China Daily Weekly - 09.08.2019

Xinjiangregionsees

biginfluxofvisitors

The Xinjiang Uygurautonomous
regionexperienced atravel boom
fromJanuarytoJune, andthe
growthisprojectedtocontinue
throughthe restof 20 19, according
toa recentreportbythe region’s
government.
The reportsaidthatinthe first
halfof 20 19,the region received
about 76millionvisits,up4 6 per-
centyear-on-year. Revenue gener-
ated by tourism exceeded 115 billion
yuan ($1 6 billion), registering an
increaseofabout48 percentover
the same period lastyear.
Urumqi,Ili Kazak autonomous
prefecture andChangjiHuiautono-
mous prefecturewerethethree hot-
testdestinations for travelersinthe
pasthalf-year. Year-on-year, Urumqi
sawa5 6 percentincrease intravel-
ers,Ili Kazak saw81 percent, and
ChangjiHui4 6 percent.
Domestictravelers accounted
for 98 percentofthosevisitingthe
region,whilethetopthree sources
ofoverseasvisitorswere Kazakh-
stan, Ru ssiaand Mongolia.

First-halfresultsshow

Huawei’sresilience

Huawei Technologies’ robust
half-year financial performance
highlightsthetech company’s resil-
ience amid US governmentrestric-
tions and showcases howconsistent
investmentin research and develop-
mentcan help itbetterwithstand
headwinds, analystssaidonAug5.
The latestfinancial datafrom
Huawei alsosharplycontrasted
withthatofQualcommInc,which
sawarevenuedeclineinthe second
quarter duetopoor performance in
China, a marketthe UStech giant
heavilyrelieson,theyadded.
Xiang Ligang, director-general
ofthetelecom industryassociation
InformationConsumptionAlliance,
saidthatalthoughWashington
bannedtheuseofHuawei’stele-
comproductsinUS5Gnetwork
construction and restricted itfrom
buying crucial US components and
technologies, mostofHuawei’s
business continued as normal.
The commentcame afterHuawei
posted 40 1. 3 billionyuan ($5 6 .9 bil-
lion) in revenueinthe firsthalfof
20 19, marking a 23. 2 percentyear-
on-year jump.

Shenzhenpoliceforce

carriesoutmassdrill

Shenzhen police force carriedout

a mass drillonAug 6 asthe cityin

SouthChina’sGuangdong province

rampsupeffortstoensure public

securityforthe70th anniversaryof

the foundingofthe People’s Repub-

licofChina.

Atotalof1 2 , 000 policemen,

alongwith5 0 armoredvehicles,

200 emergencyunitvehicles,1, 200

motorcycles, fivehelicopters, eight

vessels andtwoamphibiouscars,

participated inthe exercise.

The drillwas meanttopromote

the police force’s combatcapabil-

ity tomaintain social stabilityand

security, creating a sound environ-

mentforthe70th anniversaryof

the foundingofthe PRC.

Theoperati on,whichbegan at

10 : 30 am in Shenzhen’sBao’anDis-

trict,covered anti-terrorism exer-

cises, jointair and sea patrols and

anti-riotexercises.

TunnelsinTibetrailway

sectionalmostfinished

Mostofthetunnels alongthe

Lhasa-Nyingchi sectionofthe

2 ,41 6 -kilometer Sichuan-TibetRail-

wayhave been completed, railway

authorities said.

TheBukamuTunnel,oneofthe

longesttunnelsonthe railway

linking Lhasa and Nyingchi in

the Tibetautonomous region,

was completedonAug 2 .With

itscompletion, 9 6 percentofthe

tunnelsonthe Lhasa-Nyingchi

sectionofthe railwayare finished.

The 9, 240 -meterBukamuTun-

nel is located in Manling county of

the region’s eastern Nyingchi city.

Accordingto theChina Railway

1 7thBureauGroup, itisthe37th

tunneltobecompleted forthis sec-

tion, leaving 10othertunnelstobe

finished bythe endoftheyear.

The Sichuan-TibetRailwayisthe

second railwaylinking Tibetwith

the restoftheworld, alongwiththe

Qinghai-TibetRailway.

Draftseekswelfare

standardforgoats

The firstanimalwelfare standard

ongoatraising and cashmere col-

lecting inChina is being drafted

and maybe adopted bythe endof

theyear.

Ayongxi, chairmanoftheInter-

nationalCooperationCommitteeof

Animal Welfare, saidthe standard

will promote pasture raisingof

goats, an internationallyrecognized

practice,togivethemmore favor-

able living conditions, butproper

indoor raisingwill alsobe allowed.

The standardwill givedetailed

regulationsoncollecting cashmere

fromgoats—includingthetools

tobeused, methods and frequency

—tominimizetheir pain and dis-

comfort.

Chinagetstough

onillegalcharges

China’stop marketregulator

andother authorities have issued

anoticeordering related institu-

tionstofurther clearunauthorized

chargesonenterprises,the latest

movetoguaranteethattaxand

fee cutmeasures are fullyputinto

place.

The noticeordered all depart-

mentsaffiliated tothe State

Council,China’sCabinet,tocarry

outself-inspectiontoeliminate ille-

gitimate chargesonenterprises by

taking advantageof administrative

power,Gan Lin,vice-ministerofthe

StateAdministrationforMarket

Regulation, said atanews briefing

onAug5.

Accordingto the notice,the

ChinaBankingandInsurance

RegulatoryCommissionshould

firmlyclear commercial banks’

illegitimate chargesonenterprises,

while local governmentsshould

disclosethe categories, standards,

grounds and attributesof all kinds

ofcorporate charges levied bytheir

affiliates,Gan said.

Nationalparktobe

builtforgiantpandas

Chinese authorities are preparing

infrastructure foranational park

for giantpandastobetter protect

the endangered species.

The parkwillbemorethan

27 , 000 square kilometers,ofwhich

7 4 percentwill be in SouthwestChi-

na’s Sichuan province andthe rest

inGansuand Shaanxiprovinces.

The Sichuan provincial forestry

and grassland administration said

it carris yingoutsurveysandzon-

ing projectstomarkthe borderof

the park. Roughly1,200 wild giant

pandas nowliveinthe park’s area

in Sichuan.

TheGiantPanda National Park

Administrationwas established in

Sichuan in October.

China aimstosetupagroupof

national parks and form aunified

managementsystem by2020with

anaimtoconnectfragmented habi-

tats and improvethe management

and conservationofwildlife.

AbuDhabitotapinto

BRIwithnewpact

AbuDhabi Ports andJiangsu

OverseasCooperationInvestment

CoLtdhave signed a five-year

agreementwithIndustrial and

CommercialBankofChina,which

is expectedtofacilitateChinese

companiesoperating atKhalifa

Industrial Zone (KIZAD),Abu

Dhabi’s integratedt rade,logistics,

industrial and freezone,tofurther

tap businessopportunities inBelt

and RoadInitiative related econo-

mies.

AbuDhabi Ports,theoperator

and managerofthe emirate’s com-

mercial and communityports,

operates 11 ports andterminals

acrossthe UnitedArabEmirates

andabroad, aswell as KIZAD,and

the agreementreiteratesthe strate-

gic position played bythe emirate

to the majortrade hubs related

withtheBRI.

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A young visitor examines a sculpture of a restored mural depicting the ancient sportchuiwan—a

game much like modern day golf — at Taiyuan Art Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Aug 6. The

mural was found in a temple in the province’s Hongtong county and dates to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-

1368). The museum hosted an exhibition focusing on ancient artwork that features sporting elements.

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