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Xi Jinping’s remarks at Davos World Economic Forum

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17(Greenpost)–Chinese President Xi Jinping has given over 50 minutes keynote speech at the World Economic Forum held in Davos in Switzerland.

In front of hundreds of leaders around the world, Xi Jinping illustrated his view of the world and gave his promise and solutions to the world.

The following is some of his remarks and shows his views in a very clear and simple way.

No one will emerge as the winner in a trade war, Chinese President Xi Jinping says criticising the trade protectionism.

The world is changing, China is changing. About 200 years ago, the British Empire sent officials to Beijing to ask Qianlong to trade with Great Britain and accept their goods. Qian long said my world has everything and we don’t need your goods so we don’t trade with you.

Now Xi Jinping stands at the podium of the Davos World Economic Forum said we will open to the world and the world should open to China, let’s trade with each other.

Many of the problems troubling the world are not caused by economic globalization, President of China Xi Jingping tells。

Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room: while wind & rain may be kept outside so are light and air: Xi Jinping

China has no intention to boost its trade development by devaluing the Renminbi, still less by launching a currency war: Xi Jinping

When encountering difficulty we should not complain, blame others, or run away from responsibilities, Xi Jinping tells。

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is unfolding at an exponential rather than a linear pace, says Xi Jinping, President of China.

The Paris climate deal is a hard won agreement – all signatories should stick to it rather than walk away, Xi Jinping tells.

Chinese President Xi Jinping tells  household consumption and the service sector have become the main drivers of growth.

Strong message from President Xi Jinping on need for collaboration, reconciliation and stability. Vital in today’s world, twitter of Paul Polman.

 

习近平在达沃斯论坛上的讲话全球化是双刃剑

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)–习近平说经济全球化是把双刃剑。

坚持创新驱动。创新是发展的第一动力。

创新政策手段,为增长提供后劲。

提供新的就业机会。

坚持协同联动,打造

人类已经是你中有我,我中有你。每个国家都有发展权利。

公正合理的秩序

人类利益共同体

500亿美元。

一带一路

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017/sessions/opening-plenary-davos-2017

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017/sessions/opening-plenary-davos-2017

莫道桑榆晚 丹霞尚满天–张德

华侨世家:他家父为苏里南早期著名先辈侨领,一位胞弟张振猷·运华曾为苏里南首都医院院长暨国家卫生部长,继任首位华裔工商部长,一位胞弟张振猷·运发任苏国司法部部长,另一位一位胞弟张振猷·荣华为国家地质勘探与道路测绘专家。抗日战士:他是全家族中唯一留在故乡兄长,抗战初期他参加东江纵队港九大队手枪队,继任二支队中队指导员,率队转战港九新界西贡,开展开展抗日敌后斗争。工运领导:解放初期,他夫妻随粤赣湘边纵队东江教导营(工人营)配合南下大军接管,军管广州,参与创建广州市总工会,曾任宣传部长,广州市总工会副主席……

                                         莫道桑榆晚 丹霞尚满天

专访广州市总工会建政与工运史见证人之一:原广州市总工会副主席张德

北欧绿色邮报网特约记者(文/荷兰 张卓辉  图/ 广州 张志青)

P1070219        九年前的阳春三月中,广东省人民政府外事办的领导在广东迎宾馆设盛宴,热情接待苏里南共和国首位华裔工商部长张运华(曾任苏国卫生部部长)。

客家山歌祝寿这是张运华第一次与夫人携全家返粤省亲寻根。

广州市总工会原副主席,离休老干部张德(左3)与荷兰华人家族-胞妹张亚娇、胞弟张荣华;胞妹与妹夫、外甥魏素兴及新娘合影留念;事缘巧合,九年后的金秋中,也是在广东迎宾馆,广州市总工会举办2011年市总工会系统离退休人员迎国庆贺中秋茶话会,广州市总工会主席陈伟光亲切会见苏里南工商部长张运华的大哥,广州市总工会原副主席,离休老干部张德。此事距今已五年了,记忆犹新。

华侨世家抗日战士

     张德是张运华部长全家族中唯一长居广东省会羊城的兄。2005年在纪念世界反法西斯战争暨抗日战争胜利60周年之际,中央决定向70多万名抗战老战士、爱国人士、抗日将领及国际友人颁发中国人民抗日战争胜利60周年纪念章(纪念章采用纯银制作)。作为抗日老战士的他,中共中央,国务院,中央军委也向他颁发了一个勋章和一条写有抗日老战士的绶带。

在抗战年代的岁月里,祖籍广东宝安(现为深圳市龙岗区)的家父张振猷,积极参与苏里南华侨华人捐资赠物支援家乡人民抗日战争,打击侵略者;他还时常周济籍同胞,团结社群,送子出洋留学,鼓励学成报国,因而德高望重,成为华界中流砥柱的著名先辈侨领。

张运华的一位胞弟张运发任苏国司法部部长,另一位胞弟张荣华,在20世纪60年代末,70年代初亦从苏里南赴荷兰留学地质勘探与道路测绘专业获硕士学位,毕业后返回独立后的苏里南,为兴建国家公路网与矿产开发作出色贡献。

同时他与全家族一道竭力支持哥哥张运华骨伤科医学博士(留学荷兰获得学位)曾任苏里南首都医院院长暨国家卫生部长,先后两次参政从政。而由于家乡是南粤东江抗日游击根据地,张振猷的长子,少年时已任乡儿童团副总团长的张德于1941年春参加中国共产党,同年7月调到港九大队刘黑仔手枪队(原名刘锦进队长也是南美洲华侨后裔),同年11月,日寇攻陷香港时,他随即调往九龙新界西贡游击队(后称港九独立大队)

后来任路东青年抗日先锋队副队长,不久又调任二支队中队指导员(以上所各队均隶属于东江纵队)率领部队转战粤东,赴港九新界西贡地区开展抗日敌后斗争,参加过保护抢运武器物资,秘密大营救,破坏日军运输线,攻击日军哨所、踞点,肃匪反霸等重大战斗。

忆当年鏖战急犹酣,党中央、毛主席发出号召将革命进行到底,解放全中国!饮马长江的百万雄师突破天堑,势如破竹纵横席卷华中、华东、华南。

张德与妻子罗德慈分别紧随所在东江纵队、粤赣湘边纵队配合我南下大军解放广东全境。

19491014日解放军进入广州,羊城第一面五星红旗在当初粤赣湘边纵队东江教导营驻扎的西濠口东亚大酒店升起时,宣布了除沿海诸岛之外,中国大陆全部解放。此面国旗迄今还珍藏在广州博物馆。而他们均获得国家政府颁发的参加解放战争纪念章,从而灼见天涯若比邻,爱国建国一家亲!

 榜样力量是无穷的,张德积极先支持大儿子早年应征入伍,后又支持毕业于广州大学不久的小孙子于2010年参军服役,所属部队分别驻守粤东腹地及调防潮汕牛田洋军垦与滇西大理,全家成为光荣军属。

广州工运史见证人

     当天,市总工会主席陈伟光热情地向就座工运史委员席上的离休老干部张德及其家属致以节日的祝贺和诚挚地慰问,感谢他长期以来对市总工会的建设与发展所作出很大的贡献和付出的辛劳,还和他合影留念,以资鼓励他发扬革命传统,永葆革命晚节。

原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会在香港庆回归活动之二,年逾八旬的张德真心诚意地向陈伟光主席表示十分感激总工会一向以来无微不至地关怀与爱护,继续发挥余热,为工会事业竭尽毕生力量。神采奕奕的他意犹未了,兴致勃勃地告诉陪同他前来的次子,广州大学计算机研究所硕士生导师张志青教授,表白自己始终是广州工会建政人之一和广州工运史确凿见证人之一。

 言符其实:在日本投降后,张德奉命调到香港,在党的领导下从事工人运动工作。随着解放战争节节胜利,19497月,他随队准备配合南下大军接管广州。

当时,从香港抽调500多名进步人士和进步工人组成粤赣湘边纵队东江教导营,他任教导营的工人营第四营第一连连长,他的老战友,香港海军船坞华人协进会党支部书记和香港市政线工会党支部书记梁超任工人营营长(教导营副营长,解放后长期担任市总工会副主席、主席),后来一起随南下大军进广州参加军管工作。

解放后,工人营大多数人在市总工会工作。张德当时具体参加公共汽车工作小组,任副组长,向工人宣传党的城市工作政策,组织工人学习,筹建行业工会。他的妻子罗德慈取出过一帧珍贵的历史纪录黑白照片给笔者表述那些逾半个多世纪难以忘怀的故事:曾任广州市市长朱光与广州市新闻出版印刷工业工会首届工会全体委员就职典礼合影留念,她当时为广州市新闻出版印刷工业工会首届委员、组织科长(她站在第二排左5)

叶剑英元帅于1949年建国初为第一届广州市市长后,“到南方去,同原在南方工作的同志团结在一起,将南方工作做好,这是我的希望。《毛泽东主席为朱光同志题词》,朱光于50年代初继任第三届广州市市长。

朱光是一位才华横溢的诗人。他的《珠江之歌》等诗词以及绿化长堤,美化广州要把广州建设成为华南工业基地的城市建设思想,给广州人民留下了深刻的印象。

诚然,这张珍贵映相却穗史沉钩地缩影著建国初期,广州市工业行业工会的形成与发展。值得一提的是,当时从香港选拔带领8名精干可靠的汽车司机优秀党员干部由张德带领上广州,其中一位曾在香港华南汽车工程学校的技术骨干,共产党员名叫黄生的同志成为了广州市第一任市长、市委书记,广州市军事管制委员会主任、华南军区司令员兼政委叶剑英元帅的汽车司机。

 明年秋将隆重庆祝广州市总工会成立60周年(1952-2012)。曾几经沧桑,近花甲年华的会址大厦依然故我,巍峨雄伟耸立在羊城东风西路前段,五、六十年代,那儿顶层常驻市警司一个高机()加强排扼守全城防空制高点之一,现时屹立在广厦的它迄今仍为越秀区明显地标,市政重点保护建筑(文物)

抚今追昔的张德此刻万千感慨:当长子还在襁褓里未满月时,他就全心全意与战友们一道忘我地投入筹备广州市总工会成立的各项繁忙工作中。

1955年落成该会址大厦,由时任市总工会基建部部长梁超主持其基建收尾工作,同年中,市总工会联会从西濠口2号乔迁到此大厦办公至今,而广州市妇女联合会,共青团广州市委员会亦设于此大厦。

市总工会成立后,张德先后担任市政工会组织科科长、工人纠察队总队部秘书和市政、医务、建筑、印刷工会联合党支部书记。时任广州市总工会主席梁超倡建并组织市总工会广州工运史研究办公室,张德就任工运史委员。去年纪念抗美援朝60周年期间,张德向市总工运史办呈递一份《市政工会系统职工全力支援抗美援朝概况》忆述:19516月在市教育路小学,张德积极协助时任市政、医务工会主席梁超一道向全市司机职工动员,响应叶剑英市长号召全市人民与全国人民一道全力支持抗美援朝,积极捐款购买飞机大炮、枪支弹药支援前线,参军入伍,当场就有90名报名参加志愿军;落实中央指示广州派出医疗队和运输队;当时有市公共汽车工会主席刘观庆等41人被批准成立广州抗美援朝运输队。

根据广州市妇联原主席,广州市人大原副主任李碧娴于201111月底向正在穗探亲的笔者追忆,解放初期她于省执信女子中学毕业不久在市第一人民医院任职护士,加入了医务工会成为骨干,张德是她的入党介绍人。

而方便医院(市第一人民医院前身)工会主席、外科医生邓仲伟和博爱医院工会主席伍汉邦新婚夫妇一起参加志愿军,市抗美援朝医疗队分30人,40人两批先后赴朝,市政工会并在火车站组织大型欢送会欢送医疗队出佂,女工委员会继续做好军烈属与支前家属工作,留下人员更加积极搞好生产,以实际行动支援前线……,这些均从一个侧面生动翔实地再现了当年广州人民保家卫国,抗美援朝轰轰烈烈的壮观场景。而享《我在广州市总工会工作的点滴回忆》录中,张德则纵谈解放初期广州工会的发展路向,尤其突出在党的领导下,组织新工会,彻底摧毁了142个伪工会,接管和改造旧工会,促进工人阶级真正当家作主,成为建设社会主义新中国的生力军。

类似这样珍贵资料,作为市总工会《光荣岁月》编委会顾问的张德已撰写和口述整理多份提交,着实地为广州工运史库添砖加瓦。

当选全总八大代表

 饮茶倾谈兴浓处,张德忽然打住话题反客为主,饶有风趣地询问同是老工运后代的笔者对被访人与市总工会的印象。对于少年时代成长在那里的笔者深有感触犹新追忆:记得1956年,张德先后任市政建筑工会副主席、主席期间,曾多次组织工会职工(业余)曲艺团去市郊对口扶助社队拜年,农忙慰问,送戏下乡,加强工农联盟;记得1958年他调任广州市总工会宣传部部长,1960年他就任市总工会副主席兼宣传部部长、国防体育部部长期间,经常组织有关干部一同巡视市一、二、三工人文化宫和西村工人体育场,加强管理与大力开展全市职工文化体育活动,并且鼓励儿子与同学红领巾小组到市一宫影剧场义务劳动,学雷锋做好事;还记得因为是老战友,副正老搭档,张、梁两家关系甚篤,节假日间,张德常携带儿子探访梁超,一起不仅拉家常,更多是汇报工作,交流思想与畅谈计划,久而久之两家小孩与大人都成了世交好友……,虽说道这些寻常轶事,但却于细微处见精神。

1963年他调任广州市化学工业局任党副委书记兼政治部主任,文革后又调回市化工局,1973年调任市战备后方花县花山地区(工委)任组长。1976年他调任广州市住宅建设公司,先后任党委常委、公司副主任、副书记、公司经理,1984年离休。

但令他难以望怀的是1958年被选为中华全国总工会第八届全国代表大会代表,赴北京开会,与会代表一起受到毛泽东主席和刘少奇主席等党和国家领导人的亲切接见,并在怀仁堂一起合影留念。

同年后多次当选为市人民代表,曾先后到省、党市校参加学习培训。夕照丹霞尚满天,离休并非船到码头车到站,而今迈步从头越的他有更多时间投入为发掘和抢救广州工运史作出更多努力工作,关心所在公司的建设与发展,因而他曾七次被评为公司优秀党员,而且被评为市离休干部先进代表,出席市的会议,并与市委书记、市长等领导一起合影留念。

映日秋枫别样彤,今年隆重庆祝中国共产党成立90周年,他与妻子一起荣获广东省委颁授50年南粤老党员纪念章,籍此作为他半生戎马半生工运的最好嘉赏吧!

老兵在香港庆回归

    他家主人房书橱上陈列一封过塑硬面透明的铭谢状显得分外光彩夺目:“前事不忘后事之师 原东江纵队港九独立大队 张德先生在第二次世界大战期间,投身抗日救国、保卫香港的战争中建立了赫赫战功,殊堪嘉许,特颁予铭谢状,用示嘉勉。

西贡各界纪念抗日战争胜利60周年活动筹委会2005812同样的铭谢状也颁发了和他一样的许多老战友。因此,他感到莫大欣慰与倍感激励。

     作为他的长子在90年代初先旅居巴拿马共和国而后移居荷兰在鹿特丹市欧洲国际东方美术研究院秘书处工作并成为荷()(利时)(森堡)华人写作协会会员的笔者,于1997年冬首次返到阔别8年的羊城与父母亲和弟妹们团聚。此期间,随同父母亲专程前往邻近华侨新村淘金路梁宅拜访原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会会长、广东工人运动学会名誉会长梁超世伯,大家互致问候,兴高采烈欢聚一堂。

原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会在香港庆回归活动之五,对于曾任全国总工会第九届、十届执委,长期担任广州市工会领导,选为广州市十大杰出公仆工人运动活动家的梁超世伯,他与夫人袁卓峰(港九独立大队老战士、原广州市工人医院办公室干部)也是看着我长大的亲密长者,因此笔者始终油然起敬,在当下又聆听他的教诲和指导,心潮逐浪高。合影留念话别时,世伯特地送给我一全彩精装本由他于199710月组织、主编和部分撰写,以原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会编印出版的《老兵在香港庆回归》纪念册,并在扉页上亲笔行书:“张卓辉世侄惠存 梁超19971223日 祝福题词春夏秋冬行好运,东南西北遇贵人以资勉励。

原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会在香港庆回归活动之四,,该册内刊登:署名文章《首聚香港欢庆回归港九大队老战士在香港回归活动综合报告》(梁超),《满怀激情庆回归》(港九大队海上中队长、原广东省水产副厅厅长罗欧锋),《难忘的时刻》(女中豪杰港九市区中队长、原广东省妇联副主任方蘭),联谊会代表团老战士们重游抗日老区和香港抒怀观感与诗词,以及他们分别与全国政协副主席、香港知名人士霍英东,香港特区首任行政长官董建华合影留念,还有摘要转载新华社香港分社、香港《文汇报》、《广州日报》、《南方日报》等省港各大媒体从不同角度与专题报导联谊会代表团在香港参加回归庆典各项活动实况通讯,图文并茂美仑精彩。

可惜,父亲当时生病住院未能与老战友们一道去香港参加回归庆典而深感遗憾。诚然,2007年夏初,父亲与曾在东江教导营工人营的家母,原越秀区人大办公室副主任暨工委副主任罗德慈,随同原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会代表团一道赴港参加庆祝香港回归祖国十周年活动。

原东纵港九独立大队老游击战士联谊会代表团在香港庆回归活动三,他们一起重返港九根据地观光、缅怀英烈、参观本联谊会址与香港重光史纪念馆和参加当地各项庆祝活动,还顺路探望早年退休在香港的广州市李裕兴针织厂前厂长,家母的大哥罗思穆,拜访现今港澳地区唯一健在的第一届全国政协会议代表,香港文汇报前董事长、社长,家母的八姑丈李子诵先生(我等晚辈称他为八姑公)等亲戚……。

也许是题外话吧,中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室宣文部传媒处处长王爽,香港文汇报董事长、社长王树成,名誉董事长张云枫,董事副社长韩力,董事总编辑王伯遥,董事总经理顾行伟,副总经理康海峰,社长助理、办公室总经理刘伟昌(笔者的战友)及其文汇同仁与八姑公的儿孙等家族亲人于201061日出席了香港文汇报为前董事长、社长李子诵百岁荣寿生日特地举办的晚宴,欣闻喜讯,张德夫妇及其全家人也一起发去贺电。

曾记否,70年代中叶,笔者有幸随同相关代表团去惠州及到罗浮山麓冲虚古观寺院,参观了由曾任中共香港海员工委书记而后出任东江纵队司令员的曾生将军创建惠宝人民抗日游击总队(东江纵队前身)所在的东江纵队总部(司令部)旧址,抗日战争胜利前夕,中共广东区党委于此召开重大转折的罗浮山会议,那时笔者的心情与父母亲当时赴港庆回归的心情一样感触良多!

    适逢2011122,广州地区老游击战士联谊会举行纪念东江纵队成立68周年大会,尚在穗探亲的笔者遵父病榻嘱,前往庆典会场东山宾馆报到代为领取《曾生将军》、《两广纵队史》、《北撤纪念东江纵队北撤65周年》三册赠阅书籍时,幸遇该联谊会主办《老战士》季刊副主编,广州市政府原秘书长,东纵老战士陈一民之女陈朝然引荐认识了久仰的港九独立大队政委,解放后曾任北京航空学院副院长,70年代曾任新华社香港分社副社长,离休老干部陈达明,该联谊会常务理事港九独立大队分会副会长兼秘书长,离休老干部梁少达等年逾古稀的老首长,老前辈,并合影留念,还见到一群满腔热情,铁血中坚的东纵后代参与组织大会各项工作而紧张忙碌。

还是梁副会长记忆犹新地脱口而出:“张德,那是刘黑仔手枪队的啊,他现在可好?! ”那洪钟般的话语引起周围与会者对我们交谈的注目,家父听了我的汇报热泪盈眶,无限感慨老战友们的想念与关心。

选为广州市“十大杰出公仆”和“工人运动活动家”的梁超世伯(中)与家父(右),广州市总工会原副主席,离休老干部张德和笔者张卓辉(左)合影留念_2015年5月中旬,深圳电视台有关宣传东纵栏目摄制组来到广州市一人民医院采访原东纵港九独立大队老战士,家妹张海燕用轮椅推着他出镜,并代父亲介绍他的革命经历,使他无限欣慰。而在同年7月,纪念世界反法西斯战争暨抗日战争胜利70周年之际,他也同样荣获中共中央,国务院,中央军委颁发了一枚中国人民抗日战争胜利70周年纪念章(证章编号: 2015188322)

     然而令人喜悦的2016年暑期,笔者接到老朋友,梁超世伯的长子梁大驹一个从香港打来的国际长途电话。早年在中南林学院毕业后就职广东省林业厅干部的他于70年代末返回出生地,父辈当年从事学运、工运策源地香港新界元朗拓展废旧纸回收再生资源工程,继而发展灯饰行业。

欣闻他应邀赴伦敦,出席留学英国的儿子大学毕业典礼,嘱咐其学成返港参加特区建设,他俩稍后会来荷兰探望笔者一家,友朋自远方来不亦乐乎地畅谈再见明年仲夏是隆重庆祝香港回归祖国廿周年!(1997-2017)佳讯传达,张德和他的老战友们心潮彭湃,思绪万千,大家都衷心祝愿曾经战斗和保卫过的地方,素有东方之珠称誉的香港回归祖国后更加兴旺发达,繁荣昌盛!

【广州市总工会主席陈伟光 致信 原件】

尊敬的卓辉先生:

    来文收悉,见信如面!

    首先我谨代表广州市总工会诚挚感谢张德老主席和您对广州工运事业一如既往的大力支持。可谓“莫道桑榆晚,丹霞尚满天”。拳拳之心可鉴,伟光感念于心。

    张德老主席是广州工运历史的重要参与者和见证人。无论是在艰苦的革命年代,还是在发展的和平时期,张老都积极投身革命活动,投身工运事业,为解放后广州工会的建立和发展作出了重要贡献。张老一家各自在不同领域、不同时期为国家、为民族的自由解放作出了贡献。党和政府不会忘记你们的付出,广大工会工作者不会忘记你们的贡献。

    在此,恳请卓辉先生代我转达对张德老主席的衷心感谢和诚挚祝愿!祝愿张德老主席身体健康、生活愉快、家庭幸福!希望他继续发挥余热,不断关心支持广州工运事业的发展!

    草草不尽。顺颂祺祥!

广州市总工会 陈伟光

                               2012217

爱丽丝.兰谈瑞典水和空气的治理经验

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)–瑞典是个水资源非常丰富的国家,但是,在历史上也曾经被污染过。如今,瑞典的水更清,天更蓝。瑞典有什么经验可谈吗?当然。

陈雪霏摄

爱丽丝.兰是一位非常能干的华人女性。以前当中文老师,2014年进入瑞典最大的政党,社民党斯德哥尔摩省级议会成为议员,而且被聘于瑞典斯德哥尔摩水务公司,专门负责聘用水问题专家和工作人员的。

她在脸书上发表文章说,2016年11 月参加了在布达佩斯举行的世界水峰会。与会者大多是发展中国家的领导和与水的治理相关的专家领导,来自发达国家的代表当然也不少。通过会间畅谈,得知北欧几国,甚至包括荷兰在内,水的治理有许多类似的地方。

发展中国家一些领导人提议,多一些财政部长参加水峰会,这样可以共同商讨如何出资,私人经济也可融入共同治理一些河流湖泊等,好多人问瑞典如何解决资金问题。

DSC_5727兰女士说,在瑞典,财政部长是不用管具体的水的治理,是省市级的属于国家的企业处理废水和治理湖泊近海环保等问题。资金的来源是通过税收,很少的一点税,但是,这是长期的投入。人们已经没有多少感受,已习惯于打开水管就有饮用水,甚至有外伤时,外科医生直接用水冲洗,我刚来时,看到有化脓的伤口,医生发把小刷子给病人,叫他打开水管对着伤口冲洗,用刷子刷干净,我都惊呆了,懵了。 生了孩子没有月子可坐,在产房就冲热水浴,现在知道为什么了。

“网上看到一个中文视频抱怨在中国上税太多,说应该把水、空气(雾霾)的治理交给私营企业去做,我 能理解他善意的建议和担忧,但我有不同的看法,写一点供参考。”兰女士写到。

“水和空气是循环性、非竞争性资源,至少说在北欧是非竞争性资源,水和空气不能成为商品,因为流动性太大。私人企业只能辅助水的处理,不能起主导作用,水一旦被垄断或出现缺失,那局面很难控制。不上税,国家的资金从哪里来?做水工作的人、科研人员的工资哪里来?工厂设施、研究设施谁来买?环保工作的工资哪里来?

市场经济可以解决很多问题,但不是所有的问题。水和空气的治理不能靠市场经济。市场经济是市场需要什么就生产什么,好像是人们需要什么就生产什么,这只是理论。在现实中,有的人在冬天一双脚都冻烂了,没有鞋穿,在一些贫穷的国家,孩子要读书没有书包,商家为什么不给他们生产这些极为廉价的东西?因为挣不到钱!而且有的时候,无论你怎样廉价他都买不起,哪怕是生活的必需用品;有的人基本生活的需求早已什么都有,商家还是不断地生产所谓高端的各种品位的产品,因为可以赚大钱。商人行善时会参加环保,但一般不会日以继夜的为此长期操劳,水和空气的治理是长期、持久的工作。(空气,不管你是否愿意,它都是循环性的全民共有的资源,再穷的人每天二十四小时和最富的人一样在不停地呼吸,不分男女老少、高低贵贱,分分秒秒都在呼吸。)

5f8fbcbc没有公共的各种规章制度,私营企业也没法单独治理空气和水。从整体来说,水和空气是不能成为商品的,我这里指的是大气中的空气,不是你在商场里卖的氧气袋,还有大自然中的江河湖泊近海等,如何分界?这一片是我的,我治理好了归我,变成商品卖出去挣大钱,这是不可能的,风一吹,一场大雨,就你的我的分不清了。投出去的资金没法收回,极少有哪个国家是完全靠私营的企业把水和空气治理好的。

再有,市场经济不等于就是资本主义,简单地讲市场经济是相对计划经济而言的, 资本主义的生产方式和利润的分配是生产资料归资本家,利润大体也归资本家,是市场经济中的一种,还有的市场经济,也是根据市场的需要而生产,但生产的利润分配有很多形式,所以市场经济为主体的,不一定都完全是资本主义的经济体系。

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爱丽丝.兰在布达佩斯参加水峰会。
这里兰女士说得非常有道理。就是说,根据瑞典的经验,水和空气这种公共产品必须由政府或者说国企利用纳税人的钱来治理,因为单靠哪个私营企业都是不行的。但是,企业必须履行其社会责任,事实上,企业工厂如果不超标肆意排放,就是对社会做的最大贡献。企业最好的做法就是自扫门前雪,把自己的排放减少到最小程度,污水要经过处理以后再排放。而政府或者是国有公司,主要是处理家庭污水那一部分。这样政府和企业就都尽到责任了。
瑞典经过30多年的治理,企业基本上都实现了达标排放,所有家庭污水,包括农村两户以上的农场主的家庭污水都得到了处理,都有污水处理设施。这样,排放污染源没了,那么河流湖海就干净了。其实,这里也有个别地方富营养,但几乎没有。瑞典的自来水的水体本身的梅兰湖的水本身就没有污染。所以,加工处理以后,就更好了。瑞典人民自豪地说,他们可以喝水龙头里的水。
在中国,现在都好像觉得治理空气污染很无望,于是,就拼命地想如何购买空气净化器等等。最近有人发文觉得这好像不合适。其实,笔者早就觉得不合适。空气污染是大家的事情。每个人都有责任,而且,如果真的每个人都采取行动,我认为是完全可以治理的。想想,我们是有过奥运蓝,APEC蓝,大阅兵蓝,那都是成功的案例。
相比那样做的经济损失和你在雾霾下的心情,到底选哪一种更好呢?
其实在瑞典也是政府,企业和个人及所有的团体共同努力,增强环保意识,最后达到这样非常好的效果。
个人不往厕所里乱扔东西,就是一个很大的贡献,需要不断地宣传教育。个人少开车,少乱买东西,少浪费食物等等也会节约很多资源。间接或直接对空气污染治理也是有好处的。
前些年人们还强调坚决不能走先污染后治理的老路。其实这个理念永远都不过时。应该一直坚持下去。从源头预防。

Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson takes office in Iceland

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11 (Greenpost)–A new Government consisting of the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future has been formed and took office on Wednesday.

Eleven ministers will take seat in the Government, six from the Independence Party, three from the Reform Party and two from Bright Future. Three of the current ministries, the Ministry of Industries and Innovation, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Welfare, will have two ministers each.

Prime Minister is Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson, chairman of the Independence Party.
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs is Mr. Benedikt Jóhannesson, chairman of the Reform Party.
Minister of Health is Mr. Óttarr Proppé, chairman of Bright Future, (Ministry of Welfare).
Minister of Social Affairs and Equality is Mr. Þorsteinn Víglundsson, Reform Party, (Ministry of Welfare).
Minister of Education, Science and Culture is Mr. Kristján Þór Júlíusson, Independence Party.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation is Mrs. Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Independence Party,  (Ministry of Industries and Innovation).
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture is Mrs. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Reform Party, (Ministry of Industries and Innovation).
Minister for Foreign Affairs is Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Independence Party.
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Mrs. Björt Ólafsdóttir, Bright Future.
Minister of Justice is Mrs. Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen, Independence Party, (Ministry of the Interior).
Minister of Transport and Local Government is Mr. Jón Gunnarsson, Independence Party,  (Ministry of the Interior).

Sweden takes its seat on the UN Security Council

Stockholm, Jan. 5(Greenpost)–Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström will visit New York during Jan. 8-11 to meet the new General Secretary and lead a ministerial debate.

Photo: Kristian Pohl / Government Offices of Sweden

The following is her opinion article:

Sweden’s non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council has begun. In January, Sweden will also hold the Security Council presidency.

This comes at a time marked by many complex conflicts. Syria continues to be a nightmare. Tensions in our neighbourhood have increased. The EU and the UN, established in the post-war period to maintain peace, are being questioned. Increasingly, voices are being raised for isolationism and nationalism.

This is why we have no time to lose if we want to make a difference and have a positive influence on developments in the world. In 1954, Dag Hammarskjöld, the then Secretary-General of the United Nations, said: “The UN was not created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell.” His words feel more relevant today than for a long time.

While problems do exist in the Security Council, we have recently seen evidence that progress is possible. On 23 December, the Security Council adopted the first resolution on the peace process in the Middle East in eight years. The resolution represents an important clarification, based on international law, of the international community’s views on the settlements.

On 1 January, as Sweden assumed its place on the Security Council, António Guterres became the new Secretary-General of the United Nations. We are encouraged by his vision statement, with its focus on strengthening the UN’s ability to prevent armed conflicts. We intend to build on this during Sweden’s presidency in January. We want to:

  1. Give António Guterres a good start. We intend to contribute to laying the foundations for an active and constructive relationship between the Security Council and the new Secretary-General. This is essential to enable the UN to take on the many peace and security challenges.
  2. Highlight the UN’s conflict prevention efforts and the link between women, peace and security. The UN must be much more effective at preventing the lapse and relapse into armed conflict, including women in peace processes and seeing the nexus between peace, security and development. We need early warnings of risks and impending crises. These must then be followed by early action, be it mediation or more forceful measures. Women’s active participation in peace processes is a strategic issue for international peace and security. And it is both right and smart: studies show that peace agreements last longer when women are at the negotiating table. The voices of Syrian women, Somali women and other women must be heard in the Security Council.
  3. Improve the Security Council’s working methods. We want to contribute to a Security Council that is more effective, transparent and legitimate. Our working methods will be characterised by transparency and dialogue in a way that will help build both support and confidence. A range of peace actors, including civil society, should be involved.

Next week, on 10 January, Sweden will host a ministerial-level open debate on conflict prevention. We cannot ignore the warning signs, and then the next minute add another armed conflict – and more human suffering – to the Security Council agenda.

The debate will be the Secretary-General’s first formal meeting with the Security Council. The aim is to give him and the Member States a basis for strengthening the UN’s efforts to prevent the lapse and relapse into conflict.

We are well prepared. Sweden has been an observer in the Council and held consultations with all its members. At home, we have engaged in dialogues with the Riksdag and civil society, and we have established an expert reference council.

As a member of the Security Council, Sweden will be responsible, professional, credible, dialogue-oriented and open. Sweden’s foreign policy is firmly rooted in international law, human rights, gender equality and a humanitarian perspective. Sweden will continue to combat violations of the prohibition of the use of force enshrined in the UN Charter, of human rights and of international humanitarian law. The use of the veto must be limited – especially in cases of mass atrocities such as in Syria.

As a Council member, most of our time will be dedicated to managing the situations, crises and operations that dominate the Council’s work and agenda. And as the Council’s agenda is driven by events – a conflict can flare up anytime – we must be prepared for the unexpected.

The international community is increasingly confronted with new challenges, such as pandemics, natural disasters, climate change and cyber threats. The entire UN system needs to manage these new types of threats to international peace and security in the 21st century.

UN peace operations must be more effective. At the same time, the Security Council, which formulates mandates for operations, must consider the capacity available to carry out the task. The sexual violence perpetrated by international troops against civilians in areas including the Central African Republic is completely unacceptable. Sweden will vigorously pursue demands for an effective zero tolerance policy.

Sweden will safeguard UN cooperation with regional organisations, not least peace and security cooperation with the EU and the African Union. As an active member of both the UN and the EU, Sweden naturally intends to contribute to strengthening cooperation between them.

There are no simple solutions to the world’s many conflicts or to the tensions in the Security Council. Patient and long-term efforts are what is required. Standing up for principles and dialogue or continuing to promote gender mainstreaming can be thankless and at times difficult. Yet to build the common security and sustainable peace we believe in, it must be done.

And we will do so from our perspective as an open country that is dependent on the rest of the world in this age of globalisation. It is essential for us that the countries of the world solve problems together, and that bloodshed on the battlefield is replaced with patience at the negotiating table. Sweden will contribute to upholding the international order, at the heart of which lie the United Nations and the Security Council. Over the next two years we will do this as a member of the Security Council.

Sweden was convincingly elected to the United Nations Security Council – with 134 votes. The countries of the world have spoken. Now it’s up to us to shoulder the responsibility that awaits.

Margot Wallström
Minister for Foreign Affairs

2017新年寄语:习总强哥,你们要挺住!

评论员晨曦:北京雾霾实有原因

昨天,看了凤凰卫视窦文涛的《锵锵三人行》,嘉宾有丁学良先生,丁先生信心十足,说将来如果需要有人到月球上去玩玩儿,那最后也肯定是中国人的事儿,尤其是石家庄人,绝对挺霾英雄。但他也轻描淡写地泄漏了一个天机。

那就是看到阳光灿烂之后的三月,迫于就业和经济下行的压力,中央或某些地方决定恢复生产。因此,产能继续增加了。为什么每年都在取暖期出现雾霾呢?这很明显,就是夏天,因为光合作用,绿色植物比较多,所以排放可以得到比较好的稀释,或者叫吸食。其实,在夏威夷的研究表明二氧化碳排放在冬季就比夏季多。有明显趋势。更不用说北京这样季节如此分明的地方。

夏天,不会感觉那么多霾,但是一到11月份,入冬取暖,就会感觉霾天儿骤增,这是因为两个不利因素,一个是绿色植物减少,吸食雾霾的工具少了,同时,入冬取暖烧更多燃料,释放量大了,二者相加,如果再加上没有风,就必然霾了。

这霾到底有什么危害?很多人开始变幽默了,比如说,有一个北京人很自豪,遇到一个外地人。外地人进京说你们北京人有什么牛的。我看也就那么回事吧。北京很不屑地说,那你就试试深呼吸吧。结果,这个人使劲深呼吸了一下,结果挂了,享年26岁!

其实,早在90年代,笔者就深有体会。在北京的高楼大厦之间,尤其是拐角的地方,总是觉得风很大,那贼风,往往能引发感冒。不知什么原因,一个人感冒,一个办公室的先后都感冒。那时候也不懂得是病毒性的还是细菌性的感染,总之,一通消炎药,感冒药,然后,一两周之后就都好了。有的人使劲咳嗽,也要带病坚持工作。这是优良传统。代价就是大家一起感冒,或者稍微有点先后次序。

但是,一旦出国了,即使是到了非洲,那身体立即杠杠地。从来不感冒发烧,几乎没病。去澳洲,新西兰,一个半年,一个一年,也没得过病。在那里就感觉到了自己心肺的坚强度了。估计是百炼成钢了。

倒是新西兰的朋友有点担心,我们把环境弄的这么干净,是否我们的免疫力会下降呢?其实,有一点就是另一个极端,在OECD西方国家,因为环境看起来太干净了,反而发生过敏和哮喘的人数明显增多。细菌性感冒不多,但是病毒性感冒剧增。大部分都是病毒性感冒,而这种感冒都是因为空气传染的。问题是这种感冒没发治。在瑞典,即使你使劲咳嗽,但是如果没有细菌,医生从来不会给你消炎药,他说病毒性感冒不能用消炎药。这也是因为抗生素已经开始对有抗药性的人不起作用了。所以人们很着急,一旦抗生素不能消炎了,怎么办?整个世界都没有其他选择。只能是用物理疗法,锯掉发炎部分。想想都可怕。

但是,凡事有个度。不能走极端。回到北京的雾霾上来。丁学良先生说得有道理。其实,雾霾问题大家都知道怎么治理,很简单,只要不排放了,就没有雾霾了。但是,又不那么简单,工厂关闭了,工人失业了,社会治安问题可能会成为问题。所以,环境问题,如何与社会,经济和政治问题相平衡,是个不小的挑战。

当我们过分强调就业,维稳和GDP的时候,环境就会遭殃。但是,也不能回到极左时期那样,宁要社会主义的草,不要资本主义的苗。如果那样,天空是湛蓝湛蓝的,但是,兜里没钱,肚里没食也是难受。所以,就一定要实现政治,经济,  社会和环境的平衡。

通过习大大在过去两年的尝试,关闭那些该关闭的厂子,北京出现了很多次蓝天。事实证明是对的。

但是,经济下行,又让习大大和强哥感觉到了压力。发改委的人也是经常强调,万一有人闹事怎么办?

其实,我们面临选择。是要GDP和工资,还是要蓝天和新鲜空气。二者不可得兼。必须选择放弃一段时间GDP和工资,才能换取蓝天和新鲜空气。但是,长期供应这种奢侈品,价格太昂贵了。所以,就要断供。不行,还得生产。生产了,蓝天就没了。难道真的就没有别的办法了吗?

其实是有,就看我们愿不愿意做。例如,钢铁行业肯定有大烟筒。但是,根据瑞典垃圾焚烧在850度以上的情况,先把二恶英消灭,然后,再加一个炉子,与原来的焚烧炉紧密连接。这个炉子里边有水,就是要把浓浓的黑烟洗一洗,然后,再放出带雾气的白烟。这样释放出来的烟就没有那么大霾了。

这样增加的设备和工作,就是创造就业机会,增加GDP。提高了成本,但是,环境得到了益处。人民的健康得到了益处。

有时候,经济成本高一点儿,但是社会和环境都能受益的项目就应该多鼓励。这样可以扩大就业,也可以对社会有好处。

中国社会现在有很多类人,希望国家要给那些真正需要帮助的人以帮助。而不是给那些贪得无厌的家伙更多补贴。中国人渴望的还是公平。所以,对于失业者,要给予一段时间一定的补贴,然后,再鼓励创业。

另外,生产和停产要考虑时间和季节,或许你们以为快过年了,多生产,让工人高兴。但是,如果不生产,多给点儿补助,他们也会高兴。同时,空气也不会那么遭。

希望能有很好的数据证明看雾霾是否能真正引发疾病和死亡。如果没有太明显变化,拿出证据来,老百姓可以安心,如果有变化,也要实事求是地告诉大家,这样,关闭工厂,人们就能够理解。

另外,人们为什么会在我们取得如此大的成就下还不满意呢?这跟环境有关系,心情是跟环境有很大关系的。

总之,最近,通过《锵锵三人行》,我看到两个变化,一个是陈丹青说他投降了。不再脱口而出了,而是慢吞吞细想了以后再说。为甚么?我想他是真正感受到了中国的伟大成就同时也理解了其中的问题。但他也脱口而出,中国牛逼了嘛!

确实,自从习李上台以后,立即宣布向环境污染宣战。中国在产能不断加大的情况下,还是时不时地出现蓝天。

中国在去年股市严重缺乏流动的时候,挺身而出,保住了股票市场的正常运转。

对南海仲裁,软硬兼施,一方面,发挥舆论作用,不承认不接受南海仲裁,另一方面,加强对南海的控制。最近报出在南海地区抓住海里无人侦查器。这就很好,来一个,抓一个。你悄悄地来,我悄悄地抓。我也不再说你老欺负我了。你耍那些花招都在我的意料之中。

对于新当选的特朗普,也是先君子。无论如何,你当选了,习大大立即发布贺信。你想当孙子,那是你的事。你反复无常,出尔反尔,那我是拿你当哥们儿呢,还是对你两手准备呢?当然是两手准备。如果你是孩子,对我无害,OK。如果你无赖,那么你也别怪我不客气。

1996年的台海风波,外界说的很玄,说如果中共不打就不是中共。结果中共没打,中共至今还是中共。这说明什么呢?说明中共的智慧在于不会中你的圈套。我庞大中华,为何要被你们牵着鼻子走?

这一带一路的战略部署,就是要自主地同时也带着志同道合的哥们儿行动的战略指南。具体落实,需要大家的智慧。但这一带一路的理念和和谐社会和谐世界的理念一样是很受世界各国的欢迎的。即使有分歧,也是方法的问题。瑞典发展政策研究所所长斯万斯特罗姆指出,一带一路不光是经济问题,也涉及到政治稳定,文化和社会问题。否则,你靠投资拿了个大项目,但是,所在国家不稳定或者出现政变,政权更迭等等,项目就会受到很大损失。因此,对于一带一路问题也要全面考虑。

特朗普一上来就开始拉拢小兄弟儿。这些小国也是没办法的事情。两头都想占。不过朴槿惠已经付出代价。

说半天,还是想回到环境问题上来。因为这个问题,主要是北方大部分地区的问题。这里的空气,水和土壤都面临严重挑战。是这个问题,笔者希望强哥挺住。要休养生息一阵子,比盲目上项目强。

胡温时代的后半段就是有点儿着急,怕没有足够的政绩不好卸任。但是他没有想到,正是因为汽车太多了,产能过剩了,才造成天空受不了了。所以才留下这样艰巨的任务让你们来兜着。如果他匀速发展,或许还可以给后人一些机会呢。

所谓可持续发展就是要既有金山银山也要有绿水青山。习主席的认识完全正确。就看我们怎样来平衡了。中国共产党的最大智慧就是搞平衡,中国人的智慧也是搞平衡。什么时候我们都平衡了,我们的幸福指数也就更高了。

2014年的新年,我庆幸第三次世界大战没有打起来。但是,紧接着叙利亚就不断爆发战争,去年难民危机把欧洲给搞惨了。2016年,世界大战也没有打起来,因为普京和土耳其合作支持叙利亚政府。

2016年,普京损失了一个大使和一飞机89名知名人士。美国总统奥巴马给普京来个下马威,驱逐35名外交官,还要给俄罗斯制裁。普京学习了中国人的智慧。忍!其实,普京心里明白,是他先联合土耳其支持叙利亚政府,与美国支持的反政府武装对着干,而且已经占了上风。奥巴马只是在民主党大选失利,认为又是普京背后捣鬼,恼羞成怒的情况下搞的制裁。

是否2017年世界大战要打起来呢?这要看特朗普上台以后会采取什么措施。其实,大战打不打我看都不太重要,看看北京地区最近的天气,堪比战场的硝烟。

说到最后,我想说,习总强哥你们要挺住!不要为GDP担心。不要觉得到年终了,如果没有一点点儿数字上的进步就过意不去。请记住,即使是6%,中国还是世界第一,即使是5%,中国的发展速度依然名列前矛。所以,人民不会怪你们。GDP没上去,不代表你们没有进步。相反,这样就达到了预定的目标。GDP没上去,结果雾霾也没有太严重,那就是胜利,那我们还是会非常满意的。如果GDP没上去,雾霾依然特严重,就说明有问题。说明有些人不诚实。从心理说,你们这届领导班子是非常英明的,都是全心全意为人民服务的好领导。过去所采取的措施都是出于好意的。我们理解你们!

为什么?因为发展都是有阶段性的。人不能太贪婪。虽然你们把GDP定到了6.5%,但还是有人在买大房子。这说明,收入水平还是在增加。当然,有一部分人或许没增加多少,或者有的需要救济。这时,就需要政府从富人那里收点税,补给给穷人。

很多人攒的钱已经够三辈子花了。现在需要的就是要改善环境。只有改善了环境,生活水平才叫真正提高。你们前一段时间做得都是对的。没有大错。小错难免。但是,让雾霾反复,肯定也是政策上的反复,否则,不会这样。所以说你们要挺住啊!

在治霾问题上,我们坚决支持你们!在治霾问题上,不能盲人摸象,而是要调动各个方面的一切积极因素,共同采取行动。我认为还是共同治理,协同作战,这样对整个社会都有好处。光靠空气净化器来解决问题,让我们失去了很大的自由啊!

希望在2017年树立的目标中,要把北方大部分地区严重污染的情况去掉。轻度污染可以原谅。良好的天气增多值得鼓励。中国人做事是有惯性的。相信,2017年将是更加美好的一年。

预祝党的19大胜利召开!

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRI Director-General Wang Gengnian’s 2017 New Year Speech

CRI Director-General Wang Gengnian’s 2017 New Year Speech
   2017-01-01 09:21:17    CRIENGLISH.com      Web Editor: Zhang Xu

China Radio International (CRI) Director-General Wang Gengnian delivers a speech on behalf of all faculty members of CRI to express his best wishes to overseas audiences across the world. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

As the New Year approaches, the Director General of China Radio International (CRI), Wang Gengnian, sends a message on behalf of all departments of CRI, expressing his cordial greetings and best wishes to overseas audiences, via radio and the internet.

In this year’s speech, Wang reflects on 75 years of broadcasting, and how CRI sees the new year as an opportunity to embrace a fresh start.

He notes that CRI will always endeavor to enhance its ability to disseminate information to help its friends learn more about China, gain a deeper understanding of the country and become fonder of the nation and its people.

This is Director-General Wang’s speech in full:

 

Dear friends,

As we ring out the old year, and bring in the new, on behalf of China Radio International and the China International Broadcasting Network, and in my own name, I express my cordial greetings and my New Year’s wishes to all of you. May everything go well, and may you have peace and happiness!

Not long ago, CRI celebrated its 75th birthday, and we received a great deal of congratulations from our listeners and netizens across the world. One netizen in particular, called S. M. Ravichandran from India, posted on social media: “From shortwave broadcasting to the internet, and then to social media and mobile apps, China Radio International has accompanied me through the whole journey. I wish you all the best, and Happy Birthday!”

It was a brief message, but this friend’s wishes voiced the aspirations of countless people, and summarized CRI’s passion for keeping up with the times.

Dear friends, your encouragement and attention pushes us forward, and keeps us progressing. The tremendous support of audiences across the world makes us grow stronger. I hereby wish to express my sincere gratitude to you all.

The world reached a critical crossroads in 2016, with China playing its own significant role in it. The G20 Hangzhou summit was an opportunity for China to contribute its wisdom in global governance to the world; the Belt and Road Initiative is fast forming a growing circle of friends; China shines as a responsible great power under the spotlight of the international arena.

China’s swift development, impacts on the whole world, and China’s “where are we now, and where do we need to get to?” approach has inevitably attracted the world’s attention. CRI aims to strengthen the bond between China and other countries around the globe and help people gain a greater understanding of China. Over the past year, CRI has sought to deepen media convergence and transformation; speed up its pace of cooperation with overseas media outlets; and tell a multitude of wonderful Chinese stories.

CRI has signed contracts with media agencies from Russia, Serbia and Bangladesh, which were witnessed by the Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the three countries.

We had so many amazing stories to tell – Our reports on the G20 Hangzhou summit were warmly received; the missions of the Tiangong-2 space lab and Shenzhou 11 manned spaceflight have received extensive coverage and wholehearted praise from our friends. We have striven to connect China with the rest of the world, through three globally oriented multilingual new media brands – China News, China Radio, and China TV.

We launched various mobile platforms in several languages such as “Chinese-English” “Sino-Russian” “Chinese-Italian” “Chinese–Japanese” “Chinese-Spanish” and “Chinese-Indian”. CRI’s new media programmes such as the upgraded “Makers Initiative” and “the Danube Project” have drawn interest and support from many different countries.

We have also been actively reaching out to the world – jointly launching a reporting mission under the theme of the Silk Road with Russia; co-organized the “Media Leaders Roundtable of the Bo’ao Forum for Asia”; “the ASEAN-China Friendship Singing Festival”; and “From University to the World — A Dialogue between Chinese and American University Students”, which received a huge amount of attention.

They say, you reap what you sow. CRI has achieved much in 2016. 55.3 million people have interacted with us, and the number of our fan clubs has reached 4115. We now have an audience of 260 million, with 80 million fans for our social media platforms. But far from being simply a statistic, we count you all as our dear friends.

A message from Bulgarian Netizen Valentina Nikolova was particularly inspiring. On our social media platform, she said CRI “gives wings to your dreams. She makes you feel how fabulous China is, and deeply understands the power of friendship, thank you my Chinese friends!”

These words are like heartfelt encouragement from an old friend, which spurs us on to stay true to the mission, be diligent and courageous, and pursue our dreams and most importantly, keep moving forward.

2017 sees the start of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rooster. Golden pheasants announce the arrival of the dawn, while we embrace a new day, we kick off the day’s work. For 75-year-old CRI, a new year means a fresh start. We will always endeavor to enhance the ways we communicate with you, our friends, to help you learn more about China, develop a deeper understanding of this wonderful nation, and to become even fonder of our country.

Once again, please accept my heartfelt New Year wishes, and thank you!

Chinese President delivers New Year’s speech

Chinese President delivers New Year’s speech
   2016-12-31 19:00:00    CRIENGLISH.com      Web Editor: Zhang Peng

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year speech at 7:00 o’clock Beijing time on December 31, 2016.[Photo: Xinhua/Lan Hongguang]

 

Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

The year of 2016 is coming to an end, and the bell of the New Year is going to ring. At this happy moment of ringing out the old year and ringing in the new, I would like to extend my New Year wishes to people from all ethnic groups across China, to our compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, to our compatriots from Taiwan region and overseas, and to friends from all countries and regions across the world.

For the Chinese people, the year of 2016 is not only outstanding but also unforgettable. We made a good start of the 13th 5-year National Development Period which spans from 2016 to 2020. We actively carried out the new development concept, accelerated the process of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, maintained our economic growth ranking the first in the world. We vigorously pushed forward the comprehensive deepening of reform, made important steps in terms of supply-side structural reform, achieved remarkable breakthroughs in the reform of national defense and the military, and the main frame of reform in all fields with “multiple pillars” has been established. We actively promoted the building of a law-based governance of the country, deepened the reform on the judicial system, enhanced judicial justice in an all-round way, and maintained social fairness and justice. We vigorously pushed forward the exercise of our Party’s strict governance in every respect, unswervingly cracked down on both “tigers” and “flies”, in a bid to purify our political ecosystem, and continue to improve our Party and our government’s working style, as well as our social conduct.

In the year of 2016, the Chinese “sky-eye” single-aperture spherical telescope came into use officially, the “WuKong” dark matter detection satellite was under operation in the orbit for a year, the “Mozi” quantum satellite was launched into space, the Shenzhou-11 manned spaceship and the Tiangong-2 space lab traveled through the Galaxy, the Chinese Olympians made outstanding achievements, including the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team’s becoming the Olympic champion again, which is 12 years after they won the title. Furthermore, our reform measures have made it a little easier for rural migrant workers to settle down in urban areas, and the condition for many children from impoverished areas to receive education has also improved, people don’t need to shuttle back and forth between different places when they apply for an identity card in non-native places, some people without permanent household residence for a long time can finally get access to social welfare, many people even have got their own family doctors, and “river chiefs” will be appointed across China for better protection of water resources against pollution in the country. All those efforts make us feel a sense of achievement.

In the year of 2016, near the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou city, we held the 11th G20 Leaders’ Summit, we shared our thoughts with world leaders and proposed our ideas, and also presented to the world the magnificent, impressive and elegant image of China. The projects under “One Belt and One Road” Initiative was also pushed forward, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank officially started operation. We have adhered to the peaceful development while resolutely safeguarding the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests of China. We will never tolerate any act that undermines our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.

In the year of 2016, natural disasters and industrial accidents took place in many places across China, bringing severe losses on people’s life and property, as well as production. We deeply regret those mishaps. On the international front, a few comrades from China’s peacekeeping troops have sacrificed their lives while serving their duty to safeguard world peace, we mourn the loss of these soldiers and will repay high tribute to them by taking a good care of their loved ones.

In the year of 2016, we held grand ceremonies to mark a series of important anniversaries including the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, and the 80th anniversary of the triumph of the Long March by the Red Army of Chinese workers and peasants. We will always cherish the memory of the forefathers who have made great contributions to the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. We will remain committed to our mission, and continue to forge ahead.

Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

An ancient saying goes, “the world moves on in a never-ending process of the new replacing the old.” In the upcoming year of 2017, the Communist Party of China will convene its 19th national congress, an occasion to renew our commitment to the comprehensive building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, to the comprehensive deepening of reforms, to the comprehensive advancement of rule of law, and to the comprehensive exercising of self-governance of the party. No fruit will be reaped without hard work. We will be rewarded with achievements only after tireless endeavors.

We will make sure that no one is left behind on our way to prosperity. Over the past year, 10 million more people across the country have been lifted out of poverty. I would like to pay high tribute and express appreciation to the comrades who have worked tremendously in grass root units in fighting poverty. As we greet the New Year, there is one thing that remains most dearly attached to my heart. That is those fellow citizens who still live in hardship. I’m seriously concerned and wonder how their food supply and accommodation are being maintained, how they are celebrating the New Year and the Spring Festival. I’m aware that some folks are faced with difficulties in employment, children’s education, medical care and housing. To ceaselessly solve those problems remain an unshirkable responsibility for the party and the government. The whole party and the whole society should show continued care and offer help to those fellow citizens living in poverty. We will enable more people to enjoy the fruit of our reforms, and ultimately let all the people in this country live in happiness.

As one saying goes, “success comes to those who share in one purpose”. So long as the 1.3 billion people pull together in forging ahead, the party stands identified with the people, and the nation remains mobilized for brand new endeavors, we will surely accomplish the Long March of our generation.

Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen,

The Chinese people have always believed that the world is a commonwealth. We Chinese not only aspire for good living for ourselves, but also hope people in other parts of the world lead a descent life. At present, people in certain countries and regions are still troubled in wars and turbulence; many are suffering from diseases and disasters. We sincerely hope the international community will make concerted effort, work in the belief that mankind shares the same fate as a community, and build our planet into a more peaceful and prosperous place to live in.

May the chime of the New Year consolidate our confidence and re-ignite our aspiration for an even better tomorrow!

Thank you.

北欧绿色邮报网热烈祝贺中国国际电视台开播

北欧绿色邮报网报道:北欧绿色邮报网主编陈雪霏在此向中国国际电视台发出贺信,热烈祝贺中国国际电视台(中国环球电视网)隆重开播,我相信,这是中国实力强大的表现,这是中国信心增强的表现。我相信,中国国际电视台的开播必将进一步扩大中国的影响,必将让世界人民更加理解中国,信任中国并真诚地向中国学习。

中国在过去三十年的发展,举世瞩目,让中国发生了天翻地覆的变化。这种变化不但是表现在高楼大厦方面,也表现在中国特色社会主义理论体系上。

在本次美国大选中就可以体会一二。特朗普说要让美国再次伟大。其实说白了就是中国的实现中华民族的伟大复兴。这完全是一个意思。只不过是不同的说法。

同样的说法也被希拉里.克林顿采用,例如,在她竟选失败以后,她发布演讲时说,要用一个声音说话,不要分裂,既然特朗普获胜了,她承认失败,她呼吁大家不要太闹。这也是中国多年来实行的对外要用一个声音说话。

还有中国的和谐社会理念,中国的循环经济理念,其实都已经被西方世界所接受。

其实中国有很多好的战略策略,只因为比较复杂,没有能很好地翻译出来,让外国人记住。相信中国国际电视台的开播将有助于传播中国的理念,尤其是在一带一路战略贯彻过程中,急需这样的传播工具。

预祝中国国际电视台在2017年开门红,越办越好。

安理会通过决议核可叙利亚新停火协议

据北欧中华网报道:联合国安理会12月31日一致通过决议,核可日前由俄罗斯和土耳其促成的叙利亚停火协议。
安理会当天就叙利亚问题举行闭门磋商后,对俄土两国起草的决议草案举行表决,决议获得一致通过。
决议说,安理会欢迎并支持俄罗斯和土耳其结束叙利亚暴力活动、开启政治进程的努力,注意到两国提交的叙利亚停火及和谈的有关文件,安理会强调全面落实安理会此前通过的有关叙利亚问题决议的重要性,特别是第2254号和第2268号决议。
决议说,安理会期待将在哈萨克斯坦首都阿斯塔纳举行的叙利亚政府和反对派代表参加的会议,认为这是叙利亚主导的政治进程的重要组成部分,是2017年2月8日在日内瓦重启联合国主持下的叙和谈的重要步骤。
中国常驻联合国副代表吴海涛在决议通过后发言说,中方欢迎安理会一致通过第2336号决议,这体现了联合国和国际社会对叙利亚实施全面停火和政治解决叙利亚问题的支持,有助于叙利亚问题冲突各方积累互信、推进政治进程,有助于缓解叙利亚境内的人道局势,有助于打击恐怖主义。中方希望叙利亚政府和有关反对派切实、全面执行停火协议,也呼吁其他反对派尽快加入停火安排。
吴海涛说,政治解决叙利亚问题是唯一出路。国际社会应抓住当前有利契机,尊重叙利亚主权、独立、统一和领土完整,为尽快重启叙利亚政治进程创造条件。
他表示,中方期待阿斯塔纳会议为推动政治解决叙利亚问题发挥积极作用。中方一直积极参与和推动叙利亚问题政治解决进程,中方愿继续同国际社会一道,推动叙利亚问题得到全面、公正和妥善解决。
主要由俄罗斯和土耳其促成的叙利亚停火协议于当地时间12月30日零时开始生效,为结束近6年的叙利亚冲突带来新的希望。(完)

新华社联合国12月31日电(记者倪红梅 史霄萌)

中国2017年元旦将发布南沙三大岛礁海洋环境预报

北欧中华网援引新华社北京12月31日电(记者刘诗平)中国国家海洋局31日宣布,为满足南海海洋环境保护、海洋防灾减灾、科研,以及海上航行安全等日益增长的保障需求,国家海洋局在南沙永暑、渚碧、美济三大岛礁开展了海洋观测中心、海洋科研设施等五大项目的建设。2017年1月1日,海洋气象、水文观测、常规海洋环境监测将投入业务化运行,南沙三大岛礁海洋环境预报将同期发布。
国家海洋局相关负责人表示,目前,国家海洋局对三大岛礁的海洋气象和水文观测,涵盖了逐小时的风向风速、气温、气压、湿度、降水、能见度、潮汐、海温、盐度、浪高、浪向、波周期等观测要素;对海洋环境的监测包括pH值、溶解氧、水色、透明度等要素。
海啸地震观测和专项海洋生态环境监测将在下一步开展。对南沙三大岛礁海洋环境预报,主要涵盖波浪、潮汐、海温、风、热带气旋,72小时预报及海洋灾害警报等内容,每日在海洋预报网(nh.hyyb.org)进行发布,同时通过传真、短信等途径,发送给有关政府部门和涉海企事业单位。
这位负责人同时表示,南海是海洋灾害频发多发区域。国家海洋局遵循岛礁海洋环境生态承载力要求,坚持建设和保护并重,布局海洋观测与预警网络,开展海洋环境要素监测,完善海洋生态环境监测业务体系,将显著提高南海区海洋环境保护、海岛监视监测、海洋调查与科研和防灾减灾等海上公共服务的能力,丰富中国在南海腹地开展长期观测、监测的基础数据。
南沙岛礁的海洋观测预报业务发展,对和平开发和利用南海海洋资源、主动承担起南海环境保障的国际责任和义务,以及推动中国和南海周边国家的社会、经济发展,具有不可替代的价值。(完)