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Cuba’s Ambassador to China: Socialism Marches On and is Unstoppable

[Editor’s note: China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Paper published an interview of the Cuba’s Ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira. He Qin from the CASS Marxism Research Institute conducted the interview on April 6, 2010. In it, the ambassador elaborated on his country’s “irreversible” socialist development, and the tiny communist nation’s economic reform, noting that despite a "flawless" military, "economic problems are fundamental problems for the survival of Cuban socialism. According to Ambassador Pereira, Fidel Castro praised the “China Model” as the real hope for developing countries. He also believes that “Cuba and China are fellow soldiers in the same trench.” The following is a translation of excerpts from the interview.] [1]

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Red Flag Manuscript: The Rationale for State Control of the National Economic Lifeline

[Editor’s Note: Ever since the onset of the global financial crisis began at the end of 2007, articles advocating Marxism and state control of the economy have mushroomed in China’s official media. The crisis offers the Chinese Communist Party’s theorists an opportunity to prove the “inevitable failure” of capitalism and to legitimize China’s socialist or Marxist control of the national economy. The following is a translation of excerpts from an article in Red Flag Manuscript, a core publication of the Central Committee of the CCP, “The International Financial Crisis Provides the Rationale for State Control of the National Economic Lifeline.”] [1]

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Foreign Ministry Resolutely Opposes Foreign Military Vessels & Aircraft Affecting China’s Security

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang reiterated on the 15th that China firmly opposes any foreign military vessels and aircraft engaging in activities affecting its security interests in the Yellow Sea and other Chinese coastal waters. In response to a reporter’s hypothetic question, "If the US-ROK hold military exercises in July, will China and the DPRK plan to hold military exercises in the western waters of the Korean Peninsula?" Qin said it was a typical Cold War mentality to divide the Northeast Asia and Asia-Pacific regions into different military alliances, and to view the region’s security issues with a Cold War style confrontation perspective. “Times have changed now. No single country or single military alliance can resolve the issue of regional security and stability.” 

Source: Xinhua, July 15, 2010 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-07/15/content_13865520.htm
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Hu Jintao Vows to Modernize Education by 2020

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council jointly held a National Education Working Conference on July 13 and 14. Hu Jintao, the nation’s paramount leader, vowed to implement education modernization and a China with super powers in human resources by 2020. 

“Education must adhere to the party’s leadership,” said Hu. “The fundamental purpose of education is to develop morally, intellectually, physically, and aesthetically-developed Socialist builders and successors. We must fully implement the party’s education policy and make the facilitation of healthy growth of students the starting point and ending point in all school work.” 
Source: China News Service, July 14, 2010 
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/07-14/2402687.shtml
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China Central Bank to Continues a Managed Floating Exchange Rate Regime

China needs to follow a managed float of its exchange rate to aid restructuring, said Hu Xiaolian, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, in an article published on the website of the Central Bank. “A managed floating exchange rate system, which is based on market supply and demand, with reference to a basket of currencies, is a correct decision in accordance with China’s own situation and development strategy. It is also an important part of the socialist market economic system. It is China’s established policy.” 

Source: Xinhua, July 15 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-07/15/c_111959207.htm
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Democracy in China Different from the West

[Editor’s note: With the success of China’s capitalist economic development and open policy, Chinese people have begun to see the merit of Western style democracy. Calling for a democratic political reform is heard from grass roots rights activists to high ranking leaders such as Premier Wen Jiaobao. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party), realizing that directly criticizing democracy is unwise, has resorted to using a creative interpretation to neutralize this potent concept.

The following report was translated from excerpts of a recent Qiushi (Seeking the Truth) article, which was written by a research fellow in the Central Party School of the CCP. The author reiterated the Party’s resolve to stay in power over the long haul, and explained why Western style democracy is wrong for China. Titles and Subtitles were added by the Editor.] [1]

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Excerpts from China’s White Paper: The Internet in China

[Editor’s Note: On June 8, 2010, the Information Office of the State Council of China released a white paper, “The Internet in China.” Although the government of China has never admitted its censorship of the information on the Internet, the document did provide some data on the regime’s policy and the legal regulations it has adopted to manage and control the Internet. The following are translations of the excerpts from the white paper.] [1]

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Huanqiu: Yellow Sea Provocation Represents the Failure of U.S. Strategy

On July 6, the editorial of China’s official paper Huanqiu warned the U.S. against sending its aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. George Washington to participate in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the waters of the Yellow Sea.

“By doing this, the U.S. will pose a threat to China’s security and provoke huge anger in Chinese society. There is no way that the U.S. and Korea will not pay for that.”

The editorial stated that its online survey showed that 92% of Chinese netizens viewed the action as an enormous threat.

“Chinese people have realized that it is still possible that this country will be bullied by military powers at any time. There will be powerful voices for increased armaments and strengthened naval forces.”

“The key issue in maintaining long lasting peace in this region is how the U.S. gets along with China. Washington must understand what it really wants here? If the U.S. does not treasure its strategic influence and forces China to become an anti-American power, the U.S. strategy in East Asia will return to its starting point 30 years ago. Then, that will be a great tragedy for the U.S. global strategy.”

Source: Huanqiu, July 6, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-07/906175.html

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