CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO U.S. CUI TIANKAI LEAVES POST

　　Cui Tiankai， the longest-serving Chinese ambassador to the United States， will leave his post and return to Beijing soon.
　　Cui worked as an interpreter with the Chinese delegation to the UN at the General Assembly in 1979， when China and the U.S. forged their diplomatic relations.
　　He had been vice minister of foreign affairs and ambassador to Japan before being appointed as China’s top envoy to the U.S.
　　Since embarking on a journey to serve “as China’s ambassador to the United States in April 2013， I have been working on this post for more than eight years，” Cui said in a farewell letter on June 21.
　　Cui also said the China-U.S. relationship now stands at a “critical crossroads.” As the U.S. policy toward China undergoes a new round of restructuring， it faces the choice between engaging in dialogue and cooperation， or confrontation and conflict.

Blockchain Industry

　　Economic Daily June 14
　　China aims to take the comprehensive strength of its blockchain industry to the most advanced level in the world by 2025， according to a document jointly released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
　　Eyeing to further boost the technological application and industrial development of blockchain over the next decade， the country will promote the technology applied to multiple economic and social fields.
　　In the next five years， China will support the establishment of three to five backbone enterprises with international competitiveness， as well as several innovation-driven enterprises and three to five blockchain industrial clusters.
　　By 2030， the blockchain industry shall see further expansion in both comprehensive strength and industrial scale.
　　The application of blockchain technology has been extended to sectors including digital finance， the Internet of Things， smart manufacturing， supply chain management and digital asset trading.
　　Future development will require more efforts to strengthen basic research and boost innovation capacity to help China gain an edge in theories， innovation and industries of the emerging field.

Net-Zero Carbon Goals

　　Outlook June 14
　　Vowing to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060， China has made solid progress in the areas of green technology and green finance in support of this great undertaking.

　　With China on track to achieving its net-zero carbon pledges， new green business opportunities are entering the playing field. Data show that the country ranks first globally in terms of newly installed wind power capacity and is also a global leader in the production and use of solar energy and hydropower.
　　To reduce the high concentration of coalbased emissions， China has made a concerted effort to adjust its industrial structure. In 2018， the national environmental authorities introduced an action plan that requires 480 million tons of carbon capacity from steel production to meet “ultra-low emission” standards by 2020.
　　Additionally， the country introduced policies to reduce household reliance on coal. In 2017， the Ministry of Ecology and Environment guided four northern and central provinces to provide subsidies to over 3 million families to install electric or gas heaters in replacement of coal-burning stoves.
　　Other changes that will further reduce China’s carbon dioxide emissions include encouraging the purchase of new electric vehicles （NEVs） and setting limits on fuel consumption for new vehicles. NEV sales in China rose by 10.9 percent year on year to 1.37 million units in 2020 amid government efforts to promote their use and ease environmental pressures.
　　With the 5G network infrastructure， highspeed railways and investments in clean energy， China’s role as a forward-thinking advancer and implementer of technology will be further cemented.

First Aid Awareness

　　People.com.cn June 18
　　According to a joint statement by the Ministry of Education and the Red Cross Society of China issued on May 17， schools across the nation will step up first aid training in class to help better manage medical emergencies.
　　According to the Healthy China Action Plan （2019-30）， the country will speed up its equipping of first-aid facilities in public places and provide first aid training.
　　The occurrence of several sudden deaths in the past few years have triggered wide discussions among Chinese citizens over the lack of first-aid equipment in public areas. Popularizing first-aid knowledge and building a first-aid system are related to people’s lives and health.
　　Public awareness of using first-aid devices to save the life of someone suffering a heart attack is growing steadily， and society at large is cooperating with government departments to install more automated external defibrillators （AED） in public places. 　　By the end of 2020， 104 stations on seven subway lines in Beijing have been equipped with AEDs. And by 2022， at least 80 percent of subway staff will be professionally trained in the use thereof.

FEMALE ENGINEER LISTED ON FORBES WOMEN IN TECH 2021

　　The Chinese edition of business magazine Forbes released its list of Women in Tech 2021 on June 21， which features 50 Chinese women. Fu Ling， Vice President at Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd. （Zoomlion）， the leading Chinese machinery manufacturer based in Changsha， Hunan Province， made it onto the list.
　　Fu， 54， is a leading figure of construction machinery engineering in China who thrives in making Chinese machinery stand out on the international stage. She has earned numerous awards， received 32 national invention patents， one invention patent in Germany， as well as set two industrial and national standards. She has been vice president of Zoomlion since 2019.
　　The list aims to highlight outstanding women and their remarkable achievements in science and technology in China. Their great driving force and their influence boost science and technology innovation， sustainability and economic growth.
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　　Wang Yi， Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister， calling for the promotion of cooperation on high-quality development during a video talk with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta on June 22
　　“Over the past 100 years， the Communist Party of China has experienced twists and turns and withstood tests， but its commitment to achieving China’s independence， social progress and people’s happiness has never changed.”
　　Ivica Dacic， Serbia’s National Assembly Speaker， in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on June 22
　　“The key judgment is whether it fits the particular situation of a country， whether it represents the will of its people， and whether it safeguards the people’s interests and enjoys their support.”
　　Jiang Duan， minister of the Chinese mission to the United Nations in Geneva， urging nations worldwide to practice genuine multilateralism at the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on June 22
　　“When we are connected， we know each other better and we understand each other better. When there is understanding， there is harmony and peace. This is what we are all searching for.”
　　Milia Jabbour， Ambassador of Lebanon to China， hailing the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in an interview with China Daily on June 23