severe mental illnesses registered nationwide increased from 3.08 million to 5.4 million， according to a public health white paper issued in September.
The guideline calls for both increased government expenditure and more service agencies to be established in order to provide sufficient services for patients with mental disorders. The document also encourages private investment in the sector.
Craftsmanship Spirit
A participant works on a root sculpture in the Carving Skills final of the 2017 National Vocational Skills Competition in Yujiang County， east China’s Jiangxi Province， on November 13. A total of 117 people from 11 provinces took part in the competition.
Manned Submersible
China’s new manned submersible has passed a state safety test and is preparing for commissioning.
The manned submersible， named Shenhai Yongshi， or Deep Sea Warrior， is able to reach a depth of 4，500 meters.
Tang Leiping， a senior engineer with the Shanghai Branch of the China Classification Society（CCS）， said on November 13 that the submersible was taken apart by a research institute of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation（CSIC） to undergo CCS’s thorough safety test. No safety risks were found in the submersible’s parts or components.
“The CCS safety approval will allow the machine to be insured and to take part in international activities and scientific exploration，”he said.
Tang said the submersible will complete an annual safety test after it is put into service.
In October， the submersible was loaded on board the ship Tansuo-1 to carry out its first deep sea testing mission in waters off the shore of south China’s Hainan Province.
The development of the submersible， led by the No.702 Institute of CSIC， took eight years and involved more than 90 Chinese organizations and companies.
China’s currently in-service manned submersible Jiaolong， set a record by diving 7，062 meters in the Mariana Trench in June 2012. Career Simulation Class
Children play doctors during a class to experience adult jobs at a kindergarten in Qingdao， east China’s Shandong Province， on November 15.
CPI and PPI
China reported mild consumer inflation growth in October， while producer prices posted a strong increase， beating market forecasts.
The consumer price index（CPI） rose 1.9 percent year on year in October， up from September’s 1.6 percent， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said in a statement.
Although this was the biggest increase in nine months， it was still moderate compared to the government goal of around 3 percent for the whole year.
The figure perfectly met market expectations and was mainly a result of rising non-food prices， China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. said in a research note.
Non-food prices climbed 2.4 percent year on year， with health care costs jumping 7.2 percent from a year earlier. Home rental， education， culture and entertainment also saw rises of more than 2 percent.
Food prices， which account for a significant part of the CPI calculation， dropped 0.4 percent from a year earlier， dragging down the CPI number by 0.08 percentage points， according to NBS statistician Sheng Guoqing.
NBS data also show that China’s producer price index （PPI）， which measures the costs of goods at the factory gate， rose 6.9 percent year on year in October， on par with September.
The pace， well above market forecasts， was lifted mainly by a rebound of international oil prices， according to China Merchants Securities.
Factory-gate prices in the oil and gas extraction industry and oil processing industry went up 5.1 percent and 3.2 percent respectively from a month earlier.
The nation’s supply-side structural reform and environmental policies have provided support for prices in the upstream and midstream sectors， China Merchants Securities said.
Looking forward， PPI will likely trend down in the fourth quarter due to fluctuations in international oil prices， but gradual decline of the prices will leave enough room for firms to improve their profits and for banks to reduce their bad loan ratios， the firm said.
Flying High
Workers check the second C919 aircraft produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd. in Shanghai on November 9， in preparation for a taxiing trial.
Smart City
Huawei， a leading global information and communications technology（ICT） solutions provider， demonstrated how a city can become a living organism at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona， Spain， on November 14.
Under the theme Leading New ICT， Creating a Smart City Nervous System， Huawei highlighted in a press conference that a “Smart City can be like a living organism that works seamlessly to continuously learn [about] and enhance the city’s services.”
In the press conference， the company explained that a Smart City comprised a “brain”， the control center or Intelligent Operation Center （IOC）， and “peripheral nerves”（the network and sensors） which gather real-time information about the status of the city， its infrastructure and environment.
Victor Yu， President of the Industry Marketing and Solutions Department of Huawei Enterprise Business Group， said “the app that requires more qualification is the IOC， the ‘brain’ of the city，” as it“aggregates data from the city”， analyzing it and enabling the IOC to make decisions on key events.
The underlying infrastructure of the IOC comprises distributed cloud data centers and city networks that collect， integrate and share the information the city provides.
Huawei has created a Smart City Nervous System for more than 100 cities in the world. In 2016， the company took part in projects in 62 countries around the world.
E-Commerce Expansion
Thailand’s digital economy authority is inviting China’s e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. to the country’s upcoming e-commerce week， said an official on November 14.
“As a highlight of the event this year， we are honored by speakers from leading Thai and foreign ecommerce companies， especially Richard Liu， chairman and CEO of China’s second largest ecommerce platform [JD.com]， to impart e-commerce techniques， digital business branding and digital marketing to local e-commerce businesses，” said Surangkana Wayuparb， Director of the Electronic Transactions Development Agency under Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society， at a news briefing.
JD.com recently reached agreement with Thailand’s Central Group to form a $500-million joint venture in e-commerce and financial technology.
SOE Reform Underway
China has included another 31 stateowned enterprises （SOEs） in a pilot mixed-ownership reform scheme， an official with the nation’s top economic planner said on November 15. The third round of the mixedownership reform program will involve both centrally and locally administered SOEs， according to Meng Wei， spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission.
“We are losing no time in helping the SOEs draw up reform plans，”Meng said at a press conference.
So far， two rounds of the pilot program have been launched， involving 19 SOEs in industries ranging from electrical services to civil aviation， to experiment with the mixedownership reform， which allows private or even foreign investment in the companies.
Meng said more than two thirds of the 19 SOEs have seen the introduction of outside investors， registration of new firms， restructuring of corporate governance and establishment of internal incentive systems.
The pilot reform has produced results， improving the SOEs’ strength and lowering their leverage， she said.
The first two rounds of the reform program mainly covered central SOEs such as China Eastern Air Holding Co. and China Southern Power Grid.
Geely Acquisition
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has announced it will acquire all operations and assets of Terrafugia Inc.， a U.S.-based flying car developer.
Geely did not disclose the value of the deal， but said it has received approval from all relevant regulators in the United States in a statement on November 13.
Geely has promised investment in Terrafugia to make the flying car a reality.
Founded in 2006， Terrafugia aims to deliver its first flying car to the market in 2019 and release the world’s first flying car with vertical take-off and landing abilities by 2023.
With more than 60，000 employees worldwide， Geely sold more than 1.3 million vehicles in 2016， including over 530，000 Volvo cars.
Overseas Project Construction
Beijing Construction Engineering Group （BCEG） officially signed a construction contract as the main contractor of the Neot Ariel Sharon project in Kiryat Ono of Tel Aviv with Israeli Carasso Real Estate on November 13.
The deal marks the first time a Chinese company has signed a deal as the main contractor with an Israeli real estate company.
The signing is the beginning of cooperation between both sides， and it is also the beginning of BCEG’s business in Israel， said Chang Yongchun， Vice General Manager of BCEG.
“The performance of this project will lay a solid foundation for our long-term cooperation in Israel，” the manager said. BCEG operates in all parts of China and is expanding around the world. The company， with its Israeli branch registered in March 2017， was selected as the top foreign contractor by Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing in October 2016.
It is the first time Carasso has cooperated with a Chinese company， said Dan Parness， CEO of Carasso Real Estate.
The high quality and efficiency of Chinese construction companies are always amazing， he added.
“Israel has a prosperous real estate market. We look forward to the win-win cooperation and broad future opportunities with our Chinese partner，” said the Israeli CEO.
Calabash Prosperity
Shoppers browse calabashes in a store in Luxi Village in the Dongchangfu District of Liaocheng， east China’s Shandong Province， on November 14.
In recent years， the village has devoted itself to plantation， processing and marketing of calabash， which now generates annual revenue of around 1 billion yuan （$151 million）.
Well Underway
Workers erect the last girder of the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway on November 15.
Once operational， the 286.8-km railway， the first high-speed railway in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region， will accommodate trains running at speeds of up to 250 km per hour.
Over 100，000 families in Zhejiang have installed such systems with a combined installed capacity of 656 megawatts. The province leads the nation in terms of the number and total capacity of installed residential photovoltaic power systems.
Public Interest Litigations
Courts across China have dealt with 831 public interest litigation cases initiated by procuratorates over the past two years， resolving 455 of them， the Supreme People’s Court （SPC） said on November 14.
Of the total， 645 cases involved administrative litigation， 362 of which were concluded， according to statements made by the SPC during a televised briefing.
In July 2015， the Supreme People’s Procuratorate began a pilot reform allowing procuratorates to initiate public interest litigations in 13 provincial regions.
China’s top legislature passed revised civil and administrative procedure laws in June to allow prosecutors to instigate public interest litigations.
The reform aims to better protect the interests of the nation and the public， especially in food safety and protection of the environment and resources.
Addressing the event on November 14， SPC Vice President Jiang Bixin called for efforts to facilitate the path for litigation， resolve social conflicts in accordance with the law and maintain social stability.
Efforts should also be made to protect the rights of social organizations to file lawsuits and participate in public interest litigations， Jiang said.
Blood Donation
The number of voluntary unpaid blood donations in China grew 5 percent in the first three quarters of this year， alongside a 7-percent increase in the amount of blood donated， the National Health and Family Planning Commission（NHFPC） said on November 10.
More than 14 million voluntary blood donations were made in 2016， securing nearly 20 years of consecutive growth， said Zhou Changqiang， an NHFPC official.
At the end of 2016， China had 32 blood centers， 321 blood stations and 99 blood banks. A total of 1，262 fixed blood collection rooms had been established across the nation， up 41.3 percent compared with 2012.
A blood quality management system tests all blood donated by means of the Nucleic Acid Test， a technique used to detect viruses and bacteria that shortens the “window period” during which they go largely unnoticed by other types of blood tests. Wetland Protection
China will strengthen protection of wetlands along the Yangtze River Economic Belt to address pollution and reclamation challenges， said a senior forestry official on November 11.
The State Forestry Administration will give more support in wetland restoration and construction of national wetland parks to provinces along the belt， said Wang Zhigao， head of the Wetland Protection and Management Center under the administration， at an ecological forum in Wuhan， capital of Hubei Province.
China has about 53.6 million hectares of wetlands， or 4 percent of the world’s total. The area of wetlands along the Yangtze accounts for one fifth of the nation’s total.
However， shrinking and degradation of wetlands pose a threat to the environment.
Since 2011， the Central Government has accumulatively invested more than 9 billion yuan（$1.4 billion） in wetland restoration and protection projects.
As a result， the nation saw an increase of 2 million hectares of protected wetlands and 160，000 hectares of restored wetlands.
Vehicle Ban
Beijing plans to ban motorized vehicles from narrow traditional hutong alleyways as part of its increased efforts to clean up the city center.
A guideline revealed by the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Management demands the clean-up of “back streets” in the core zone， which is often defined as areas within the Second Ring Road where historical buildings， traditional courtyards and hutongs are concentrated.
Motorized vehicles， including motorcycles， will be banned from parking in hutongs and back streets less than 5 meters wide， and are advised to avoid driving through such lanes.
Alleyways from 5 to 9 meters in width will allow only one-way traffic. Hutongs wider than 9 meters can stay open to two-way traffic， but a 3.5-meter emergency lane must be reserved.
This is Beijing’s latest move as it restricts population growth and relocates essential functions in an effort to become a world-class national capital with rich history.
The guideline said Beijing will clean up a total of 2，435 streets in three years. Work began in April with unauthorized constructions being torn down， historical sites preserved， old buildings renovated and greenery added.
Increasing Services
Community rehabilitation services for patients with mental disorders will cover 80 percent of China’s county-level regions by 2025， the Ministry of Civil Affairs （MCA） said on November 13. The MCA together with the Ministry of Finance， the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation issued a guideline on the development of community rehabilitation services.
About 60 percent of patients at home are expected to receive rehabilitation services in communities by 2025， according to the guideline.
Between 2012 and 2016， the number of patients with severe mental illnesses registered nationwide increased from 3.08 million to 5.4 million， according to a public health white paper issued in September.
The guideline calls for both increased government expenditure and more service agencies to be established in order to provide sufficient services for patients with mental disorders. The document also encourages private investment in the sector.
Craftsmanship Spirit
A participant works on a root sculpture in the Carving Skills final of the 2017 National Vocational Skills Competition in Yujiang County， east China’s Jiangxi Province， on November 13. A total of 117 people from 11 provinces took part in the competition.
Manned Submersible
China’s new manned submersible has passed a state safety test and is preparing for commissioning.
The manned submersible， named Shenhai Yongshi， or Deep Sea Warrior， is able to reach a depth of 4，500 meters.
Tang Leiping， a senior engineer with the Shanghai Branch of the China Classification Society（CCS）， said on November 13 that the submersible was taken apart by a research institute of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation（CSIC） to undergo CCS’s thorough safety test. No safety risks were found in the submersible’s parts or components.
“The CCS safety approval will allow the machine to be insured and to take part in international activities and scientific exploration，”he said.
Tang said the submersible will complete an annual safety test after it is put into service.
In October， the submersible was loaded on board the ship Tansuo-1 to carry out its first deep sea testing mission in waters off the shore of south China’s Hainan Province.
The development of the submersible， led by the No.702 Institute of CSIC， took eight years and involved more than 90 Chinese organizations and companies.
China’s currently in-service manned submersible Jiaolong， set a record by diving 7，062 meters in the Mariana Trench in June 2012. Career Simulation Class
Children play doctors during a class to experience adult jobs at a kindergarten in Qingdao， east China’s Shandong Province， on November 15.
CPI and PPI
China reported mild consumer inflation growth in October， while producer prices posted a strong increase， beating market forecasts.
The consumer price index（CPI） rose 1.9 percent year on year in October， up from September’s 1.6 percent， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said in a statement.
Although this was the biggest increase in nine months， it was still moderate compared to the government goal of around 3 percent for the whole year.
The figure perfectly met market expectations and was mainly a result of rising non-food prices， China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. said in a research note.
Non-food prices climbed 2.4 percent year on year， with health care costs jumping 7.2 percent from a year earlier. Home rental， education， culture and entertainment also saw rises of more than 2 percent.
Food prices， which account for a significant part of the CPI calculation， dropped 0.4 percent from a year earlier， dragging down the CPI number by 0.08 percentage points， according to NBS statistician Sheng Guoqing.
NBS data also show that China’s producer price index （PPI）， which measures the costs of goods at the factory gate， rose 6.9 percent year on year in October， on par with September.
The pace， well above market forecasts， was lifted mainly by a rebound of international oil prices， according to China Merchants Securities.
Factory-gate prices in the oil and gas extraction industry and oil processing industry went up 5.1 percent and 3.2 percent respectively from a month earlier.
The nation’s supply-side structural reform and environmental policies have provided support for prices in the upstream and midstream sectors， China Merchants Securities said.
Looking forward， PPI will likely trend down in the fourth quarter due to fluctuations in international oil prices， but gradual decline of the prices will leave enough room for firms to improve their profits and for banks to reduce their bad loan ratios， the firm said.
Flying High
Workers check the second C919 aircraft produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd. in Shanghai on November 9， in preparation for a taxiing trial.
Smart City
Huawei， a leading global information and communications technology（ICT） solutions provider， demonstrated how a city can become a living organism at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona， Spain， on November 14.
Under the theme Leading New ICT， Creating a Smart City Nervous System， Huawei highlighted in a press conference that a “Smart City can be like a living organism that works seamlessly to continuously learn [about] and enhance the city’s services.”
In the press conference， the company explained that a Smart City comprised a “brain”， the control center or Intelligent Operation Center （IOC）， and “peripheral nerves”（the network and sensors） which gather real-time information about the status of the city， its infrastructure and environment.
Victor Yu， President of the Industry Marketing and Solutions Department of Huawei Enterprise Business Group， said “the app that requires more qualification is the IOC， the ‘brain’ of the city，” as it“aggregates data from the city”， analyzing it and enabling the IOC to make decisions on key events.
The underlying infrastructure of the IOC comprises distributed cloud data centers and city networks that collect， integrate and share the information the city provides.
Huawei has created a Smart City Nervous System for more than 100 cities in the world. In 2016， the company took part in projects in 62 countries around the world.
E-Commerce Expansion
Thailand’s digital economy authority is inviting China’s e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. to the country’s upcoming e-commerce week， said an official on November 14.
“As a highlight of the event this year， we are honored by speakers from leading Thai and foreign ecommerce companies， especially Richard Liu， chairman and CEO of China’s second largest ecommerce platform [JD.com]， to impart e-commerce techniques， digital business branding and digital marketing to local e-commerce businesses，” said Surangkana Wayuparb， Director of the Electronic Transactions Development Agency under Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society， at a news briefing.
JD.com recently reached agreement with Thailand’s Central Group to form a $500-million joint venture in e-commerce and financial technology.
SOE Reform Underway
China has included another 31 stateowned enterprises （SOEs） in a pilot mixed-ownership reform scheme， an official with the nation’s top economic planner said on November 15. The third round of the mixedownership reform program will involve both centrally and locally administered SOEs， according to Meng Wei， spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission.
“We are losing no time in helping the SOEs draw up reform plans，”Meng said at a press conference.
So far， two rounds of the pilot program have been launched， involving 19 SOEs in industries ranging from electrical services to civil aviation， to experiment with the mixedownership reform， which allows private or even foreign investment in the companies.
Meng said more than two thirds of the 19 SOEs have seen the introduction of outside investors， registration of new firms， restructuring of corporate governance and establishment of internal incentive systems.
The pilot reform has produced results， improving the SOEs’ strength and lowering their leverage， she said.
The first two rounds of the reform program mainly covered central SOEs such as China Eastern Air Holding Co. and China Southern Power Grid.
Geely Acquisition
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has announced it will acquire all operations and assets of Terrafugia Inc.， a U.S.-based flying car developer.
Geely did not disclose the value of the deal， but said it has received approval from all relevant regulators in the United States in a statement on November 13.
Geely has promised investment in Terrafugia to make the flying car a reality.
Founded in 2006， Terrafugia aims to deliver its first flying car to the market in 2019 and release the world’s first flying car with vertical take-off and landing abilities by 2023.
With more than 60，000 employees worldwide， Geely sold more than 1.3 million vehicles in 2016， including over 530，000 Volvo cars.
Overseas Project Construction
Beijing Construction Engineering Group （BCEG） officially signed a construction contract as the main contractor of the Neot Ariel Sharon project in Kiryat Ono of Tel Aviv with Israeli Carasso Real Estate on November 13.
The deal marks the first time a Chinese company has signed a deal as the main contractor with an Israeli real estate company.
The signing is the beginning of cooperation between both sides， and it is also the beginning of BCEG’s business in Israel， said Chang Yongchun， Vice General Manager of BCEG.
“The performance of this project will lay a solid foundation for our long-term cooperation in Israel，” the manager said. BCEG operates in all parts of China and is expanding around the world. The company， with its Israeli branch registered in March 2017， was selected as the top foreign contractor by Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing in October 2016.
It is the first time Carasso has cooperated with a Chinese company， said Dan Parness， CEO of Carasso Real Estate.
The high quality and efficiency of Chinese construction companies are always amazing， he added.
“Israel has a prosperous real estate market. We look forward to the win-win cooperation and broad future opportunities with our Chinese partner，” said the Israeli CEO.
Calabash Prosperity
Shoppers browse calabashes in a store in Luxi Village in the Dongchangfu District of Liaocheng， east China’s Shandong Province， on November 14.
In recent years， the village has devoted itself to plantation， processing and marketing of calabash， which now generates annual revenue of around 1 billion yuan （$151 million）.
Well Underway
Workers erect the last girder of the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway on November 15.
Once operational， the 286.8-km railway， the first high-speed railway in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region， will accommodate trains running at speeds of up to 250 km per hour.