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DIM FDI OUTLOOK Fears over ‘slowing’ investment > p13 BABY FORMULA WOE Dairy giant Yili Group recalls products tainted by mercury > NATION, PAGE 5 chinadaily.com.cn RMB ¥1.5FRIDAY, June 15, 2012 CHINADAILY NATION Rivers at risk Yangtze and Pearl face growing danger of desert encroachment. > p4 BUSINESS Birds build nests Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the maker of Angry Birds, outlines a series of China- related business plans. > p16 LIFE Creators of history Craft smen and artists receive recognition for passing on traditions. > p20 SPORTS ‘In the right path’ Guangzhou Evergrande’s striker Dario Con- ca shares his views on soccer and talks about his life both on and off the fi eld. > p22 Losing out Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Arm- strong faces entry ban at the Nice leg of the Ironman series. > p24 WORLD Landmark visit President Hu Jintao arrives in Denmark for the fi rst visit by a Chinese president to the northern European nation. > p11 IN THE NEWS Contacts News: (86-10) 6491-8366 Subscription: (86) 400-699-0203 Advertisement: (86-10) 6491-8631 E-mail: editor@chinadaily.com.cn iPhone app: chinadaily.com.cn/iphone 国内统一编号:CN11-0091 国际 标准 excel标准偏差excel标准偏差函数exl标准差函数国标检验抽样标准表免费下载红头文件格式标准下载 编 号:ISSN0253-9543 邮发代号:1-3 © 2012 China Daily All Rights Reserved Vol. 32 — No. A member of the Asia News Network 10020 In this issue NATION ................................................2-5 COVER STORY. ......................................6 COMMENT..........................................8, 9 WORLD.........................................10-12 BUSINESS............................13, 14, 16, 17 LIFE.................................................18-21 SPORTS..........................................22-24 COVER STORY Driving in a new direction Asia-Pacifi c economies look to carbon tax to bid farewell to growth model based on fossil fuel. > p6 US astronauts wish Chinese peers well Historic mission will inspire new generation, space veterans say By KELLY CHUNG DAWSON in New York kdawson@chinadailyusa.com As China is set to send its first female astronaut into space this weekend, American women who have made the journey will be tracking her historic trip. Mae Jemison, the fi rst Afri- can-American female astro- naut, said she believes the inclusion of women in the space program is highly sig- nificant for young Chinese women. Growing up during NASA’s high-profile Apollo era of human space travel, Jemison was both irritated and con- fused by the program’s lack of women. “If I had seen someone like me involved in NASA when I was a little girl, it would have given me a great big grin and made things a whole lot easier when I was starting out,” she said. “It’s not just that you can see yourself in that position, but also the fact that then other people understand that there is a wide range of talent to draw from. “Including female astronauts on the Chinese launch is a very conscious and important deci- sion,” said Jemison, who served as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle Endeavour on its second trip into orbit in Sep- tember 1992. NASA, the US space agency, suff ered as a result of its gender exclusion during the early years of space travel, said Howard McCurdy, a professor of public affairs at the American Uni- versity in Washington, and the author of several books about space. “If humans are going to travel in space, it’s important to include both men and wom- en,” he said. “Having women in space helps build public sup- port for the endeavor.” For China, leaving out women would be cutting the potential for progress in half, Jemison said. “China has tremendous tal- ent and resources, but if you don’t bring all your best players in, you’re not going to have the best opportunities to under- stand how things can be better, and how to make stuff happen more eff ectively. I’m very excit- ed that women will be included on this fl ight.” Pamela Melroy, a former astronaut and air force pilot who served both as pilot and commander on US space shuttle missions before retir- ing in 2009, pointed to China’s requirement that its taikonauts be trained as military pilots. She said this ensures Liu Yang — the likelier of the two wom- en to be on board the Shen- zhou IX craft when it docks with the orbiting Tiangong-1 module — will be of a special breed. “I feel a special kinship with her, because there are so few women pilots in space,” Melroy said in an interview with China Daily. There have only been three American women pilots, all during the shuttle program; most female astronauts have been scientists and engineers. “I am so excited and pleased,” she said. Melroy, a veteran of three shuttle missions — she piloted Discovery in 2000 and Atlantis in 2002 and was commander aboard Discovery in 2007 — hasn’t met Liu or Wang Yap- ing, the other woman being considered for this weekend’s mission, but she has spent time with other taikonauts at inter- national conferences. SEE “SPACE” PAGE 4 Upgrade request rejected on security grounds By WANG HUAZHONG wanghuazhong@ chinadaily.com.cn Upgrading software is an easy procedure normally done at the touch of a but- ton or the click of a mouse, unless such a procedure alleg- edly threatens mankind with weapons of mass destruction as a Chinese student discov- ered to his amazement. Th e application by Antoine Duan, 21, to upgrade his Pho- toshop soft ware was initially approved, but then rejected, by a US-based company he bought the soft ware from. Th e company cited US Exporting Administration Regulations. Duan is a student at the Bei- jing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, also known as Beihang University, which is on a technology ban list compiled by the US Depart- ment of Commerce. “Th is is ridiculous,” Duan told China Daily on Th ursday. “My study has nothing to do with gears or machines that have been banned. “Its frustrating for a cus- tomer who purchased, in good faith, authentic soft ware.” He declined to disclose his Chinese name, as he wanted to keep his identity, as much as possible, out of the spotlight. Duan bought Adobe Pho- toshop CS5 Extended on June 7 from shop.edu.cn, an online Chinese store that provides soft ware with special student discounts. The website pro- motes free CS5 upgrades to CS6. SEE “SOFTWARE” PAGE2 RAISING THE CURTAIN Beijing People’s Art Theater stages a revival as it turns 60 > LIFE, PAGES 18-19 Greece is ‘gateway for China’ Athens belongs to eurozone, Greek parliament speaker says By FU JING in Athens and HUANG YING in Beijing Greece must stay in the eurozone and maintain close ties with China to overcome the debt crisis, Greek parlia- ment speaker Vyron Polydo- ras said. “We would like to imple- ment policies along with other pro-European parties to escape from the recession,’’ the speaker, who was born in 1947, said. “And of course, Greece will still work as a gateway into Europe for China.” Th e Greeks go to the polls on Sunday in a crucial general election. “My party, New Democ- racy, would obviously like to win or have a key role in the parliament following the elec- tion,” Polydoras said. Reforms are urgently need- ed, and Greece must encour- age the private sector and wel- come international investors, he said. “We welcome investment from China at this difficult time,” said Polydoras, whose daughter Margarita is learning Chinese. Polydoras said that his daughter learning Chinese is clear evidence of his commit- ment to boosting ties between the two countries. “It’s a small world. China is a global power and that is why my daughter is learning Chinese.” SEE “GREECE” PAGE 2 EXCLUSIVE | VYRON POLYDORAS Vyron Polydoras is the Greek parliament speaker. Inside • Comment, page 8 • See more, pages 11, 17 PEACE DRILL PHOTOS BY LI JING / FOR CHINA DAILY Armored cars and Chinese sol- diers participate in the Peace Mis- sion 2012 anti-terror drill held by Shanghai Cooperation Orga- nization countries in Tajikistan on Th ursday. Th e drill involved about 2,000 military personnel from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz- stan, Russia and Tajikistan. See story on page 12. Pamela Melroy is a former US astronaut. 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Duan is “eligible for the free upgrade”, and he should expect to “receive the upgraded product in the next eight to 10 working days”, it said. But on June 11, Duan received another communica- tion canceling the order. Th is message stated that the upgrade was refused because of Duan’s university. “We are prohibited from exporting to anyone who is directly or indi- rectly involved in the design, development production or use of nuclear, chemical or bio- logical weapons or missiles as outlined under the US EAR,’’ it stated. Th e EAR has a list of foreign entities and individuals that are subject to specific license requirements for the export, re-export and or transfer of specified items, according to information on the official website of the US Department of Commerce. Th e Bureau of Industry and Security at the department fi rst published the list in February 1997 “as part of its efforts to inform the public of entities who have engaged in activities that could result in an increased risk of the diversion of export- ed, re-exported and transferred (in-country) items to weapons of mass destruction programs”. Since its publication, grounds for inclusion on the list have expanded to activities sanctioned by the State Depart- ment and activities contrary to US national security and/or foreign policy interests, said the bureau’s website. In the latest version of the list, issued on June 28, nine out of the 40 pages record names of universities, institutions and organizations in China. Most of these related to spacefl ight and aviation tech- nology though entities related to nuclear, chemistry and engi- neering were also mentioned. The list contains entities from 26 countries and regions. Duan received a communica- tion from Adobe on Wednes- day, saying it “regrets” that Duan’s upgrade request was held up by procedural controls. Frances Pang, a public rela- tions manager at Adobe, told China Daily on Th ursday that the company is looking into the matter and will get back to Duan soon. Pang did not elaborate. Th ere have been, allegedly, similar cases before involving students in China. In 2008, another student from Duan’s university claimed that he failed to get his laptop repaired from Dell for the same reason. Th e student, posting on the emuch.net forum, said Dell did not fi x the problem until he wrote, by pen, a letter explain- ing his use of the laptop. In December 2005, the US Bureau of Industry and Securi- ty alleged FedEx caused, aided and abetted acts prohibited by the regulations when it facili- tated the unlicensed export of flight simulation software to the university, according to the bureau’s website. FedEx later has agreed to pay a $370,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it committed this and other fi ve violations, according to the website. Many organizations on the list refused to comment on the export embargo. Pub- licity officials at the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center and the Northwestern Polytechnical University said they use Chi- nese soft ware. “Adobe CS5 is not much dif- ferent from CS6. But I must fi ght for my rights as an indi- vidual consumer, who does not represent the university.” Duan said. Qiu Baochang, head of the lawyers group for the China Consumers’ Association, said the control on software is pointless because Duan, if he was so inclined, could use other students’ Adobe soft ware to “develop weapons”. “The software is sold on a public channel and Duan should have the same rights as others,” Qiu said. Xia Youfu, senior professor of economics at the University of International Business and Economics, said the list is part of a strategy to contain China. “It is a refl ection of US hege- mony,” Xia said. Software: Student claims similar case happened before GRADUATION CHEER PHOTO BY ZHANG WEI / CHINA DAILY Wang Huisheng, chairman of the State Development and Invest- ment Corp, celebrates with his English teacher Norman Pritchard (left ) at the commencement of seventh Intensive English Training Program run by Beijing Foreign Studies University and the Chi- nese Academy of Governance on Th ursday. Th e 15-week intensive English language course for high-ranking government offi cials has been off ered since 2001. BEIJING 170 punished for vehicle violations A total of 170 offi cials were punished over the past year for violating regulations on the use of public funds for government vehicles. Since the launch of a national campaign to cut public spending on government cars last year, the number of cars owned by central Party and government depart- ments has been reduced by 35 percent, according to a document issued at a national conference on Th ursday. A total of 949 investigations in the campaign were launched fol- lowing public or media reports, the document said, and 199,600 vehicles nationwide were found to be purchased or used in viola- tion of regulations. Government spending on offi cial vehicles as well as spend- ing on overseas trips and offi cial receptions are commonly seen by the public as three major sources of corruption and waste in China. SICHUAN Foxconn worker falls to death A worker for Foxconn fell to his death on Th ursday, according to the company, which assembles products for Apple. Th e 23-year-old, identifi ed only by his surname Xie, fell from his rented apartment in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Wednesday, according to a statement released by Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn’s par- ent company. It said the cause of the tragedy was not immediately clear, and Chengdu police were still inves- tigating. Foxconn employs about 1 mil- lion workers in China, roughly half of them based in its main facility in Shenzhen, which bor- ders Hong Kong. SHANGHAI Four dead from toxic gas in plant Four workers died aft er inhal- ing toxic gas at the Shanghai Ya’nan Metal Surface Treatment Company on Th ursday. Two workers went down into an electroplating tank belong- ing to the company at Chunhua Road, Jinshan district of Shang- hai, at 11 am and lapsed into a coma. Two other workers went into the tank trying to help them but also fainted. When rescuers came to take them out of the tank in the aft ernoon, the four workers were all found dead. Initial forensic investigation suggests they were killed by a toxic gas leak in the tank, said Li Yueqi, deputy Party chief of Jinshan. Police have detained respon- sible persons of the company and operations at the plant have been suspended. TIANJIN City to have 4 oil storage plants Tianjin will build a 200,000-cubic-meter oil storage plant by 2015, taking the number of such large-scale plants to four in the North China port city. Th e new storage unit by the joint venture Shell Oil Group of North China will be built in the Binhai New Zone in two phases. Th e fi rst one will be put into operation in 2013, with 55,000 cubic meters of oil storage tanks and supporting facilities, while the second phase will kick off in 2014 and be completed in 2015. Th e storage plant, with a total investment of 550 million yuan ($87 million), is expected to handle 3 million metric tons of oil products and generate an annual sales revenue of 24 billion yuan. Th ree large oil storage plants have already been built in Tianjin, all undertaken by domestic oil companies, including a 3.2-mil- lion-cubic-meter base for nation- al crude oil strategic reserve, a 3.2-million-cubic-meter cr