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Qin Gang， a former spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs， was appointed assistant foreign minister on April 18.
Born in Tianjin in 1966， Qin graduated from the University of International Relations in 1988. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 and worked for the Department of West European Affairs and the Chinese Embassy to the UK alternately from 1992 to 2005.
He served as deputy director of the Information Department from 2005 to 2010 and director of the department from 2011 to 2014. He became director of the Protocol Department in January 2015.
As one of the four assistant foreign ministers， Qin takes charge of Latin American affairs as well as the release of information and protocol work. He will continue to serve as director of the Protocol Department， which is responsible for state protocol matters and ceremonial events.
Diffi cult Environmental Law Enforcement
Guangming Daily April 18
Inspectors dispatched by the Ministry of Environmental Protection were locked up at a boiler factory in Jinan， Shandong Province， for more than one hour on April 16.
The plant， owned by Shandong Lujie Green Technology Co.， has a coal-fired boiler that should have been phased out， and no equipment had been installed to reduce dust and other discharges.
The inspection was part of the largest ever national environmental protection effort to date， which involves 5，600 inspectors carrying out a yearlong inspection of 28 major cities， including Beijing and Tianjin， in a bid to reduce air pollution.
The incident nevertheless underlines the lack of legal awareness among some business people as well as inadequate popularization of environmental protection statutes.
Since the beginning of this year， top offi cials at the Ministry of Environmental Protection have led multiple inspection teams to conduct inspections in enterprises without advance notifi cation. The strict and solid work style has exerted high pressure on polluters. However， the recent resurgence of environmental protection violations detected by the inspection teams indicates that local environmental protection authorities have not taken real action to tighten law enforcement.
A long-term mechanism should be put in place to oblige local governments to address environmental problems.
Also， local government officials should alter their mindset by ceasing to regard GDP as the sole criterion for assessing their performance and give more priority to environmental protection. Aerial Integration In Need
Oriental Outlook April 13
Beijing Capital International Airport （BCIA） had been the second busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic for seven consecutive years from 2010 to 2016， according to Airports Council International.
However， in contrast to its high ranking on the list， international passengers—as well as those from Hong Kong， Macao and Taiwan—accounted for only 26 percent of BCIA’s total passenger volume in 2016.
Such a proportion doesn’t match Beijing’s ambitions to build itself into an international communication center of China. But， at present， it’s hard to add new fl ights， as BCIA’s passenger traffic has already reached saturation point.
A new airport under construction in a location overlapping Beijing’s Daxing District and Langfang City in Hebei Province， which is scheduled for completion in 2019， will provide more capacity for fl ights to and from Beijing.
In the meantime， BCIA will transfer some of its domestic flights to airports in neighboring Tianjin and Hebei， which have room to accommodate more fl ights. For instance， passenger traffic through Tianjin Binhai International Airport was 16.87 million in 2016， compared with its design maximum of 25 million.
In addition， new airports will be built in Xingtai， Cangzhou， Zhangjiakou and Chengde in Hebei by 2025， creating a cluster of airports in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region that will promote its integrated development. The cluster will be connected by intercity high-speed trains to make transportation more convenient and effi cient.
Boosting Web Literature
Beijing Youth Daily April 13
Internet literature has gained traction in China in recent years， such as fantasy novel Three Lives Three Worlds， Ten Miles of Blossoms， whose TV series adaptation Eternal Love aired earlier this year.
The market value of online literature reached 9 billion yuan （$1.3 billion）， and subscribers to the genre reached 333 million at the end of last year， according to the Third Chinese Online Literature Forum on April 11.
The fl ourishing online literature has become a source of inspiration for a large number of fi lms， TV series， games and animations.
In the meantime， the rapidly growing genre is plagued with problems such as piracy. Pirated versions often appear soon after original Web novels are posted online by authors. Moreover， online writers tend to imitate popular works， resulting in homogeneous and low-quality productions. To promote the healthy development of the genre， the government should formulate favorable policies for encouraging originality in online literary works and tighten punishment for plagiarism.
In the meantime， proper guidance should be provided to online writers to create works that meet contemporary Chinese values， morals and aesthetics and resonate with readers.
SEASONED DIRECTOR PASSES AWAY
TV drama director Yang Jie， who directed the fi rst TV version of Journey to the West， died on April 15 at the age of 88.
Yang started to work for China Central Television （CCTV） in 1958 and became the TV network’s opera show director in 1961. She was assigned to direct the fi rst ever fantasy TV series in China， adapted from the 16th-century classic Journey to the West， between 1982 and 1988.
The novel is mainly an extended account of a pilgrimage made during the Tang Dynasty（618-907） by Buddhist monk Xuan Zang who traveled to the West， in fact India， in search of sacred scriptures.
The original TV show began on CCTV in 1986 and became an instant hit. It has been aired more than 3，000 times and seen around 6 billion times.
Yang once wrote a book to share her experience of how the fi rst TV version of Journey to the West was made， overcoming various diffi culties including budget constraints and outdated techniques.
“Getting private companies involved in military technology research can reduce costs， boost military-civilian integration and help upgrade military technology.”
Li Jie， a Beijing-based naval expert， commenting on a plan recently released by the Central Military Commission to invest 6 billion yuan （$870 million） this year to fund 2，000 projects of private Chinese firms and institutes for research on military equipment and weapons
“The investment returns on some green projects are not attractive enough， and some fields still face financing difficulties and high financing costs.”
Chen Yulu， Vice Governor of the People’s Bank of China， in a speech delivered at a meeting on green financing on April 15
“Shanghai has many job opportunities for foreigners and has formed a good immigration environment， as it has been open to foreigners for a long time.”
Sheng Guangyao， a research fellow at the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， in response to Shanghai topping a list of the top 10 most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners released by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
“People’s sense of benefit should be an evaluation criterion for cybersecurity and informatization， rather than simple technical indexes.”
Shen Yi， Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Governance Study Center at Fudan University in Shanghai
Born in Tianjin in 1966， Qin graduated from the University of International Relations in 1988. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 and worked for the Department of West European Affairs and the Chinese Embassy to the UK alternately from 1992 to 2005.
He served as deputy director of the Information Department from 2005 to 2010 and director of the department from 2011 to 2014. He became director of the Protocol Department in January 2015.
As one of the four assistant foreign ministers， Qin takes charge of Latin American affairs as well as the release of information and protocol work. He will continue to serve as director of the Protocol Department， which is responsible for state protocol matters and ceremonial events.
Diffi cult Environmental Law Enforcement
Guangming Daily April 18
Inspectors dispatched by the Ministry of Environmental Protection were locked up at a boiler factory in Jinan， Shandong Province， for more than one hour on April 16.
The plant， owned by Shandong Lujie Green Technology Co.， has a coal-fired boiler that should have been phased out， and no equipment had been installed to reduce dust and other discharges.
The inspection was part of the largest ever national environmental protection effort to date， which involves 5，600 inspectors carrying out a yearlong inspection of 28 major cities， including Beijing and Tianjin， in a bid to reduce air pollution.
The incident nevertheless underlines the lack of legal awareness among some business people as well as inadequate popularization of environmental protection statutes.
Since the beginning of this year， top offi cials at the Ministry of Environmental Protection have led multiple inspection teams to conduct inspections in enterprises without advance notifi cation. The strict and solid work style has exerted high pressure on polluters. However， the recent resurgence of environmental protection violations detected by the inspection teams indicates that local environmental protection authorities have not taken real action to tighten law enforcement.
A long-term mechanism should be put in place to oblige local governments to address environmental problems.
Also， local government officials should alter their mindset by ceasing to regard GDP as the sole criterion for assessing their performance and give more priority to environmental protection. Aerial Integration In Need
Oriental Outlook April 13
Beijing Capital International Airport （BCIA） had been the second busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic for seven consecutive years from 2010 to 2016， according to Airports Council International.
However， in contrast to its high ranking on the list， international passengers—as well as those from Hong Kong， Macao and Taiwan—accounted for only 26 percent of BCIA’s total passenger volume in 2016.
Such a proportion doesn’t match Beijing’s ambitions to build itself into an international communication center of China. But， at present， it’s hard to add new fl ights， as BCIA’s passenger traffic has already reached saturation point.
A new airport under construction in a location overlapping Beijing’s Daxing District and Langfang City in Hebei Province， which is scheduled for completion in 2019， will provide more capacity for fl ights to and from Beijing.
In the meantime， BCIA will transfer some of its domestic flights to airports in neighboring Tianjin and Hebei， which have room to accommodate more fl ights. For instance， passenger traffic through Tianjin Binhai International Airport was 16.87 million in 2016， compared with its design maximum of 25 million.
In addition， new airports will be built in Xingtai， Cangzhou， Zhangjiakou and Chengde in Hebei by 2025， creating a cluster of airports in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region that will promote its integrated development. The cluster will be connected by intercity high-speed trains to make transportation more convenient and effi cient.
Boosting Web Literature
Beijing Youth Daily April 13
Internet literature has gained traction in China in recent years， such as fantasy novel Three Lives Three Worlds， Ten Miles of Blossoms， whose TV series adaptation Eternal Love aired earlier this year.
The market value of online literature reached 9 billion yuan （$1.3 billion）， and subscribers to the genre reached 333 million at the end of last year， according to the Third Chinese Online Literature Forum on April 11.
The fl ourishing online literature has become a source of inspiration for a large number of fi lms， TV series， games and animations.
In the meantime， the rapidly growing genre is plagued with problems such as piracy. Pirated versions often appear soon after original Web novels are posted online by authors. Moreover， online writers tend to imitate popular works， resulting in homogeneous and low-quality productions. To promote the healthy development of the genre， the government should formulate favorable policies for encouraging originality in online literary works and tighten punishment for plagiarism.
In the meantime， proper guidance should be provided to online writers to create works that meet contemporary Chinese values， morals and aesthetics and resonate with readers.
SEASONED DIRECTOR PASSES AWAY
TV drama director Yang Jie， who directed the fi rst TV version of Journey to the West， died on April 15 at the age of 88.
Yang started to work for China Central Television （CCTV） in 1958 and became the TV network’s opera show director in 1961. She was assigned to direct the fi rst ever fantasy TV series in China， adapted from the 16th-century classic Journey to the West， between 1982 and 1988.
The novel is mainly an extended account of a pilgrimage made during the Tang Dynasty（618-907） by Buddhist monk Xuan Zang who traveled to the West， in fact India， in search of sacred scriptures.
The original TV show began on CCTV in 1986 and became an instant hit. It has been aired more than 3，000 times and seen around 6 billion times.
Yang once wrote a book to share her experience of how the fi rst TV version of Journey to the West was made， overcoming various diffi culties including budget constraints and outdated techniques.
“Getting private companies involved in military technology research can reduce costs， boost military-civilian integration and help upgrade military technology.”
Li Jie， a Beijing-based naval expert， commenting on a plan recently released by the Central Military Commission to invest 6 billion yuan （$870 million） this year to fund 2，000 projects of private Chinese firms and institutes for research on military equipment and weapons
“The investment returns on some green projects are not attractive enough， and some fields still face financing difficulties and high financing costs.”
Chen Yulu， Vice Governor of the People’s Bank of China， in a speech delivered at a meeting on green financing on April 15
“Shanghai has many job opportunities for foreigners and has formed a good immigration environment， as it has been open to foreigners for a long time.”
Sheng Guangyao， a research fellow at the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， in response to Shanghai topping a list of the top 10 most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners released by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
“People’s sense of benefit should be an evaluation criterion for cybersecurity and informatization， rather than simple technical indexes.”
Shen Yi， Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Governance Study Center at Fudan University in Shanghai