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FM VISITS SE ASIA South China Sea issue on minister’s agenda > p22 CROSS-STRAITS TALKS Key agreements signed > NATION, PAGE 4 STEP BY STEP Tibetan artist explores his culture through dance > SPORTS, PAGE 18 chinadaily.com.cn RMB ¥1.5FRIDAY, August 10, 2012 CHINADAILY COVER STORY Down to downtown Education, welfare and qual- ity of life are just a few of the reasons people move from the suburbs to downtown. > p6 NATION Bogu Kailai on trial Bogu Kailai stands trial in the Hefei City Intermediate People’s Court. > p3 High price Suspects face trial for allegedly helping a teenager sell his kid- ney for an iPhone and iPad. > p4 BUSINESS New deals Private sector gets boost as government off ers new oppor- tunities.> p14 LIFE Shanghai picture Chinese-American fi lmmaker Janet Yang stirs a cocktail of expatriate-in-Shanghai mate- rial into a comedy of cultural errors. > p19 IN THE NEWS In this issue NATION ..................................2-5 COVER STORY ........................ 6 COMMENT ................................ 8 SPORTS ............................... 9-12 BUSINESS ............. 13, 14, 16, 17 LIFE ..................................... 18-21 WORLD ..............................22, 23 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 A member of the Asia News Network 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 © 2012 China Daily All Rights Reserved Vol. 32 — No.10068 CPI TREND Jan 2011 2012 Feb Mar Apr May JunJul JulAug Sep Oct Nov Dec 7 ％ 5 3 1 Source: National Bureau of Statistics SHEN WEI / CHINA DAILY 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.5 4.2 4.1 4.5 3.2 3.6 3.4 3 2.2 1.8 By QU YINGPU, ZHAO HUANXIN and HE DAN Fan Xiaojian has a head for numbers and he counts on them to tell a story that adds up to success and continuing challenges. Th e top offi cial in charge of poverty reduction in China has fi gures on hand to depict the other side of the world’s second-largest economy. “I’ve always found numbers intriguing,” said Fan, an eco- nomics graduate who has led the State Council’s anti-poverty drive since 2007. “Numbers do not meander; they tell stories directly.” Fan, 59, can inform report- ers straightaway that China relocated 7.7 million people from impoverished areas in the century’s fi rst decade. Th at fi gure almost matches the combined population of the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. He can also sum up the anti- poverty achievements over the past three decades by stating that 250 million rural residents have escaped poverty. That number is roughly equal to Indonesia’s population. But of more immediate con- cern, he can use numbers to tell the story of the consequences of the global downturn on measures to tackle poverty. The financial crisis that started in 2008 has con- demned 100 million more people to destitution globally, he said, quoting World Bank statistics. It has also taken a toll on domestic anti-poverty eff orts. About 3 million people were taken out of poverty in 2008, a fi gure similar to the 2000 level. Impressive as this is, it still rep- resents a setback. “Between 2004 and 2007, we lifted a whopping 10.89 mil- lion out of poverty annually,” Fan, chief of the State Council’s Poverty Alleviation Leading Group Offi ce, told China Daily. Th e global economic con- traction means that factories in coastal regions feel the brunt of the slowdown and many workers have to return to the interior. Measures, especially to help farmers, have been introduced. Special poverty reduction funds, nearly 33.2 billion yuan ($5.2 billion), have been allo- cated this year, Fan said, adding that this represents an increase of 22 percent on last year. Despite impressive econom- ic growth, pockets of poverty still remain, particularly in the 11 mountainous regions. These include the Liupan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region and the Qinling-Bashan mountains. They are isolated both geo- graphically and economically, according to Fan. SEE “POVERTY” PAGE 3 Counting on success in poverty fi ght EXCLUSIVE | FAN XIAOJIAN EXCLUSIVE | THOMAS BACH BIO • Born in 1953, Fan Xiaojian has been the director of the State Council’s Pov- erty Alleviation Leading Group Offi ce since 2007. • Fan was also vice-min- ister of agriculture from 2000 to 2009. • He was awarded a bach- elor’s degree in econom- ics at Jilin University in 1976. • He is the fourth child of renowned journalist, Fan Changjiang. EP plores gh dance By ZHANG HAIZHOU in London zhanghaizhou@chinadaily.com.cn If memories were awarded medals, Thomas Bach would give China a gold medal every time. Bach, vice-president of the International Olympic Com- mittee and 1976 Olympic fenc- ing gold medalist, fi nished his career in Shanghai in 1980. He was in China at the time, rather than defending his medal, because of a boycott, by some countries, of the Moscow Olympics. “Our Olympic committee (West Germany) voted for a boycott. I was representing the athletes and wanted to take part in the Games. We lost the battle. Now everyone realizes that it was absolutely useless. It did not make one bit of diff erence at all,” Bach, 58, said. As “a kind of compensation”, Bach said the national team had a two-week tour to China and took part in competitions against fencers in Beijing, Hangzhou, Kunming and Shanghai. “I’m happy to report that I won the last match.” It hap- pened to be the last of his career. Sitting in a Park Lane cafe 32 years later, Bach recalled Olympic stories and shared his thoughts on t he L ondon Games. He played down “specula- tion” that he is the front-runner to succeed current IOC Presi- dent Jacques Rogge in 2013. “It is an honor, on the one hand, if people feel that you may be capable. But on the other hand, it is way too early. I am very loyal to our president and I think it would not be fair to him, nor would it be fair to the IOC, to start discussing his succession now,” Bach said. Th e current Games, he said, are “the toughest”. “You see new nations and athletes from smaller nations emerging and winning med- als. This is great for the globalization of sport,” he said. Bach also said it’s impressive to see China is “not concen- trating only on the traditionally strong sports ... like gym- nastics, table tennis and badminton”. He singled out Xu Lijia, who won the women’s Laser Radial class in sailing, as an example of China “embracing” more Olympic sports, and off ered his support to “young rookie” swimmer, Ye Shiwen. Ye, 16, won two golds in Lon- don and slashed 5 seconds off her personal best. John Leonard, the execu- tive director of the American Swimming Coaches Associa- tion, called the performance “disturbing”. Ye denied that she had used performance- enhancing drugs and has never failed a test. SEE “SPORTS” PAGE 2 CENTER OF ATTENTION PHOTO BY HOU YU / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Journalists and sports fans greet badminton gold medalist Lin Dan at Beijing Capital International Airport on Th ursday. See Games-related stories on pages 10-12. China ‘embracing’ Olympic spirit Thomas Bach is vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Reaching out: Residents form a chain as they negotiate fl oodwaters in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Th ursday, aft er Typhoon Haikui lashed East China. > p5 By WEI TIAN and DING QINGFEN Policy fi ne-tuning should be cautiously rolled out to prevent a rebound in prices, experts said, after inflation hit a 30-month low in July and stoked specula- tion of aggressive easing. Meanwhile, the National Development and Reform Commission announced on Thursday that the retail price of gasoline would rise by 390 yuan ($62), and diesel by 370 yuan, a metric ton from Friday. Th e consumer price index, a major gauge of infl ation, rose 1.8 percent year- on-year last month, the slowest pace since February 2010, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Th ursday. Th e rate was 0.4 percentage point lower than in June and marked the fourth consecutive monthly fall. “The falling CPI increases pressure on the government to further loosen monetary policy to restore growth,” said Jin Linbo, vice-president of the National Academy of Economic Strategy at the Chinese Acad- emy of Social Sciences. “But this will not be an easy job, as further easing, if not appropriately applied, will lead to a bubble. Authorities have to be very cautious about each step they take,” Jin said. Chen Daofu, policy research chief at the Financial Research Institute at the State Council’s Development Research Center, said the government should not rush into another interest rate cut when inflation con- cerns remain high among con- sumers. “A better choice would be to lessen administrative con- trols, such as further widening the room for fl oating interest rates.” Th e People’s Bank of China, the central bank, lowered inter- est rates twice in the past two months to bolster the world’s second-largest economy, which reported the slowest expansion in three years in the second quarter at 7.6 percent. SEE “CPI” PAGE 2 CPI hits 30-month low amid easing calls Rise in fuel prices announced as growth measures loom on horizon Inside • Editorial, page 8 • See more, page 13 BEIJING Railway quality defects corrected Quality defects found in 12 rail lines have been rectifi ed and responsible departments had been punished, the Ministry of Railways said on Th ursday. Th e ministry made the remarks in response to recent media reports, which said that quality defects that could endan- ger safety were found on 12 rail lines. Seven of the 12 lines have resumed services, including high-speed passenger railways between Wuhan and Guangzhou and between Zhengzhou and Xi’an. Th e problems were discovered during routine inspections, and the current high-speed lines in operation are safe, the ministry said. Draft health rule targets privacy Health departments should protect patients’ privacy and refrain from leaking their person- al information and related mate- rial, according to a draft regula- tion published on Wednesday. Th e draft amendment to the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Regulation, formulated by the Ministry of Health, was published on Wednesday on the website of the Legislative Aff airs Offi ce of the State Council for public comments. Health departments can obtain information from organizations and people and carry out location inspections, to help prevent TB and aid its treatment, but should also heed patients’ privacy, accord- ing to the draft . Heroes deprived of rewards Donations to the 152 migrant workers who saved people on the Nangangwa section of Beijing- Hong Kong-Macao Expressway during the July 21 torrential rain in Beijing are allegedly having their reward withheld by their employ- er, the Beijing Times reported. Philanthropist Li Chunping and the Tencent Fund gave 304,000 yuan ($47,796) and 150,000 yuan respectively to those workers as a reward for their heroic service. Th e workers received the contributions on July 28 and had a dinner with Cui Yongyuan, the famous host from China Central Television, two days later. However, their employer, the Fengtai Hexi Water Recycling Plant, soon forced them to hand over the money, the workers said. Sun Long, from the plant, responded by saying that manage- ment is merely holding onto the money to make sure the workers stay, and that they have promised to return the money later. GUANGDONG Province may pilot two-child policy Guangdong province will pilot a two-child policy in the near future, Zhang Feng, former director of the Guangdong Population and Fam- ily Planning Commission, said on Wednesday. Zhang revealed in March, while he was still director, that the South China province is working to get permission to start a policy that allows couples to have two children as long as one is the only child of his or her parents. National policy states that only couples who have urban residen- tial permits and who are both only children can have a second child. Couples with rural residence reg- istration can have a second child if their fi rst child is a girl. SHANGHAI Planes collide on airport ground Two airplanes collided in Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Th ursday aft ernoon, the publicity department of Shanghai government said on Th ursday. Flight MU583 of China Eastern Airlines and MH389 of Malaysia Airlines crashed on the F9 track at 4:28 pm, according to the micro blog of the publicity department of Shanghai. Th e crash caused slight dam- age to both airplanes, local media reported. Both fl ights were delayed. HEBEI Great Wall collapses after heavy rain Repair work is under way on a section of the Great Wall in North China’s Hebei province that col- lapsed aft er days of continuous rain, local offi cials said on Th ursday. Th e collapse occurred on Mon- day, when strong currents of water from the mountains damaged the Dajingmen section of the Great Wall in Zhangjiakou following several days of rain, an offi cial with the city’s Qiaoxi district said. Experts have cleared the fallen section, which extends 36 meters, and reinforced other loose sections to prevent further collapses. Cracks were also spotted in other parts of the wall near the damaged section. HONG KONG Astronauts thank HK residents Th e three astronauts in China’s fi rst manned space docking mis- sion have sent a thank-you note to Hong Kong ahead of their four- day visit starting Friday, according to the city’s government news website. Th e message, signed by Shen- zhou IX astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang, sends greetings to the Hong Kong people and thanks them for their support for the country’s space program. CHINA DAILY—XINHUA FROM PAGE 1 However, a recent report by the central bank said the mar- ginal eff ect of policy relaxation is declining and it could lead to a rebound in infl ation. “Bank reserve cuts and open market operations will be the main tools adopted in the near future,” Chen said. Liu Ligang, head of China economics studies at the Aus- tralia and New Zealand Bank- ing Group, estimated that bank reserve requirements will be cut this month, and two more cuts are likely this year. “Although there are still possibilities for further inter- est rate cuts, it might not be the best medicine for a cooling economy,” Liu said, explain- ing that the economy will face even bigger challenges if inter- est cuts lead to a rebound in housing prices. “Retreating CPI in the short term doesn’t rule out long-term inflationary pressure,” said Zhang Monan, an analyst with the State Information Center. “Structural infl ation, pushed up by the re-evaluation of assets and rising labor costs, contin- ues to pressure companies and consumers,” she said. In a breakdown of July’s index, food prices, which account for nearly one-third of the CPI, edged up 2.4 percent from a year ago, compared with 3.8 percent in June. The increase was mainly driven by vegetable and fruit prices, as rain and flooding aff ected production in many areas in the traditional peak supply season. Pork prices saw a rise of 18.7 percent year-on- year. Meanwhile, charges for domestic and maintenance services went up 10 percent year-on-year. Transportation and com- munication are the only cat- egory in the basket to see their prices fall from a year ago. Fuel prices were down 4.4 percent year-on-year aft er three price cuts this year. Shrinking demand Cooling infl ation was also a reflection of shrinking demand in the real economy, as companies struggling with overcapacity and falling prof- its, have to lower, or slow the growth of, product prices. Th e producer price index, a main gauge of infl ation at the wholesale level, fell 2.9 percent in July from a year earlier. Th is marked 12 months of consec- utive declines. But Zuo Xiaolei, an econo- mist with Galaxy Securities said “retreating infl ation isn’t equal to deflation”, allaying concerns over defl ation. “As long as the growth goal (7.5 percent) is achieved, there won’t be defl ation,” she said. Lian Ping, chief economist with the Bank of Communi- cations, said the risk of infl a- tion still outweighed that of defl ation. “The policy stimulus and change of local governments may lead to a new round of investment fever, which will boost prices.” Fixed-investment growth was 20.4 percent in the first seven months, according to the National Bureau of Sta- tistics. And “investment will still be the key driver for a very long time”, said a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. A report by the China Mer- chant Securities estimates that infl ation will stand at 1.9 percent in the third quarter and 2.5 in the fourth, with the yearly fi gure below 3 percent. 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