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Sergeant First Class Shen Liangliang， a 29-year-old peacekeeper， was killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated at a camp of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali （MINUSMA） on May 31. Five other Chinese soldiers were injured in the attack.
Shen was a member of the engineering detachment of the fourth Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali. He arrived in the West African country on May 18 along with 194 fellow soldiers to perform a yearlong peacekeeping task.
Coming from a village in central China’s Henan Province， Shen joined the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 2005. He would have retired from the military next year.
Since the inception of MINUSMA in 2013， more than 70 UN peacekeepers have lost their lives and around 300 have been injured in Mali.
Cleaning Up the Soil
Changjiang Daily June 2
The Central Government has recently released an action plan to rehabilitate the country’s vast tracts of poisoned land—the first move taken by China’s top authorities to fight against soil pollution nationwide.
The plan unveils many problems regarding China’s soil pollution and sets three goals： By 2020， the decline in soil quality and the expansion of polluted areas will be arrested. By 2030， all risks will be under control. By 2050， a virtuous cycle will be established to ensure that rejuvenated soil remains that way.
Though these goals look conservative and cautious， the planning is realistic. There is currently no legislation on preventing and controlling soil pollution， and technical difficulties remain in assessing soil， said Chen Jining， Minister of Environmental Protection， at a press conference in mid-March. That’s why it took China three years to roll out the plan， which is one year overdue.
Those responsible for poisoning the soil will be obliged to restore it—this is the most applauded measure in the plan. Lifelong accountability is a powerful tool in order to make 90 percent of China’s polluted land， regardless of how it is used， safe by 2020. Also， a national soil quality monitoring network， which is open to the public， and a soil protection database are needed. The public’s anxiety about environmental safety results not only from experiencing pollution， but also， to a great extent， from not being well-informed.
Making Property Renting Easier
Oriental Outlook June 2
More than 100 million Chinese are renting apartments， with half of them sharing their tenancy with others due to lack of small and mediumsized homes， according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. It’s not easy to rent a home in big cities where demand exceeds supply， said Lu Kehua， Vice Minister of Housing and UrbanRural Development， at a briefing in early May. Though the Chinese Government has made continuous efforts to regulate the home-renting sector， many bottlenecks remain.
To make renting easier， the Central Government has recently rolled out a new package of incentive policies to support the sector. For instance， residential property owners are encouraged to redecorate their homes for group renting. Reconstructed commercial properties are allowed to be put up for rent. Renting subsidies will be granted to low-income earners who don’t have access to public rental homes. The supply of land for rented housing is to be increased， and taxation on renting reduced. Also， the property rental industry will be further regulated， and tenants’ rights will be better protected.
Many believe that the new policies will benefit tenants as well as the rental market because more enterprises and individuals are encouraged to let out their properties. This will pump up availability， which will help narrow the gap between supply and demand.
No to Faking E-Commerce Credit Ratings
Economic Daily June 1
Some 100 sub-branches of five Chinese express delivery giants are reported to make illegal profits by assisting online store owners’ efforts to fake transactions， pumping up the latter’s credit ratings. These ratings depend on buyers’ comments， and higher ratings help promote sales. Some of the delivery services have even leaked their clients’ personal information to online store owners to spoof transactions.
After years of secret operations， faking deals to sugarcoat online stores’ credit ratings has become an illegal yet well-established industry chain， comprised of delivery， software providing， personal information sales， and ghost buyer recruitment.
Fake transactions have eroded the ecommerce credit rating system and resulted in unfair competition， which has harmed the reputation of online store owners and deprived consumers’ of the right to know the authentic credit ratings. China’s e-commerce will be endangered if nothing is done to stop this. It’s high time for China to crack down on fake transactions and fictitious credit ratings.
First， e-commerce platforms should not tolerate fake transactions and credit ratings. Taobao.com， China’s e-commerce giant， is trying to fight against such illegal activities. It has lowered the credit ratings of more than 220，000 vendors and shut down over 6，000 stores for faking transactions. Second， delivery companies should stamp out sub-branches that have assisted online store owners in making these deals.
And finally， legislation on fake transactions should be initiated. Except the Law Against Unfair Competition， there is no specific law regulating such illegal practices. A new law is therefore needed to curb newly emerging e-commerce crimes.
RESPIRATORY DOCTOR HONORED
Zhong Nanshan， a respiratory expert and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE）， won the achievement award of the 11th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize， the highest accolade in the Chinese engineering field， on June 1.
Zhong， 79， is respected for his role in fighting infectious diseases such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS） and the H5N1 strain of bird flu. During the SARS outbreak in 2003， Zhong designed a set of treatment plans for the fatal disease which enabled China to achieve the highest rate of survival globally during the epidemic.
The Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize is an award administered by the CAE which is presented biennially to engineers and scientists to acknowledge their outstanding academic contributions. The award of achievement was set up in 2002 and is granted to one person every other year along with a cash prize of 1 million yuan （$152，000）.
“We welcome goodwill suggestions， but we reject groundless or unwarranted accusations.”
China’s Foreign Minister， Wang Yi， responding to a Canadian journalist’s questions about China’s human rights record at a news conference on June 1 during his visit to Canada
“It should be our goal that culture gets into the focus of all plans for sustainable growth.”
Ivan Tasovac， Serbian Culture Minister， at the first China-Central and Eastern Europe Cultural and Creative Industry Forum in Belgrade on June 5
“Partnering up with Inter Milan， a club with a long history and great results， is not only an honor， but also a great responsibility， a mission too， for Suning.”
Zhang Jindong， Chairman of Chinese retail giant Suning， speaking at a press conference on June 6 about the company’s acquisition of a 70-percent stake in the Italian soccer club
“Asia-Pacific countries should refuse the Cold War mentality and deepen and expand security cooperation.”
Admiral Sun Jianguo， Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission， speaking in Singapore on June 5 at the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue， at which attendees discussed counterterrorism， cyber security and other issues related to regional peace and stability
Shen was a member of the engineering detachment of the fourth Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali. He arrived in the West African country on May 18 along with 194 fellow soldiers to perform a yearlong peacekeeping task.
Coming from a village in central China’s Henan Province， Shen joined the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 2005. He would have retired from the military next year.
Since the inception of MINUSMA in 2013， more than 70 UN peacekeepers have lost their lives and around 300 have been injured in Mali.
Cleaning Up the Soil
Changjiang Daily June 2
The Central Government has recently released an action plan to rehabilitate the country’s vast tracts of poisoned land—the first move taken by China’s top authorities to fight against soil pollution nationwide.
The plan unveils many problems regarding China’s soil pollution and sets three goals： By 2020， the decline in soil quality and the expansion of polluted areas will be arrested. By 2030， all risks will be under control. By 2050， a virtuous cycle will be established to ensure that rejuvenated soil remains that way.
Though these goals look conservative and cautious， the planning is realistic. There is currently no legislation on preventing and controlling soil pollution， and technical difficulties remain in assessing soil， said Chen Jining， Minister of Environmental Protection， at a press conference in mid-March. That’s why it took China three years to roll out the plan， which is one year overdue.
Those responsible for poisoning the soil will be obliged to restore it—this is the most applauded measure in the plan. Lifelong accountability is a powerful tool in order to make 90 percent of China’s polluted land， regardless of how it is used， safe by 2020. Also， a national soil quality monitoring network， which is open to the public， and a soil protection database are needed. The public’s anxiety about environmental safety results not only from experiencing pollution， but also， to a great extent， from not being well-informed.
Making Property Renting Easier
Oriental Outlook June 2
More than 100 million Chinese are renting apartments， with half of them sharing their tenancy with others due to lack of small and mediumsized homes， according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. It’s not easy to rent a home in big cities where demand exceeds supply， said Lu Kehua， Vice Minister of Housing and UrbanRural Development， at a briefing in early May. Though the Chinese Government has made continuous efforts to regulate the home-renting sector， many bottlenecks remain.
To make renting easier， the Central Government has recently rolled out a new package of incentive policies to support the sector. For instance， residential property owners are encouraged to redecorate their homes for group renting. Reconstructed commercial properties are allowed to be put up for rent. Renting subsidies will be granted to low-income earners who don’t have access to public rental homes. The supply of land for rented housing is to be increased， and taxation on renting reduced. Also， the property rental industry will be further regulated， and tenants’ rights will be better protected.
Many believe that the new policies will benefit tenants as well as the rental market because more enterprises and individuals are encouraged to let out their properties. This will pump up availability， which will help narrow the gap between supply and demand.
No to Faking E-Commerce Credit Ratings
Economic Daily June 1
Some 100 sub-branches of five Chinese express delivery giants are reported to make illegal profits by assisting online store owners’ efforts to fake transactions， pumping up the latter’s credit ratings. These ratings depend on buyers’ comments， and higher ratings help promote sales. Some of the delivery services have even leaked their clients’ personal information to online store owners to spoof transactions.
After years of secret operations， faking deals to sugarcoat online stores’ credit ratings has become an illegal yet well-established industry chain， comprised of delivery， software providing， personal information sales， and ghost buyer recruitment.
Fake transactions have eroded the ecommerce credit rating system and resulted in unfair competition， which has harmed the reputation of online store owners and deprived consumers’ of the right to know the authentic credit ratings. China’s e-commerce will be endangered if nothing is done to stop this. It’s high time for China to crack down on fake transactions and fictitious credit ratings.
First， e-commerce platforms should not tolerate fake transactions and credit ratings. Taobao.com， China’s e-commerce giant， is trying to fight against such illegal activities. It has lowered the credit ratings of more than 220，000 vendors and shut down over 6，000 stores for faking transactions. Second， delivery companies should stamp out sub-branches that have assisted online store owners in making these deals.
And finally， legislation on fake transactions should be initiated. Except the Law Against Unfair Competition， there is no specific law regulating such illegal practices. A new law is therefore needed to curb newly emerging e-commerce crimes.
RESPIRATORY DOCTOR HONORED
Zhong Nanshan， a respiratory expert and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE）， won the achievement award of the 11th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize， the highest accolade in the Chinese engineering field， on June 1.
Zhong， 79， is respected for his role in fighting infectious diseases such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS） and the H5N1 strain of bird flu. During the SARS outbreak in 2003， Zhong designed a set of treatment plans for the fatal disease which enabled China to achieve the highest rate of survival globally during the epidemic.
The Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize is an award administered by the CAE which is presented biennially to engineers and scientists to acknowledge their outstanding academic contributions. The award of achievement was set up in 2002 and is granted to one person every other year along with a cash prize of 1 million yuan （$152，000）.
“We welcome goodwill suggestions， but we reject groundless or unwarranted accusations.”
China’s Foreign Minister， Wang Yi， responding to a Canadian journalist’s questions about China’s human rights record at a news conference on June 1 during his visit to Canada
“It should be our goal that culture gets into the focus of all plans for sustainable growth.”
Ivan Tasovac， Serbian Culture Minister， at the first China-Central and Eastern Europe Cultural and Creative Industry Forum in Belgrade on June 5
“Partnering up with Inter Milan， a club with a long history and great results， is not only an honor， but also a great responsibility， a mission too， for Suning.”
Zhang Jindong， Chairman of Chinese retail giant Suning， speaking at a press conference on June 6 about the company’s acquisition of a 70-percent stake in the Italian soccer club
“Asia-Pacific countries should refuse the Cold War mentality and deepen and expand security cooperation.”
Admiral Sun Jianguo， Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission， speaking in Singapore on June 5 at the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue， at which attendees discussed counterterrorism， cyber security and other issues related to regional peace and stability