The Chinese state media’s coverage of U.S. President Obama’s visit from November 15 to 18 can be characterized as a clear demonstration of the CCP’s dexterous use of Obama to promote what it favors while downplaying what it opposes.
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Strategic Cooperation between Ex-Im Bank and Ministry of Culture
On November 27, China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG) signed a strategic cooperation pact with the Export-Import Bank of China. This is the first instance of a state policy bank providing preferential financing to a large cultural enterprise, said Xinhua.
Outlook Weekly Publishes Hu Jintao’s Epochal Views
The latest issue of Outlook Weekly magazine, owned by Xinhua, published an article titled “Hu Jintao’s Epochal Views.” Although the full text of the article, already in the print version of the magazine, is not seen on the web, major state media have widely reported this article.
2009’s Major National Science and Technology Projects Underway
On November 23 and 24, Liu Yandong, a member of the Politburo and the State Council, presided over a meeting to implement the 2009 Major National Science and Technology Projects. Liu emphasized carrying out the “latest requirements” of the Party and State Council in the fields of science and technology, with a focus on assuring national security, leading the world with a roadmap of R&D, expediting innovations in key areas, and fostering new strategic industries.
Liu said the Major Projects are based on forward-looking strategic decision made by the Party and the State Council. Comprehensive implementation is underway.
Source: Xinhua, November 25, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-11/25/content_12539105.htm
Wen Jiabao Says No G2 Likely to Develop
China does not welcome the idea of a G2, said Premier Wen Jiaobao when meeting with U.S. President Obama on November 18, according to Xinhua.
President Omar al-Bashir Praises 50-Year Friendship With China and Zhou Yongkang’s Work in Sudan
In Sudan, on the evening of November 17, according to the website of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee’s International Department, the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir had a meeting in Khartoum with the CCP’s chief of legal affairs and Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang.
China Rises As Largest Shipbuilder
State media Huanqiu issued a report quoting a U.S. source that China has currently replaced South Korea as the leader in the world shipbuilding industry.
Chongqing: Private Sector Entrepreneurs to Be Trained at Central Party School
Fifty-nine private sector entrepreneurs in Chongqing City were sent to Beijing on November 9, 2009, for a week of training at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party. According to Wen Jieming, the head of the city’s CCP United Front Department, more than 10,000 people from the business community are to be trained in ideology, politics, and economic knowledge within five years. The trainings were said to be planned to take place in party schools in the central, city, and country government levels, as well as in communities and neighborhoods.
Source: People’s Daily, November 10, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/10346700.html