People’s Daily: Japan Should Get Used to China’s Air Force Exercises in the Far Sea
On March 30, 2015, the Chinese Air Force conducted a military training exercise in the Western Pacific ocean. In response to a Western media report, Zhang Junshe, a researcher at the Naval Research Institute of Military Science, published a commentary on People’s Daily overseas edition.
Caixin and Other Chinese Media Exposed How Guo Wengui Conspired to Make a Fortune
For a week, several Chinese media outlets, including Caixin and Finance.QQ, have published lengthy investigative reports on the shady dealings that real estate developer, Guo Wengui, has used to accumulate a fortune. Guo has complicated relationships with Chinese Communist Party officials, including former vice minister of state security Ma Jian. Ma is presently under investigation during the nation-wide anticorruption movement that leader of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping started.
Back in 2006, in order to get a development authorization for some Olympic park land in Beijing, Guo Wengui conspired with Ma Jian in a plot that removed Beijing’s former vice mayor Liu Zhihua from office. They used “a 60-minute video of Liu engaging in under-the-table dealings and extra-marital affairs.” According to Caixin, “Several sources said that Ma, then assistant to the minister of state security, helped Guo get the video of Liu.” Liu had refused to help Guo get the development permit he needed to build the Pangu Plaza by the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium in Beijing. “The fight over the Olympic park land proved Guo had a successful partnership with officials like Ma, a strategy he repeatedly used to build his fortune in the following years.”
Sources: Caixin and Finance QQ, March 24 – 30
http://china.caixin.com/2015-03-30/100796183.html
http://weekly.caixin.com/2015-03-27/100795235.html
http://finance.qq.com/original/lenjing/gwg0324.html
http://finance.qq.com/original/lenjing/wlht.html
People’s Daily: Volume of Railway Freight Declined as Did PMI
Indonesian President: The Chinese Lines in South China Sea Have No Legal Basis
CRN: No One Should Use the Internet to Interfere with Other Countries’ Internal Affairs
Huanqiu: U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operation Was Peremptory and Dangerous
China News Service (CNS) carried an article that was originally published by Huanqiu. The article said that on March 25, the Pentagon made an announcement that the U.S. military conducted freedom of navigation operations last year challenging maritime claims by 19 countries. It was the largest number of countries challenged in more than a decade. The article quoted interviews of some legal and navy experts from China who called this freedom of navigation operation peremptory. The article said that such a freedom of navigation operation prevents other countries from challenging the U.S.’s authoritative rights on the sea. It demonstrates that the U.S. does not accept and acknowledge maritime (rights) defined by other countries. Huanqiu reported that the operation not only upset certain parties, but was also a threat to global security.
Source: China News Service, March 27, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2015/03-27/7163030.shtml
China Association for Quality Promotion Published Report on Product and Service Quality
Xinhua reported that the China Association for Quality Promotion published the results of an investigation into the quality of products and services. The investigation revealed that, among the eight industries that have the largest number of quality and credibility concerns, the automobile industry ranked at the top. The eight industries investigated included automotive, electronics, furniture, telecommunications, insurance, water filter, and eyeglasses. A total of 1,662 companies in ten cities and provinces were investigated.
The report showed that the service industry in China is still poorly structured. It lacks the proper measurement and standards for good quality service. For the auto industry alone, the common service issues included fake repair and warranty service records; the use of low quality parts instead of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts; and random labor rate increases. The report also disclosed that fake products are commonly found in shoes, clothing, baby products, and health nutritional personal care items. Other phenomenon that affect the customer’s buying experience include late shipment arrival, lack of trade security guarantees, stolen bank cards, and leaked personal information.
Source: Xinhua, March 29, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2015-03/29/c_127633229.htm