 | Senior CPC Official meets Zyuganov BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov here Monday. Speaking positively of the Sino-Russian relations, Wang said the two countries are both in vital phase of development. To contiguously consolidate and promote bilateral strategic partnership of coordination is a consensus of the two countries, and is in their fundamental interest. Zyuganov said the Russian Communist Party is a good friend of China and the Chinese people. The party will endeavor to promote bilateral friendship and cooperation, and hopes to further enhance exchanges with the CPC, so as to push forward the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of coordination. The two officials also briefed each other on respective domestic situation. |
 | "Totaly Extraordinary" The Paralympic Movement The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is a non-profit, charitable, private organization that is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). CPC delivers programs that strengthen the Paralympic Movement in Canada, including sending Canadian teams to the Paralympic Games. The CPC empowers persons with physical disabilities, through sport, at all levels. Mission: The mission of the Canadian Paralympic Committee is to develop and grow the Paralympic Movement in Canada. Vision: The CPC envisions a strong and vibrant Paralympic Movement in Canada. We believe in: Sport - that is both fun and an agent for personal and social growth. Athlete Focus - acting in the best interests of the athletes. Excellence - the pursuit and achievement of excellence in all interests. Equity - exemplified by fairness, opportunity, integrity and trust. Leadership - providing leadership in the advancement of the Paralympic Movement. |
 | Xu Caihou inspects in NDU and units in Jinan and Shijiazhuan While making an inspection tour in the troop units stationed in Jinan and Shijiazhuang and the National Defense University (NDU) over April 21-25, Xu Caihou, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out that conducting the activity of deeply studying and implementing the scientific outlook on development is a vital strategic arrangement made by the 17th National Congress of the CPC, an important move to arm the Party and the armed forces with the latest achievements of the application of Marxism in China, and likewise a concrete step to enhance the governing capability and the building of the advanced nature of the Party in an all-round way. At present, as the experimental work in the armed forces is in full swing, each experimental unit must have a clear understanding of the significance of the work and do a good job in the experimental work in the spirit of great responsibility, with high political zeal and a solid work style, Xu said during the inspection. Xu Qiliang, member of the Central Military Commission and commander of the PLA Air Force, Liu Zhenqi, deputy director of the General Political Department of the PLA, Deng Changyou, political commissar of the PLA Air Force, Fan Changlong, commander of the Jinan Military Area Command, Fang Fenghui, commander of the Beijing Military Area Command, Fu Tinggui, political commissar of the Beijing Military Area Command, Wang Xibing, president of the National Defense University, and Tong Shiping, political commissar of National Defense University, accompanied Xu Caihou during the inspection tour. The Fighters in the video are form PLA Air Force 12th Air Division (Location: Zhangzhuang Airport 张庄机场, Jinan City 济南, Shandong province) in Jinan Military District. |
 | CCTV-9: Zhou inspects collapsed tunnel in Gansu Pro Zhou Yongkang inspects collapsed tunnel in Gansu Province WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 05-16-2008 12:01 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China A senior CPC official has urged the repair of a quake-damaged railway section as soon as possible. Member of the Poliburo Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee, Zhou Yongkang, made the call while inspecting a collapsed tunnel in Gansu Province. Zhou Yongkang arrived in Shaanxi Province on Thursday afternoon. He then headed to Huixian County in neighboring Gansu Province where the collapsed tunnel along the Baoji-Chengdu Railway is located. En route, Shaanxi provincial officials updated Zhou Yongkang about their disaster relief work. The senior official called on the party committees and governments at various levels in Shaanxi to make the earthquake disaster relief work as their most important and urgent tasks. He also urged them to do their best to rescue the injured, relocate the victims and guarantee their basic standards of living. Zhou Yongkang stressed that Shaanxi -- which borders Sichuan -- should continue making the most of its geographic advantage to help Sichuan with the disaster relief work. The senior official also carefully studied the tunnel rescue work with accompanying experts. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway is the lifeline linking northwestern China to its southwestern provinces. During Monday's devastating earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province -- a freight train derailed -- paralyzing the railway linking Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, and Baoji City in Shaanxi Province. The train with five hundred tons of gasoline on board caught fire. It burned for about 40 hours before more than 1,500 rescuers put out the fire on Wednesday. Zhou Yongkang urged workers to safeguard against any gasoline explosion and possible quake-induced landslides. But to make every effort to dislodge the damaged train from the tunnel and repair the railway and tunnel so that the line can resume operations as soon as possible. Zhou Yongkang said, "The Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee's Political Bureau has held two meetings especially for the disaster relief work. And the general-secretary has called on rescuers to make all-out efforts to overcome difficulties and achieve the success of disaster relief efforts. Especially right now, we are rescuing victims in the worst-hit province of Sichuan. And the next step is rebuilding their homes. The recovery of the railway is connected to the lifeline of west and southwestern China." Zhou Yongkang also met with Gansu provincial officials and related experts to further study the railway rescue work on Thursday night. |
 | Guo Boxiong calls for greater efforts in military training When making an inspection and study tour in the troop units stationed in Hainan, Jiangxi and Hubei Provinces recently, Guo Boxiong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized that the PLA should take the essence of the 17th National Congress of the CPC as the guidance, implement earnestly the series of important instructions on strengthening military training by President Hu Jintao, focus on carrying out effectively the historical mission of the army in the new century and the new period, further intensify preparations for military struggle, stick to the principle of making the improvement of the ability of winning the IT-based local war as the core task, conscientiously take military training as a matter of strategic importance, pay close and serious attention to military training as a day-to-day central task, and promote innovative development and effective execution in military training so as to boost better and faster development of the all-round construction of the troops and continuously raise the troops' capability in dealing with various security threats and accomplishing all kinds of military missions. Xu Yaoyuan, assistant director of the General Political Department of the PLA, and Li Maifu, deputy director of the General Logistics Department of the PLA accompanied Guo Boxiong during the inspection and study tour. |
 | PLA Head urges a good training joint operational commander Upon the approval of Chairman Hu Jintao and the Central Military Commission, the PLA symposium on training joint operational commanders was held in the National Defense University on June 26. At the symposium, participants summed up and exchanged the experience of the PLA and the Armed Police Force in training joint operational commanders and made arrangements for promoting the training of joint operational commanders at a new starting point. Xu Caihou, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed at the symposium that it was imperative to vigorously intensify the cultivation of joint operational commanders so as to provide a powerful talents support for comprehensively carrying out the historical mission of the army in the new century and the new period. Chen Bingde, member of the Central Military Commission and chief of general staff of the PLA, and Li Jinai, member of the Central Military Commission and director of the General Political Department of the PLA, attended the symposium and presided over the symposium respectively in the morning and in the afternoon. Xu Caihou pointed out that to strengthen the training of joint operational commanders was an important strategic task put forward by Chairman Hu Jintao, an inevitable requirement for the army to adapt itself to the change of battle forms, a pressing need for the army to effectively fulfill its historical mission in the new century and the new period and an important measure to boost the PLA personnel training strategic program in order to bring up high-quality military personnel of a new type. Xu Caihou emphasized that in order to successfully train large number of joint operational commanders, it was a must to conscientiously practice the scientific outlook on development, make overall arrangements for the training and grasp key links so as to enable the training to make progress in an all-round manner and be improved entirely. At the symposium, ten units gave an account of their experience in training joint operational commanders. |
 | China to boost ties with Trinidad and Tobago Tobago WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 06-27-2008 18:51 Visiting senior Communist Party official He Guoqiang says China is ready to boost its relations with Trinidad and Tobago to a new level. He Guoqiang, a member of the Political Bureau of Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee, met with Trinidad and Tobago's President George Richards Wednesday in the country's capital city Port of Spain. He Guoqiang says the Chinese government attaches great importance to its relations with Trinidad and Tobago, and China will enhance high-level contacts, political trust and economic and trade cooperation. He noted that since China and Trinidad and Tobago set up diplomatic ties 34 years ago, their bilateral relations have developed steadily. He added Trinidad and Tobago has become one of China's most important trading partners in the Caribbean region. He also expressed his appreciation for the its government's adherence to the one-China policy. He Guoqiang says the Chinese government will work with the government of Trinidad and Tobago to promote the overall development of friendly relations and cooperation between China and Caribbean countries. For his part, Richards spoke highly of the contributions the Chinese people have made to China's economic development and social progress. He said his country hopes to further strengthen cooperation with China in various fields and to continue to push forward bilateral ties. They also discussed the current world energy situation and measures to address the issue. He Guoqiang arrived in the country after a goodwill visit to Cuba. Trinidad and Tobago is the second leg of his four-country visit that will also take him to Brazil and Angola. |
 | President Hu: Relief work is top priority President Hu: Relief work is top priority WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 05-13-2008 12:11 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged government officials at all levels to make earthquake rescue and relief work their top priority. Hu made the comments at a meeting of the CPC Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing late Monday evening. forces as well as medical personnel to get to the quake-hit areas as soon as possible and mount all-out efforts to save the injured and reduce the impact caused by the havoc. President Hu demanded that a sufficient supply of food, medicine, clothes and tents be sent to the disaster-stricken areas. And he also called for telecommunications, power and water supplies and transportation access to be restored as soon as possible. President Hu urged local governments to keep a close watch on the latest developments concerning the earthquake and its aftershocks and guard against earthquake-induced disasters causing further casualties. Those who spread rumors to sabotage disaster relief work would be dealt with according to China's laws and regulations. At the meeting, the Politburo Standing Committee decided to set up disaster relief headquarters with Premier Wen Jiabao as head. and Li Keqiang and Hui Liangyu, both vice premiers, as deputy heads. The Politburo also called on all party members in the quake-hit areas to devote themselves to protecting the interests of the public on the frontline of disaster relief work. |
 | Kim Jong Il Pays Unofficial Visit to Central and South China Pyongyang, January 19 (KCNA) - Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China, from January 10 to 18 at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China. He was accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Pak Nam Gi and Ri Kwang Ho, department directors of the WPK Central Committee, and Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet. Party and state leaders and people of China warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il visiting China again at the outset of the new year for the purpose of boosting the DPRK-China friendship and accorded him cordial hospitality with utmost sincerity. He toured the central and southern parts of the PRC. The first leg of his visit was Wuhan and Yichang cities of Hubei Province. Huang Ju, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-premier of the State Council, kindly greeted Kim Jong Il in Wuhan upon the authorization of General Secretary Hu Jintao and the CPC Central Committee. Also present to greet Kim Jong Il were senior party and government cadres of Hubei Province and Wuhan City including Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPC Yu Zhengsheng, Governor of Hubei Province Luo Qingquan, Secretary of the Wuhan City Committee of the CPC Miao Yu and Mayor of Wuhan Li Xiansheng. Kim Jong Il met and conversed with Huang Ju. Huang Ju, on behalf of General Secretary Hu Jintao, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il on a visit to Wuhan City which President Kim Il Sung visited several times. Huang said that the visit of Kim Jong Il to Wuhan City associated with the history of Sino-DPRK friendship is greatly conducive to further glorifying the friendly relations between the two countries provided by the leaders of the old generation. Pointing out that thanks to the leadership of Kim Jong Il the DPRK has made signal achievements in the building of a great prosperous powerful nation and various other fields, Huang sincerely congratulated him on them. Kim Jong Il said he was pleased to visit Wuhan City, expressing his thanks to leading officials and people of Hubei Province and Wuhan City for their warm reception. Huang Ju hosted a grand banquet in honor of Kim Jong Il. Those present at the banquet raised toasts to the stronger friendly relations between the two parties and the two countries and to the health of the leaders of the two parties and the two states. Kim Jong Il visited the Changfei Optical Fiber and Optical Cable Company and Fenghuo Communications Co., Ltd. in company with Huang Ju. He also visited the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei Province, guided by Yu Zhengsheng, Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Luo Qingquan, Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and leading officials from Beijing and the province. The world's leading power station now under construction is a gigantic structure to be recorded in the Chinese history, he said, adding that this is a striking manifestation of the resourcefulness and strength of the Chinese people. The next leg of his visit was Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen of Guangdong Province. Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, greeted Kim Jong Il in Guangzhou. He was also greeted by Zhang Dejiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, Huang Huahua, governor of Guangdong Province, Lin Shusen, secretary of the Guangzhou City Committee of the CPC, Zhang Guangning, mayor of Guangzhou, and other leading party and government officials of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City. Kim Jong Il met and had a cordial conversation with Li Changchun. Hu Jintao, who sets great store by the Sino-DPRK friendship, dispatched me to Guangzhou to specially receive Kim Jong Il, Li said, warmly welcoming his Guangzhou visit on behalf of the central collective leadership of the CPC. Li, recalling with deep emotion his unforgettable Korea visit in 2004, once again expressed greetings of profound thanks to Kim Jong Il for showing profound care and benevolence for him. Kim Jong Il's four visits to China in the new century are events of historic significance in improving the relations between the two countries, Li said, highly praising him for making a great contribution to boosting the Sino-Korean friendship. Kim Jong Il said he was deeply impressed by the changes that have taken place in the Guangdong province, hoping that it would further prosper. Li Changchun gave a grand banquet in honor of Kim Jong Il. He, in company with Li, visited the Weichuangrixin Electronics Company, the Lianzong Stainless Steel Company Ltd., the Guangzhou International Conference and Exhibition Centre and a metro and cruised the Zhu River aboard a sightseeing boat to be briefed on the construction in Guangzhou City. He visited Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen cities, guided by leading officials from Beijing and the province including Zhang Dejiang, member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC and secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC; Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the C.C., CPC; Huang Huahua, governor of Guangdong Province; and Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK. While staying there he visited different units including Zhongshan University, Xinghai Conservatory and the Dongsheng Farm Company Ltd. in Guangzhou, the Software Development Centre of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Gree Air Conditioner Production Company and the Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai and Yantian Port, Huawei Technologies, and the Dazu Laser Science and Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen. He was accorded whole-hearted warm welcome by the Chinese people wherever he went. During his stay he enjoyed a music and dance performance specially prepared by artistes from Beijing and Guangdong Province together with leading officials of the province and Shenzhen city including Zhang Dejiang, secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, and Huang Huahua, governor of the province. The artistes put on the stage colorful numbers including orchestra "Prelude to Celebration", children's chorus "Wanlihua", Urheen solo "Horse Race", ballet "We Sing of Huang He River", display of national dresses "Beautiful Rainbow in the East", song and dance "To Greet Friend from Place Far Away" and Korean songs "Soldier Lives Near the General", "The Flower Girl" and "Balloonflower." Kim Jong Il sent a floral basket to the performers, congratulating them on their successful performance. Zhang Dejiang hosted a banquet in honor of Kim Jong Il. While making a long journey from the central part of China to its southern part, he learned in detail with the thoughts and feelings of the hard-working and resourceful Chinese people and the economic, cultural and all other fields. The unofficial visit paid by him to China in the beginning of the new year for the purpose of steadily boosting the DPRK-China friendship proved successful thanks to the special care and cordial hospitality of Hu Jintao and the party and government of China. Kim Jong Il expressed satisfaction over his fruitful visit and thanked for the cordial hospitality accorded to him by the leading officials of the party and government of China. His historic visit to the central and southern parts of China will be recorded in the history of the DPRK-China friendship as one more event that provided an occasion of bringing about a fresh turn in boosting this traditional friendship. |
 | President Hu calls for scientific innovation Among developing countries, China had now taken the lead regarding the general level of science and technological development, said Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. He attributed the achievements to the full support of the Party, the nation and the hard work by Chinese scientists and technicians. Hu made the remarks at Monday's inaugural ceremony for both the 14th Congress of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ninth Congress of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Science. He began his speech by giving a brief summary of the country's strenuous anti-earthquake efforts after a powerful 8.0-quake struck Wenchuan County in the southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12. Members of the two academies had made full use of their collective wisdom and power to play an important role in the quake relief, he said. In his speech, Hu mentioned two major historic events -- the National Science Congress in March 1978, and the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee in December that same year. The science conference has been called a "Spring" for the country's science circles following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The latter ushered in the Reform and Opening-up Drive in the country. Hu recalled it was Deng Xiaoping who talked about major issues regarding the political status. At the meeting, the late leader proposed that science and technology were a productive force, intellectuals were part of the working class, and the key of the country's modernization drive lay with the modernization of science and technology. He reiterated science and technology were the No.1 productive force; human resources were the No. 1 resource; and it was a must to persistently increase the capabilities in independent innovation; it was a must to adhere to the political advantage of socialism, which enabled the government to gather powers to do big things; it was a must that science and technology served economic and social development as well as the people; and it was a must to display the scientific spirit. |
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