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Business Key economic fi gures accelerate China’s bank lending and money supply grow faster than expected. > PAGE 13 World Libya accuses Qatar of arming rebels Charge comes as NATO considers calls for intensifi ed airstrikes. > PAGE 12 Nation Online protests ignite over incinerator Residents in a Guangzhou district make their point on the Internet. > PAGE 4 CHINADAILY chinadaily.com.cn RMB ¥1.5FRIDAY, April 15, 2011 T he 8-magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province at 2:28 pm on May 12, 2008. It killed at least 69,227 people and left more than 5 million homeless. Th ousands of people poured in to the area to help, among them many foreigners — rescuers, charity workers, doctors, psychother- apists, construction engineers and general volunteers. Nearly three years later, some of the foreigners remain, helping local communities and their residents move on. Some work for international organizations, oth- ers as individuals. At least 20 international non-governmen- tal organizations are helping reconstruction eff orts in Sich- uan, according to Gao Guizi, a coordinator of the Sichuan May 12 Non-Government Assistance Service Center. Three foreigners who have been there since the disaster — an American, a Malaysian and a Singaporean — tell China Daily their stories in the earthquake-hit zone. See stories on page 6 Foreigners helping victims Thousands off ered their services after quake in May 2008, and some remain, reports Gao Qihui in Sichuan. 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Foreigners have played a signifi cant role in reconstruction eff orts in the province that was hit by an 8-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2008. WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY Leaders of the fi ve BRICS nations attend a news conference in Sanya, Hainan province, on Thursday. The leaders, (from left) India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, President Hu Jintao, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, agreed at the summit to seek reform of the international monetary system. BRICS target global economic reform By WANG XIAOTIAN CHINA DAILY SANYA, Hainan – Leaders of the five BRICS nations vowed on Th ursday to sup- port reform of the interna- tional monetary system and the setting up of a broad- based international reserve currency system. The pledge was made aft er a summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group in Sanya, Hainan province. “Recognizing that the international fi nancial crisis has exposed the inadequa- cies and defi ciencies of the existing international mon- etary and fi nancial system, we support the reform and improvement of the inter- national monetary system, with a broad-based interna- tional reserve currency sys- tem providing stability and certainty,” the post-summit communique said. President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , and South African President Jacob Zuma attended the summit on Th ursday. The leaders welcomed proposals to expand the Spe- cial Drawing Right (SDR), reserves held by the Inter- national Monetary Fund (IMF), and suggestions that the composition of a basket of currencies for the SDR should be broadened. SEE “REFORM” PAGE 2 Leaders call for peace and prosperity By WU JIAO AND LI XING CHINA DAILY SANYA, Hainan — Th e lead- ers of the world’s top emerging economies pledged on Th ursday to work for peace and prosper- ity as they met amid a turbulent background defi ned by Middle East turmoil and slow global economic recovery. President Hu Jintao, who hosted the 3rd summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in the resort city of Sanya, Hainan province, said erupting hotspots were aff ecting international sta- bility. The economic imbalance between the North and South remains prominent and the root causes of the global financial crisis have not been resolved, Hu said. “As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, we need to consider how human society will be able to ensure a century of peace and shared prosperity,” Hu told the BRICS leaders during the plenary ses- sion. “We share the principle that the use of force should be avoid- ed,” the fi ve leaders said in their joint Sanya Declaration, while expressing serious concern over turbulence in the Middle East, especially in Libya. Four of the five BRICS countries abstained from a UN Security Council resolu- tion establishing a no-fl y zone over Libya and authorizing “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, thus opening the door to coalition airstrikes. South Africa was the only BRICS nation to approve the resolu- tion, but it became the leading force mediating for a cease-fi re in Libya. “Like the other BRICS nations, Russia is deeply con- cerned by events in Libya and civilian deaths there,” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying by Rus- sian media after the summit. “Our shared opinion is that the problem should be resolved by political and diplomatic eff orts, not through the use of force.” “We wish to continue our cooperation in the UN Security Council on Libya,” the declara- tion said, pledging their support for the African Union’s mediat- ing initiative to end hostilities in Libya. Together with Hu and Med- vedev, Brazil’s Dilma Rous- seff, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South Africa’s Jacob Zuma gathered for the talks on Th ursday. They discussed a range of issues and were committed to “multilateral diplomacy with the United Nations playing the central role in dealing with global challenges and threats”, according to the declaration. “We stand for a rule-based, stable and predictable global order,” Singh was quoted as saying during the plenary ses- sion by the Indian media. “We respect each other’s political systems and stages of develop- ment. “Our priority is the rapid socio-economic transforma- tion of our people and those of the developing world. Our cooperation is neither directed against, nor at the expense of, anyone,” Singh added. However, the leaders highlighted the “excessive volatility in commodity prices, particularly those for food and energy”, which they believed are stumbling blocks to the world economy emerging from its crisis. Among a series of propos- als to help boost global eco- nomic recovery, the declaration stressed the importance of pushing for sustainable growth and developing renewable energy, “as a means to address climate change”. Th e leaders also “shared our expectations” for the United Nations climate change con- ference to be held in Durban in December. “South Africa wants to ensure a legally-bind- ing climate change agreement that will govern the world’s response to increasingly vis- ible eff ects of climate change,” Zuma said. While expressing their con- dolences for the triple disasters that Japan suff ered, the leaders shared their belief in the decla- ration that “nuclear energy will continue to be an important ele- ment in the future energy mix of BRICS countries”, calling for continuing international cooperation in developing safe nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The bloc now represents more than 40 percent of the world’s population, and their combined GDP accounted for 18 percent of the global total in 2010, according to the Interna- tional Monetary Fund. The leaders also unveiled plans to expand collabora- tion in public health, regional cooperation, green economic development and to promote scientific and technological development and innovation. SEE “LEADERS” PAGE 2 Inside • See more on pages 2, 3 • Editorial, page 8 Top emerging economies declare use of force ‘should be avoided’ in solving international disputes 24 / 30 24 / 30 26 / 31 25 / 30 24 / 31 25 / 37 26 / 36 24 / 38 23 / 38 22 / 33 23 / 36 8 / 19 9 / 15 19 / 28 19 / 28 20 / 29 20 / 31 21 / 29 22 / 29 20 / 33 21 / 34 25 / 29 25 / 29 18 / 28 15 / 19 19 / 30 20 / 31 1 / 20 1 / 17 14 / 25 16 / 23 FRIDAY SATURDAY 15 / 25 8 / 24 13 / 25 13 / 25 TRAVELER’S FORECAST Chengdu Urumqi Beijing Xining New Delhi Kathmandu Thimphu Yangon Singapore Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Vientiane Ulaanbaatar Shanghai Bandar Seri Begawan Macao Hong Kong Guangzhou Manila Hanoi Taipei Seoul Pyongyang Tokyo Lhasa CHINA AMERICAS APRIL 15-16FRI - SAT LOW/HIGH TEMPERATURES, IN DEGREES CELSIUS, AND EXPECTED CONDITIONS C Cloudy D Drizzle Du Dust F Fog O Overcast R Rain Sh Shower S Sunny Sn Snow St Storm T Thunderstorms weather ASIA-PACIFIC-MIDDLE EAST EUROPE BuenosAires 16 / 26 O 12 / 21 Sh Chicago 5 / 16 O 4 / 14 R Caracas 20 / 29 Sh 20 / 30 T Houston 14 / 26 C 8 / 24 C Las Vegas 13 / 20 C 12 / 22 S Los Angeles 13 / 18 S 12 / 20 S Mexico City 12 / 24 O 12 / 24 C New York 8 / 14 S 8 / 15 S Ottawa - 1 / 12 S 1 / 13 S Rio De Janeiro 24 / 28 C 23 / 28 S San Francisco 4 / 15 C 5 / 17 C Sao Paulo 19 / 29 C 17 / 27 C Vancouver 2 / 10 Sh 2 / 9 D Washington 10 / 15 S 10 / 16 C Athens 9 / 18 S 11 / 18 O Berlin 5 / 10 C 4 / 10 C Brussels 3 / 15 C 4 / 16 C Geneva 4 / 11 O 4 / 12 Sh Istanbul 9 / 19 C 7 / 19 C London 6 / 15 C 6 / 16 C Madrid 8 / 27 S 7 / 28 S Moscow - 1 / 4 C 0 / 4 O Paris 3 / 16 C 4 / 17 C Rome 12 / 19 R 11 / 19 D Vienna 5 / 10 C 5 / 9 Sh CHINA AFRICA 6 / 15 6 / 17 Cairo 12 / 22 S 12 / 23 S CapeTown 15 / 24 C 12 / 23 C Johannesburg 10 / 25 Sh 9 / 23 Sh Lagos 26 / 35 C 26 / 33 Sh Nairobi 16 / 27 T 15 / 27 T Abu Dhabi 22 / 35 D 19 / 36 D Bangkok 25 / 37 C 26 / 36 C Colombo 23 / 32 Sh 25 / 32 Sh Dubai 25 / 30 O 24 / 28 Sh Hanoi 20 / 30 C 21 / 31 Sh Islamabad 13 / 27 C 11 / 26 D Jakarta 24 / 30 Sh 24 / 30 Sh Karachi 24 / 35 C 24 / 37 C Kuala Lumpur 24 / 31 T 24 / 31 T Manila 20 / 33 C 21 / 34 S Mumbai 22 / 36 S 22 / 38 S New Delhi 22 / 33 O 23 / 36 C Pyongyang 4 / 19 C 5 / 18 S Riyadh 21 / 32 T 18 / 30 T Seoul 6 / 15 C 6 / 17 S Singapore 26 / 31 T 25 / 30 T Sydney 13 / 21 Sh 15 / 19 T Teheran 13 / 22 C 12 / 21 S Tokyo 8 / 19 C 9 / 15 D Wellington 14 / 18 D 14 / 18 R Yangon 24 / 38 C 23 / 38 C Beijing 15 / 25 S 8 / 24 S Changchun 2 / 16 S - 2 / 15 S Changsha 19 / 26 T 17 / 22 R Chongqing 17 / 21 D 16 / 19 D Dalian 7 / 15 S 8 / 17 S Fuzhou 18 / 30 C 16 / 24 O Guangzhou 19 / 30 C 20 / 31 S Guilin 21 / 28 O 20 / 26 R Guiyang 15 / 19 Sh 13 / 16 T Haikou 21 / 32 C 22 / 33 C Hangzhou 18 / 26 Sh 16 / 20 R Harbin 6 / 11 S - 2 / 14 S Hefei 18 / 29 D 14 / 19 D Hohhot 5 / 21 S 3 / 20 S Hongkong 21 / 29 C 22 / 29 C Jinan 14 / 22 C 9 / 24 S Kunming 14 / 26 S 14 / 27 S Lanzhou 10 / 22 C 10 / 23 C Lhasa 4 / 16 O 2 / 15 R/Sn Lijiang 12 / 23 C 12 / 22 S Macao 21 / 28 F 22 / 28 C Nanchang 21 / 26 T 17 / 21 R Nanjing 16 / 26 T 14 / 23 O Nanning 20 / 29 C 21 / 30 C Qingdao 11 / 19 S 8 / 16 S Sanya 23 / 31 C 23 / 31 C Shanghai 18 / 28 Sh 15 / 19 T Shenyang 7 / 13 S 1 / 19 S Shenzhen 20 / 29 C 22 / 30 C Shijiazhuang 17 / 24 S 13 / 26 S Suzhou 17 / 26 T 14 / 20 Sh Taipei 19 / 28 C 19 / 28 C Taiyuan 11 / 24 S 6 / 25 S Tianjin 14 / 23 C 11 / 26 S Urumqi 13 / 25 S 13 / 25 S Wuhan 15 / 25 Sh 15 / 23 C Xiamen 18 / 28 C 19 / 28 C Xi’an 15 / 27 S 14 / 25 C Xining 4 / 15 C 2 / 17 Sh Yantai 10 / 16 S 6 / 15 S Yinchuan 7 / 22 C 7 / 24 C Zhengzhou 15 / 28 S 13 / 23 C Zhuhai 20 / 29 C 21 / 30 C BRICS build foundation By LAN LAN CHINA DAILY SANYA, Hainan — China’s trade outlook remains positive and will supply enor- mous opportunities for emerg- ing economies as the nation optimizes its trade structure, trade offi cials and experts said on Th ursday. Yu Ping, vice-chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, thinks positively about China’s trade prospects despite the trade defi cit recorded in the fi rst quarter. “A deficit is not necessarily a bad thing as it shows China’s efforts in expanding imports and striving for a balanced trade structure in the long run,” Yu said. China’s trade defi cit nudged over $1 billion in the fi rst quar- ter, the fi rst time in seven years. However, China will see a trade surplus in 2011. “It’s just a matter of how large the volume could be,” he added. He Weiwen, a trade expert at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, said China’s eff orts in achieving bal- anced trade will provide greater opportunities for the rest of the BRICS countries — Brazil, Rus- sia, India and South Africa. Importing more value- added and high-tech products from the BRICS nations is in line with China’s target of optimizing its trade structure, He said. “The market is enormous and will help China reduce its reliance on developed markets, and the governments should make efforts in providing a fair competitive environment,” he said. But that’s largely an enter- prise activity dependent on the market performance and research capability of the BRICS countries, he added. Leaders from the BRICS countries vowed to further expand economic, trade and investment cooperation among the bloc in a joint declaration issued after the BRICS lead- ers meeting in Sanya, Hainan province. It also encouraged all coun- tries to refrain from resorting to protectionist measures and enhance coordination of macro-economic policies. In a meeting on Wednesday, trade ministers called for a “successful, comprehensive and balanced” conclusion of the Doha Development Round and extended full support to an early accession of Russia to the World Trade Organization. Following the leaders meet- ing, a large number of com- mercial and industrial leaders from the fi ve countries fl ocked into the Chinese resort city of Sanya to attend support events and work out details for more pragmatic projects. Yu said more than 500 busi- ness leaders attended the event held by the association during the summit. To boost intra-BRICS trade, these business leaders agreed to set up a secretariat in each coun- try and widely solicit opinions and suggestions for bilateral trade and investment issues. China’s trade volume with other BRICS members surged by 40 percent year-on-year in 2010, surpassing its over- all growth over the same period. However, bilateral trade between other members remains relatively low and there is great potential among the bloc to expand trade coop- eration, said Yu. Meanwhile, Yu said China’s currency is heading toward a market-oriented system, but it will take time, and China’s current currency policies are in compliance with China’s reality. He said there are no confl icts about this issue among BRICS members. Th e Chinese central bank allowed the yuan to be fl exible again last June. South Africa unlocks gateway to continent By QIN JIZE CHINA DAILY SANYA, Hainan — South Africa has become a gateway to the African con- tinent for other countries in the BRICS bloc of developing economies. “We support infrastructure development in Africa and its industrialization,” said a decla- ration from the fi ve countries — China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. South Africa’s inclusion for the first time at Thursday’s summit signifies an impor- tant evolution of BRICS into a mechanism covering Asia, Africa, Europe and America, further enhancing its repre- sentation and voice. Africa needs $480 billion for infrastructure development over the next 10 years, which will attract the interests of the BRICS business communities, according to South African President Jacob Zuma. “Already, Africa is projected as the third-fastest growing economy in the world, while the BRICS countries now constitute the largest trading partners of Africa and larg- est new investors,” Zuma was quoted by the Independent Newspaper in South Africa as saying at the summit. “Th is economic relationship will be further strengthened as Africa forges ahead towards regional economic integra- tion. Th is move will open up opportunities for more foreign direct investment and expand trade relations with BRICS countries,” he said. Zuma later told a press conference that South Africa leads the continent in terms of mineral and industrial output, electricity generation, infrastructure, sophisticated fi nancial markets and service industries. BRICS partners are the larg- est trade partners of both Africa and South Africa, he noted. Dr Martyn Davies, chief executive of Frontier Advisory, a Johannesburg-based advi- sory firm focusing on global emerging markets, said in an interview with South Africa media that he was convinced that BRICS collaboration would further encourage inter- country trade. “I strongly believe that our economic relationships with India and Brazil are way below what they could be,” he said. Intangible benefits could also be brought to South Africa by BRICS cooperation, such as economic growth strategies from Brazil and China. South Africa’s economy may be small, but “it has the corpo- rate muscle to compete with other economies in BRICS”, Davies said. According to Davies, South Africa’s global corporate power puts it on an equal footing with the other members as it very possibly has more international companies than Brazil, Russia and India. South Africa offi cially joined BRICS last December as the bloc off ers a big market for the country’s goods and services to implement its development plan. Li Xing and Li Lianxing contributed to this story. FU MEIBIN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Wan Jifei (middle), chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, holds hands with business leaders from other BRICS countries at the closing ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum 2011 in Sanya, Hainan province, on Thursday. FROM PAGE 1 Senior offi cials from the fi ve countries will discuss ways to establish a working group for collaboration in the pharma- ceutical industry. “We want joint efforts to promote our economic, commercial, scientific and technological relations as well as educational and cultural relations,” Rousseff said at the news conference aft er the summit. While some countries view the bloc as opposed to devel- oped countries in certain sec- tors, the declaration said that the BRICS serve as a platform for dialogue and cooperation, and reflect the principles of openness, solidarity and mutual assistance. “We reiterate that such coope