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Huang Yurong， 64， former Party chief of the Henan Provincial Highway Administration and suspected of accepting bribes， surrendered herself to the police and returned to China voluntarily on December 5. She also promised to cooperate with judicial authorities.
Law enforcement officials from China and the United States have collaborated on the investigation into Huang. China launched a campaign in April to bring back 100 suspects who are accused of economic crimes and who have fled overseas. Huang is the fourth most wanted fugitive and has been at large for 13 years， the longest among the 100. She is also the first to have returned on her own volition.
Huang’s husband Shi Faliang， former head of the Henan Transport Department， was given life imprisonment in 2006 for taking bribes. Of the over 19 million yuan （$3 million） taken by Shi， 11 million yuan （$1.7 million） was collected through Huang and her sister.
Retirement Age Delays
Beijing Youth Daily December 3
China， from 2018， should gradually delay the retirement age for women by one year once every three years， and by one year for men once every six years， thereby reaching the same retirement age of 65 by 2045， said a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on December 3. The proposal has triggered widespread discussions.
A gradual delay in the retirement age is necessary for several reasons. For instance， the current retirement age—60 for men and 55 or 50 for women—was set in the early 1950s when China’s life expectancy was less than 50 years old. Now that the life expectancy of the average Chinese person has increased to 75， the retirement age should also grow. Also， it’s a necessary solution for confronting China’s aging population. Gradually delaying the retirement age can provide more manpower for economic development and fill the possible future pension gap， thus ensuring a stable pension system.
The public’s interests should be taken into account if and when the government renews the retirement age limit. The biggest problem for China’s existing pension system is that the pension contribution is high while the replacement ratio—the ratio of a person’s post-retirement income to his or her pre-retirement income—is low. When delaying the retirement age， the Chinese Government should at the same time increase the replacement ratio to benefit retirees.
Anime and Manga Mania
Life Week December 7
A mania for Japanese animations， comics and games （ACG） is emerging among China’s youth. Though still alien to the majority of older generations， China’s population of ACG fans has increased to 149 million in 2014， according to a report released by iResearch， a Chinese Internet research firm. About 62 percent of ACG fans are people born after 1990， and nearly 60 percent are female. A typical ACG fan， also known as an Otaku， is obsessive about enjoying ACG indoors， cosplaying and sharing their opinions on online communities such as Tencent QQ Groups and video-sharing websites that superimpose comments over videos. Beijing， Guangdong， Jiangsu and Zhejiang ranked as the top four in terms of the population of ACG fans.
More than 20 percent of these fans spend over 1，000 yuan （$155） annually on ACG products. The mania has created a huge consumer market for ACG items， with an output value of 100 billion yuan（$15.5 billion） in 2015， attracting some of China’s Internet giants such as Tencent to dabble in it.
Cheng Wu， Vice President of Tencent， tabled a concept of an ACG-driven “twodimensional economy” at a partner conference on November 19. He believed that it can be achieved through the integration of the Internet and creative industries.
Preventing Appointment Abuse
China Youth Daily December 8
Former Olympic table tennis champion Deng Yaping was appointed as an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Education at China University of Political Science and Law to help build the varsity table tennis program on December 2. The appointment has aroused controversy. Some question the appointment procedures and Deng’s academic qualifications for the job. Others give Deng the thumbs up in view of her achievements in sports.
Undoubtedly， Deng is capable of helping the varsity table tennis team. Whether Deng is qualified to be an adjunct professor or not depends on her performance during her three-year tenure.
Numerous unqualified adjunct professors flood into China’s universities. Bigwig officials and business people are often appointed as adjunct professors after delivering a campus lecture. Of course， officials and entrepreneurs， as long as they have enough time to give lectures to college students， are welcomed to offer their help in paving the educational path. But many of them， in fact， seldom show up on campus after the appointment ceremony.
The good news is that some universities have realized the appointment abuse and have begun weeding out unqualified adjunct professors. For example， the Renmin University of China has dismissed some adjunct doctoral tutors who are ministerial-level officials without PhDs or any dissertations this year.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS WINNER Ren Naying， a student of English language and literature at Tsinghua University， was granted the Rhodes Scholarships on December 8， along with three other Chinese university students. The four have become the first Chinese mainland students to win the scholarships， which are worth 50，000 pounds （$76，000） per year， and will start to study at Oxford University next October.
Ren is a co-founder of the Chinese LGBT+Youth Network and has led a team to concentrate on gender education. Ren plans to focus on women’s studies at Oxford and help develop the theoretical basis for gender research in China.
Established in 1903 according to the will of British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes， the postgraduate program aims to promote international understanding by sponsoring potential leaders to study at Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarships for China was launched in Beijing in March. The list of Rhodes scholars includes former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
“As long as the donation system is transparent， most citizens will be willing to join the program.”
Huang Jiefu， head of a national human organ donation and transplant committee， predicting that China may top the world in terms of organ donation in several years at a recent forum in the city of Changsha， central China’s Hunan Province
“We are hoping that the law can help address the problems hindering Traditional Chinese Medicine’s （TCM’s） development， including how to better incorporate TCM into industrial chains.”
Chen Qiguang， a research fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， commenting on a recently passed draft of China’s first law covering TCM
“Chinese people’s deep-rooted belief that a child bears the future of the family often makes the child the focus of the family’s financial support.”
Hu Zhan， an associate professor with the School of Social Development and Public Policy of Fudan University， in response to a survey that finds that investment in children ranks atop a list of priority items that a typical Shanghai family is most willing to pay for
“Indeed， many see the Belt and Road Initiative as the single most promising economic driver of this 21st century.”
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying， speaking at the inauguration of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce in Hong Kong on December 10， adding that the special administrative region is well placed to enjoy opportunities presented by this visionary initiative aimed at promoting cooperation along the ancient routes
Law enforcement officials from China and the United States have collaborated on the investigation into Huang. China launched a campaign in April to bring back 100 suspects who are accused of economic crimes and who have fled overseas. Huang is the fourth most wanted fugitive and has been at large for 13 years， the longest among the 100. She is also the first to have returned on her own volition.
Huang’s husband Shi Faliang， former head of the Henan Transport Department， was given life imprisonment in 2006 for taking bribes. Of the over 19 million yuan （$3 million） taken by Shi， 11 million yuan （$1.7 million） was collected through Huang and her sister.
Retirement Age Delays
Beijing Youth Daily December 3
China， from 2018， should gradually delay the retirement age for women by one year once every three years， and by one year for men once every six years， thereby reaching the same retirement age of 65 by 2045， said a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on December 3. The proposal has triggered widespread discussions.
A gradual delay in the retirement age is necessary for several reasons. For instance， the current retirement age—60 for men and 55 or 50 for women—was set in the early 1950s when China’s life expectancy was less than 50 years old. Now that the life expectancy of the average Chinese person has increased to 75， the retirement age should also grow. Also， it’s a necessary solution for confronting China’s aging population. Gradually delaying the retirement age can provide more manpower for economic development and fill the possible future pension gap， thus ensuring a stable pension system.
The public’s interests should be taken into account if and when the government renews the retirement age limit. The biggest problem for China’s existing pension system is that the pension contribution is high while the replacement ratio—the ratio of a person’s post-retirement income to his or her pre-retirement income—is low. When delaying the retirement age， the Chinese Government should at the same time increase the replacement ratio to benefit retirees.
Anime and Manga Mania
Life Week December 7
A mania for Japanese animations， comics and games （ACG） is emerging among China’s youth. Though still alien to the majority of older generations， China’s population of ACG fans has increased to 149 million in 2014， according to a report released by iResearch， a Chinese Internet research firm. About 62 percent of ACG fans are people born after 1990， and nearly 60 percent are female. A typical ACG fan， also known as an Otaku， is obsessive about enjoying ACG indoors， cosplaying and sharing their opinions on online communities such as Tencent QQ Groups and video-sharing websites that superimpose comments over videos. Beijing， Guangdong， Jiangsu and Zhejiang ranked as the top four in terms of the population of ACG fans.
More than 20 percent of these fans spend over 1，000 yuan （$155） annually on ACG products. The mania has created a huge consumer market for ACG items， with an output value of 100 billion yuan（$15.5 billion） in 2015， attracting some of China’s Internet giants such as Tencent to dabble in it.
Cheng Wu， Vice President of Tencent， tabled a concept of an ACG-driven “twodimensional economy” at a partner conference on November 19. He believed that it can be achieved through the integration of the Internet and creative industries.
Preventing Appointment Abuse
China Youth Daily December 8
Former Olympic table tennis champion Deng Yaping was appointed as an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Education at China University of Political Science and Law to help build the varsity table tennis program on December 2. The appointment has aroused controversy. Some question the appointment procedures and Deng’s academic qualifications for the job. Others give Deng the thumbs up in view of her achievements in sports.
Undoubtedly， Deng is capable of helping the varsity table tennis team. Whether Deng is qualified to be an adjunct professor or not depends on her performance during her three-year tenure.
Numerous unqualified adjunct professors flood into China’s universities. Bigwig officials and business people are often appointed as adjunct professors after delivering a campus lecture. Of course， officials and entrepreneurs， as long as they have enough time to give lectures to college students， are welcomed to offer their help in paving the educational path. But many of them， in fact， seldom show up on campus after the appointment ceremony.
The good news is that some universities have realized the appointment abuse and have begun weeding out unqualified adjunct professors. For example， the Renmin University of China has dismissed some adjunct doctoral tutors who are ministerial-level officials without PhDs or any dissertations this year.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS WINNER Ren Naying， a student of English language and literature at Tsinghua University， was granted the Rhodes Scholarships on December 8， along with three other Chinese university students. The four have become the first Chinese mainland students to win the scholarships， which are worth 50，000 pounds （$76，000） per year， and will start to study at Oxford University next October.
Ren is a co-founder of the Chinese LGBT+Youth Network and has led a team to concentrate on gender education. Ren plans to focus on women’s studies at Oxford and help develop the theoretical basis for gender research in China.
Established in 1903 according to the will of British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes， the postgraduate program aims to promote international understanding by sponsoring potential leaders to study at Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarships for China was launched in Beijing in March. The list of Rhodes scholars includes former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
“As long as the donation system is transparent， most citizens will be willing to join the program.”
Huang Jiefu， head of a national human organ donation and transplant committee， predicting that China may top the world in terms of organ donation in several years at a recent forum in the city of Changsha， central China’s Hunan Province
“We are hoping that the law can help address the problems hindering Traditional Chinese Medicine’s （TCM’s） development， including how to better incorporate TCM into industrial chains.”
Chen Qiguang， a research fellow with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， commenting on a recently passed draft of China’s first law covering TCM
“Chinese people’s deep-rooted belief that a child bears the future of the family often makes the child the focus of the family’s financial support.”
Hu Zhan， an associate professor with the School of Social Development and Public Policy of Fudan University， in response to a survey that finds that investment in children ranks atop a list of priority items that a typical Shanghai family is most willing to pay for
“Indeed， many see the Belt and Road Initiative as the single most promising economic driver of this 21st century.”
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying， speaking at the inauguration of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce in Hong Kong on December 10， adding that the special administrative region is well placed to enjoy opportunities presented by this visionary initiative aimed at promoting cooperation along the ancient routes