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Zhao Xinwei， Party Secretary and Editor in Chief of the Urumqi-based Xinjiang Daily， was recently expelled from the Party and removed from his post following local authorities’ investigations into his suspected serious disciplinary violations.
The Xinjiang anti-graft watchdog said Zhao deliberately made decisions that ran counter to major work arrangements made by central and local Party authorities and failed to be in keeping with the Party authorities on major issues， such as opposing ethnic separatism， violence， terrorism and religious extremism. Zhao was also found to have wasted and embezzled public funds.
Xinjiang Daily is a Party newspaper overseen by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Party Committee’s Publicity Department. In October， the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued revised regulations on disciplinary punishments， under which Party members who contravene the Party’s major policy decisions and damage its unity will be subject to punishment.
Criminal Law Amendment
People’s Daily November 2
Spreading false information online， sitting an exam on behalf of others， beating doctors and abusing the elderly and the vulnerable are all considered offenses punishable under the Criminal Law， according to ninth amendment of the law that came into effect on November 1. Although these behaviors were deemed illegal in the past， the new amendment has increased punishment for them.
It is the first time in the past decade or so that so many new criminal offenses have drawn such wide attention from the public. The Criminal Law used to be regarded as distant from ordinary people’s lives as few of them would violate it. This amendment however， regulated more common wrongdoing， and therefore made headlines and garnered significant attention.
As a matter of fact， drunk driving included in the eighth amendment of the Criminal Law in 2011 also concerns ordinary people’s lives. The criminalization of drunk driving has deterred many from committing the offence and increases public safety. Similarly， the recent amendment serves to safeguard people’s livelihoods.
The establishment of harsher punishments of crimes aims to prevent such offences. Strict enforcement of the new amendment is also necessary.
Taking the Lead in 5G Research
Caixin Weekly October 26
Those who haven’t connected to 4G networks yet will soon find themselves further outdated as 5G， or fifth-generation mobile communication technology， is on the horizon. According to a timetable mapped out by the International Telecommunication Union， 5G is expected to be put into commercial use by 2020. What will be the era of 5G like？ The most direct impression is that a large quantity of data can be transmitted within a blink of an eye. Internet users will be able to download a movie， a video or a game within seconds.
More importantly， the new technology will make it easier to realize the Internet of Things. Problems existing in the interconnectivity of smart devices caused by the transmission efficiency of the current communication network will be solved. 5G will not only be a technological revolution but also a commercial one as it will nurture new industries and new business models. It will not be realized by a single technology but by a set of key technologies.
China is trying to gain a competitive edge in 5G technologies. However， whether the country can succeed depends on the capacities of its telecommunication companies. At present， companies such as Huawei， ZTE and China Mobile are all engaged in research and development of 5G technologies. Huawei， for instance， announced an investment of $600 million for 5G research over five years， beginning in 2013. Having caught up with advanced countries in the 4G era， China aims to take the lead in 5G research.
Business Jet Market Cooling Down
Oriental Outlook October 29
Since Hainan Airlines imported China’s first business jet in 1995， the presence of such jets has increased rapidly in China， most notably from 2009 to 2013， when their number soared from 36 to 202.
China’s rapid economic growth has given rise to a group of nouveau riche—the main consumers of these luxurious items. Other buyers include companies and airlines offering charter flight services. In a sense， China’s business jets are exclusively the rich’s game. In addition to their high prices and taxes， owners have to pay an annual management fee amounting to 10 to 15 percent of the plane’s cost.
Worse still， the complicated application procedures for a flight to be made and the crowded parking space and airspace have made it difficult for a business jet to actually fly. Such inconveniences contributed to the slowdown of the growth of the business jet market in China last year. In 2014， the utilization rate of each business jet in China was only 0.7 to 0.8 hours a day， compared to two hours in developed countries such as the United States.
Business jets are transportation tools rather than money-consuming machines. The government should help create favorable conditions to facilitate their operation. Every year general aviation， including the use of business jets， contributes over$150 billion to the U.S. economy and provides 1.2 million jobs. Likewise， the business jet market in China will have great potential once it gets rid of the shackles restricting its development. TSCULPTOR HITS BACK
Sculptor Chen Dapeng’s newly made bust of the British queen unveiled at London’s Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair has been criticized by the Daily Telegraph’s art critic Mark Hudson as “rather out of proportion.” Chen’s agent in Britain， Paul Harris， hit back at critics， inviting them to come and see the bust for themselves.
The 20-kg artwork， which took three months and 13 tries by a dozen technicians to fire， is the largest porcelain sculpture in China. Chen hosted exhibitions simultaneously at the Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair and the British Museum from November 2 to 11 to showcase 50 of his works in recent years， as part of the thriving Sino-British cultural exchanges carried out this year.
The 53-year-old artist hails from central China’s Hunan Province. He learned the practice on his own before studying at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
“Safety is the most important thing in the delivery industry. Even though more checks have slashed efficiency， they will contribute to the sustainable development of the industry.”
Guo Junhua， an economics professor at East China Jiaotong University in Nanchang， Jiangxi Province， commenting on a new government directive requiring parcel delivery companies to take senders’ personal information and check the contents of their packages
“The scheduled meeting of Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou， in their capacity as leaders of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits， is a milestone in nearly seven decades for cross-Straits relations.”
Zhang Zhijun， Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council， speaking ahead of the widely watched November 7 meeting between Xi and Ma in Singapore
“Ignoring consumers’ rights and selling counterfeits are very prominent in the online shopping industry.”
Yan Junqi， Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress， China’s top legislature， responding to a report released on November 2 by a law enforcement team under the committee， which revealed that most complaints made by Chinese consumers last year regarded online shopping
“I can’t describe how happy I am. We were in a difficult situation but when there is an investor like Chen， everything changes.”
Former Espanyol President Daniel Sanchez Llibre， explaining his decision to sell the majority of his stake in the Spanish soccer club to the Chinese company Raster Group led by Chen Yansheng at a recent press conference
The Xinjiang anti-graft watchdog said Zhao deliberately made decisions that ran counter to major work arrangements made by central and local Party authorities and failed to be in keeping with the Party authorities on major issues， such as opposing ethnic separatism， violence， terrorism and religious extremism. Zhao was also found to have wasted and embezzled public funds.
Xinjiang Daily is a Party newspaper overseen by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Party Committee’s Publicity Department. In October， the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued revised regulations on disciplinary punishments， under which Party members who contravene the Party’s major policy decisions and damage its unity will be subject to punishment.
Criminal Law Amendment
People’s Daily November 2
Spreading false information online， sitting an exam on behalf of others， beating doctors and abusing the elderly and the vulnerable are all considered offenses punishable under the Criminal Law， according to ninth amendment of the law that came into effect on November 1. Although these behaviors were deemed illegal in the past， the new amendment has increased punishment for them.
It is the first time in the past decade or so that so many new criminal offenses have drawn such wide attention from the public. The Criminal Law used to be regarded as distant from ordinary people’s lives as few of them would violate it. This amendment however， regulated more common wrongdoing， and therefore made headlines and garnered significant attention.
As a matter of fact， drunk driving included in the eighth amendment of the Criminal Law in 2011 also concerns ordinary people’s lives. The criminalization of drunk driving has deterred many from committing the offence and increases public safety. Similarly， the recent amendment serves to safeguard people’s livelihoods.
The establishment of harsher punishments of crimes aims to prevent such offences. Strict enforcement of the new amendment is also necessary.
Taking the Lead in 5G Research
Caixin Weekly October 26
Those who haven’t connected to 4G networks yet will soon find themselves further outdated as 5G， or fifth-generation mobile communication technology， is on the horizon. According to a timetable mapped out by the International Telecommunication Union， 5G is expected to be put into commercial use by 2020. What will be the era of 5G like？ The most direct impression is that a large quantity of data can be transmitted within a blink of an eye. Internet users will be able to download a movie， a video or a game within seconds.
More importantly， the new technology will make it easier to realize the Internet of Things. Problems existing in the interconnectivity of smart devices caused by the transmission efficiency of the current communication network will be solved. 5G will not only be a technological revolution but also a commercial one as it will nurture new industries and new business models. It will not be realized by a single technology but by a set of key technologies.
China is trying to gain a competitive edge in 5G technologies. However， whether the country can succeed depends on the capacities of its telecommunication companies. At present， companies such as Huawei， ZTE and China Mobile are all engaged in research and development of 5G technologies. Huawei， for instance， announced an investment of $600 million for 5G research over five years， beginning in 2013. Having caught up with advanced countries in the 4G era， China aims to take the lead in 5G research.
Business Jet Market Cooling Down
Oriental Outlook October 29
Since Hainan Airlines imported China’s first business jet in 1995， the presence of such jets has increased rapidly in China， most notably from 2009 to 2013， when their number soared from 36 to 202.
China’s rapid economic growth has given rise to a group of nouveau riche—the main consumers of these luxurious items. Other buyers include companies and airlines offering charter flight services. In a sense， China’s business jets are exclusively the rich’s game. In addition to their high prices and taxes， owners have to pay an annual management fee amounting to 10 to 15 percent of the plane’s cost.
Worse still， the complicated application procedures for a flight to be made and the crowded parking space and airspace have made it difficult for a business jet to actually fly. Such inconveniences contributed to the slowdown of the growth of the business jet market in China last year. In 2014， the utilization rate of each business jet in China was only 0.7 to 0.8 hours a day， compared to two hours in developed countries such as the United States.
Business jets are transportation tools rather than money-consuming machines. The government should help create favorable conditions to facilitate their operation. Every year general aviation， including the use of business jets， contributes over$150 billion to the U.S. economy and provides 1.2 million jobs. Likewise， the business jet market in China will have great potential once it gets rid of the shackles restricting its development. TSCULPTOR HITS BACK
Sculptor Chen Dapeng’s newly made bust of the British queen unveiled at London’s Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair has been criticized by the Daily Telegraph’s art critic Mark Hudson as “rather out of proportion.” Chen’s agent in Britain， Paul Harris， hit back at critics， inviting them to come and see the bust for themselves.
The 20-kg artwork， which took three months and 13 tries by a dozen technicians to fire， is the largest porcelain sculpture in China. Chen hosted exhibitions simultaneously at the Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair and the British Museum from November 2 to 11 to showcase 50 of his works in recent years， as part of the thriving Sino-British cultural exchanges carried out this year.
The 53-year-old artist hails from central China’s Hunan Province. He learned the practice on his own before studying at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
“Safety is the most important thing in the delivery industry. Even though more checks have slashed efficiency， they will contribute to the sustainable development of the industry.”
Guo Junhua， an economics professor at East China Jiaotong University in Nanchang， Jiangxi Province， commenting on a new government directive requiring parcel delivery companies to take senders’ personal information and check the contents of their packages
“The scheduled meeting of Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou， in their capacity as leaders of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits， is a milestone in nearly seven decades for cross-Straits relations.”
Zhang Zhijun， Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council， speaking ahead of the widely watched November 7 meeting between Xi and Ma in Singapore
“Ignoring consumers’ rights and selling counterfeits are very prominent in the online shopping industry.”
Yan Junqi， Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress， China’s top legislature， responding to a report released on November 2 by a law enforcement team under the committee， which revealed that most complaints made by Chinese consumers last year regarded online shopping
“I can’t describe how happy I am. We were in a difficult situation but when there is an investor like Chen， everything changes.”
Former Espanyol President Daniel Sanchez Llibre， explaining his decision to sell the majority of his stake in the Spanish soccer club to the Chinese company Raster Group led by Chen Yansheng at a recent press conference