President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits the site of an imperial fort on Tuesday at Liugong Island in Weihai, Shandong province. Xi called for boosting maritime sectors during his tour in the province. Li Xueren / Xinhua Independence highlighted in ocean science President Xi Jinping has called for building up a strong maritime country, urging solid efforts to develop the marine economy. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the call on Tuesday during an inspection tour in Qingdao, where he chaired the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit during the weekend. Building up a strong maritime country is a long-cherished belief I hold, Xi said on Tuesday as he visited a pilot national laboratory of marine science and technology in Qingdao, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi said developing the marine economy and conducting research in marine sciences are important parts of the nation's strategy of rejuvenation, adding that all-out efforts shall be made in this regard. Calling the marine economy promising, Xi stressed key technologies will be developed through the nation's independent effort. He encouraged researchers to contribute more to the country. At the laboratory, he learned more about major cutting-edge science, the independent research and development of high-end marine equipment and promotion of military-civilian integration. Guan Huashi, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, spoke with Xi about the research and development of medicine using biological resources from the sea. Xi said the marine economy and marine technology will be a key direction in the future. Many unexplored areas of study remain, leaving great potential for development, he added. Guan said his dream is to build China's blue drugstore. Xi told Guan, We share the same dream. China is pursuing coordinated land and marine development, a national strategy adopted by the 19th CPC National Congress. As a hub of the modern marine economy, Qingdao has 18 research institutes and 34 high-level research and development facilities for marine sciences and technologies. It also is home to nearly 33 percent of China's top professionals in these fields, said Zhang Jiangting, Party chief of Qingdao. At a residential community in Qingdao's Licang district, Xi was greeted by local residents at a community canteen. He talked with them, asked about the quality and price of food and learned about their livelihood. Xi also traveled to Liugong Island in Weihai, another coastal city in the province, where he visited the site of a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) fort and the Museum of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95). Historical lessons should be remembered to encourage all Chinese people to strive for progress with determination, Xi said. wristbands comglastonbury wristbandrubber wristbands in bulkblack rubber braceletscustom fidget
Washington said to disregard facts concerning China's military effortsThe Defense Ministry has strongly slammed the recent security report released by US President Donald Trump, saying it has exaggerated and disregarded facts about China's efforts to modernize its national defense.Military experts also said that the report, which for the first time explicitly labeled China as a competitor both economically and militarily, is "poisonous" to Sino-US relations.In an online statement published late Wednesday, Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, slammed speculation about China's military development mentioned in the 2017 US National Security Strategy Report published by US administration on Monday.The report has exaggerated and disregarded facts about China's efforts to modernize its national defense, and questioned the intention of China's military development, Ren said.The report contradicted the world's current theme of peace and development, as well as the trend of Sino-US relations, he added.In the report, the US accused China of stealing US intellectual property worth hundreds of billions of dollars per year, claimed the Chinese military is "designed to deny America access" to certain regions, and said Chinese investments are "expanding influence to gain competitive advantage against the US" .In the 2015 security report, the US mentioned the Paris Agreement as a bright spot in Sino-US relations, but the latest report has nothing positive to say about China in the 23 times the country's name is mentioned, despite China and the US signing a historic $250 billion in trade deals last month.Ren said China's contribution to maintaining world peace and mutual development is evident to the world. "Any country or report that tries to distort the facts and make insinuations will find its efforts in vain," he said."We hope the US will abandon its Cold War mentality, be objective and rational when examining Chinese military development and work with China to promote dialogue, cooperation and positive interaction between the two countries' militaries," Ren said."Cooperation will bring prosperity to both countries, but confrontation will bring disasters," he said. "Working together is the only right option for Sino-US relations."Senior Colonel Liang Fang, a professor at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army, said on Thursday that the recent US report is "poisonous to Sino-US relations" and "extremely worrisome" because it is the first time that the US government has so explicitly labeled China as a competitor both economically and militarily."For the first time in history, the US is acknowledging the fact that China's rapid rise is challenging its status as the world's sole superpower, and the report reflects US politicians' anxiety," she said, adding that most of the Sino-US conflict is ideologically based, and the US administration is using this fact as leverage to carve out more economic gains for the US."The ideological rift between China and the US is still too great to overcome with just economic ties," she said. "The US will use the money earned from China to beef up its military presence in Asia to serve its own strategic needs. ... China needs to find a new foundation other than economics to build cooperation with the US."
