On December 7 and 8 in Shanghai, the State Council Information Office of China held an International Symposium on the China Dream. China’s Foreign Languages Bureau and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences hosted the symposium. Some 100 experts and scholars from more than 20 countries such as China, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, India, and Japan discussed in depth the topic of the "world dialogue on the China Dream." People’s Daily posted a number of the guest’s speeches and interviews.
PLA Daily: Military Forces in Urgent Need of Standardization
The People’s Liberation Army Daily published a report that highlighted the urgent need for standardization in the armed forces. The report stated that standardization would multiply the troops’ combat capabilities. Otherwise, the lack of coordinated standardization among the army, navy, and air forces could become the "Achilles heel" of the military forces.
Huanqiu: China Has the Top Killer Weapon to Attack the Most Stubborn Provocateur
On December 10, 2013, Huanqiu, the Chinese version of Global Times, published an article on the security threats that China faces. According to the article, China has to deal with complicated security threats from outside and inside of China, as well as security threats that are intertwined both externally and internally. External security threats from the outside mainly refer to the U.S. "return to Asia," while internal security threats refer to unbalanced economic development, pollution, the huge gap between the rich and the poor, social conflicts, and the splits in political consensus among the leadership. As outside "hostile forces" are in collusion with inside "hostile forces" through modern information technology (the Internet), China faces intertwined external and internal security threats, such as Western hostile forces’ political, ideological and cultural infiltration. Western hostile forces have also selected and trained some public intellectuals, Big Vs (online celebrities or influential microbloggers) and young government and military officials to spread a lot of dangerous information on the Internet in order to confuse the Chinese people. If the Chinese government does not watch out, China will be in chaos. The unrest in the Arabic countries is a good lesson.
The article listed several ways to solve the security problems. 1) Strengthen co-ordination under the leadership of the newly established National Security Council. 2) Strengthen power building in national security research, the military, information, technology, finance, transportation, nuclear, and the biochemistry industries. 3) Apply strategies wisely in order to isolate the small numbers of enemies and strengthen united front work. Increase scientific and technological innovation and have the courage to surpass others. China has the world’s most powerful conventional ballistic missile, the top killer weapon, to attack the most stubborn provocateur.
Source: Huanqiu, December 10, 2013 http://mil.huanqiu.com/paper/2013-12/4645920.html http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/08/24/chinas-ballistic-missiles-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Artillery_Corps
People’s Daily BBS Article: Get Ready to Bomb Japan with Missiles
On December 8, 2013, People’s Daily published an article on what China should do immediately now that it has established the East Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
- The Chinese navy and air force should sink any ships, shoot down any aircraft, and arrest any people from other countries who enter the Diaoyu Islands’ waters and airspace without having received permission from the Chinese government.
- Encourage the Chinese people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to go to Diaoyu Islands, the waters and the land, under the protection of China or Taiwan’s Navies and Air Force.
- Have a missile drill in the Diaoyu Islands waters soon.
- Stop any negotiations with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands.
- Submit a proposal on how the "Ryukyu Islands’ international status is undetermined" to the UN General Assembly for discussion and deliberation. Meanwhile, get ready to bomb Japan’s mainland with missiles.
Source: People’s Daily, December 8, 2013
http://bbs1.people.com.cn/post/7/1/2/135843673_1.html
China News: “Haze” Pollution Covered Half of China
BBC Chinese: China Investing Heavily in Ukraine Port
Study Times: The Keys to Resolving Social Conflicts
People’s Daily: 100 Million Chinese Tourists Expected to Travel Overseas in 2014
The China Consumers Association recently published the 2013 Travel and Meal Investigation Report. According to the report, currently, the number of countries and regions that Chinese citizens have selected for traveling overseas has reached 150. In 2012, Chinese tourists spent US$102.1 billion when they travelled overseas. It is expected that the tourist population will exceed 90 million in 2013 and break the 100 million mark in 2014. The report indicated that, when traveling, more and more people favor the self-guided tour.
Source: People’s Daily, December 6, 2013
http://travel.people.com.cn/n/2013/1206/c41570-23763050.html