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PLA Daily: China and France to Deepen Military Ties

According to People’s Liberation Army Daily, at the 10th strategic dialogue between the Chinese and French defense ministries in Paris on September 28 and 29, both sides “conducted frank, friendly and fruitful exchanges on defense policies, military buildup, the regional security situation, and issues of international focus. They also had an in-depth exchange of views on further developing bilateral military relations.” “Both sides agreed that the Sino-French defense ministry dialogue mechanism will help deepen strategic mutual trust, expand areas of cooperation, and play a positive role for the two countries in building a new, mature and stable, comprehensive strategic partnership based on mutual trust and mutual benefit, while having a global perspective.”

Source: Xinhua, October 1, 2011
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2011-10/01/content_68269.htm

Briefings | | October 3, 2011 | Geo-Strategic Trend

Central Government Enterprises Encouraged to Attract IT Talent

On September 28, 2011, Li Yuanchao, head of the Organization Department of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China spoke at a conference of state owned enterprises directly under the central government. Li emphasized that it is important for these enterprises to focus on developing, employing, and utilizing their own IT talent. Li asked these enterprises to “play a leading role in introducing and making good use of high-level talent, assess the situation and seize the opportunity to step up their efforts to attract talent, and build a high-level basis for their innovative and entrepreneurial undertakings.”

According to the Xinhua report, currently there are 8.97 million high-level personnel working for these enterprises, with 1.17 million in the field of IT.

Source: Xinhua, September 28, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-09/28/c_122103234.htm

Briefings | | October 3, 2011 | Information/Technology

Qiushi Theory Launches English Web Edition

On October 1, 2011, the website of Qiushi Theory launched its English edition at http://english.qstheory.cn/. The selections at the new site include news, leaders, politics, economics, culture, science and education, law, society, Party information, and letters to the editor.

According to Qiushi Theory, the mission of the English site is to “carry out the ‘Going Global’ strategy of central government media. It will further enable the publications of the Party’s central organs to improve their influence by timely and effectively broadcasting China’s voice to the world.” “In addition, it will carry political news and important articles from other key government news websites. Qiushi Theory English edition provides a new channel to enable international society to gain accurate and in-depth understanding of the ruling ideology, decision making, and development path of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government.”

Source: Qiushi Theory, September 30, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/llzx/201109/t20110930_114423.htm

Briefings | | October 3, 2011 | Government/Politics

China’s Investments in Europe Doubled in 2010

According to Chen Jian, China’s Vice Minister of Commerce, China’s 2010 investments in Europe jumped to US$6.8 billion, registering a 102 percent growth over the previous year. Europe accounts for 10 percent of China’s total foreign investment.

According to the Commerce Ministry, China’s total foreign investment reached US$68.8 billion in 2010. Spread over 178 countries and regions, 70 percent was in Asia, followed by Africa and then Latin America. The statistics showed that State Owned Enterprises accounted for most of the companies making foreign investments overseas.

It was reported that the challenges these Chinese enterprises face are in the areas of business strategy, environment, national resource management, and human resources. Yao Zhizhong, Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that, in addition, they face “notions coming from the European countries.” “The EU should loosen its restrictions on Chinese enterprises and break through its notions and prejudice against Chinese companies.”

Source: People’s Daily Oversea’s Edition, September 30, 2011
http://mnc.people.com.cn/GB/15791354.html

Briefings | | October 3, 2011 | Geo-Strategic Trend

Xi Jinping: Cadres Need to Study History

[Editor’s Note: On September 1, Xi Jinping attended the Opening Ceremony for the Fall 2011 Semester of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [1] Xi gave a speech that focused on studying history in order to gain the wisdom to manage the country. Though his speech mentioned Marxism several times, Xi repeatedly stressed learning from the wisdom and examples of history in order to run the country and improve one’s moral standards. In the past, especially during Mao Zedong’s era, the CCP drew a clear line between Marxism and pre-CCP Chinese history (which they criticized as being a feudal society or a slave society). This may be an indication that the CCP recognizes an inadequacy in communist theory’s ability to provide an effective means and ideological ground for guiding its cadres development. The following are excerpts from Xi’s speech.]

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Reports | | October 2, 2011 | Report

Red Flag Manuscript: The China Model and Socialism

Red Flag Manuscript published an analytical article about the relationship between the China Model and Socialism. The article summarized four features of the relationship. 1) The China Model is based on a foundation of the great experience of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics; 2) The China Model is a socialist model at the primary stage of China’s socialism; 3) Persisting in the socialist principle and direction is the guarantee of the China Model’s continued success; 4) The future and fate of world socialism is determined by the success and failure of the China Model.

The author believes that “socialism replacing capitalism is inevitable in human development. … The world is paying more and more attention to the China Model and it is becoming more and more attractive.” The article concluded, “The ultimate success of a model lies not only in its success at home, but also in whether it inspires the world. The attraction of a model is not only in the success of economic development, but more so in whether it is founded on high moral ground. Economic success is the basis, whereas the soft power of values is where the real strength lies.”

Source: Red Flag Manuscript, September 22, 2011
http://www.qstheory.cn/hqwg/2011/201118/201109/t20110922_112024.htm

Briefings | | September 30, 2011 | Government/Politics

Party Official Promises to Protect the Rights of Foreign Media in China

Liu Yunshan, a Communist Politburo member and head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party met with members of the Presidium of the World Media Summit held in Beijing. According to People’s Daily, he said, “The Chinese government places a high priority on media development and proactively supports in-depth exchanges and cooperation between Chinese media and foreign media in terms of news products, human resources, information technology and business development. At the same time, China will continue to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign news agencies and correspondents, and to facilitate foreign media in conducting interviews and reporting in China.”

[Ed: Media from mainland China have received 650 I-visas (international journalism) from the U.S., whereas the U.S. has received only 2 from China, leading to proposed U.S. legislation. On September 13, 2011, Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R–CA), Randy Forbes (R–VA), and Ted Poe (R–TX) introduced H.R. 2899, the Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011, as an amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.]

Source: People’s Daily, September 29, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/15780796.html
U.S. Government Printing House
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2899ih/content-detail.html

Briefings | | September 30, 2011 | Government/Politics

Huanqiu: China Should Retaliate against the U.S. for its Arms Sale to Taiwan

Huanqiu published an editorial advocating that China should take substantive actions to retaliate against the U.S. for its arms sale to Taiwan. “This would involve some risk. The worst result would be that the U.S. brings in China’s neighboring countries and reacts. The best result would be China taking action on one issue but having an overall impact throughout.” According to Huanqiu, the U.S. arms sale is the right issue. “China can retaliate in many ways. China can announce that it suspends all military exchanges with the U.S. In addition, China can announce that it launches investigations into the U.S. companies that participate in the arms sale and can sanction those companies. China can also reduce imports from the U.S. so that the number of the jobs lost would offset the number of the jobs gained in the arms sale. … What we need to do is to share the pain with the U.S, instead of China bearing the pain by itself. Let us believe: we can do it.”

Source: Huanqiu, September 24, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-09/2032110.html

Briefings | | September 30, 2011 | US-China Relations

China’s Reaction to Trump’s Election Win

Xinhua Commentary Series: Spotlight on the U.S. Presidential Election

Wu Guoguang: Xi Jinping’s Reversal of the Course, Will China’s Transition be Peaceful or Marked with Bloodshed?

Cheng Xiaonong: U.S.-China Strategic Relations Have Crystallized