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By WANG HONGYI in Shanghai and CHENG YINGQI in Beijing Shanghai New York Uni- versity, the first institution of higher education jointly established by China and the United States, was officially founded on Monday. Th e venture will be a melt- ing pot for cultivating inno- vative talent and will help China tackle its brain drain, experts said. “China’s edu- cation reforms aim to better cultivate student ability to innovate and think independently, to provide comprehensive development and maximize their poten- tial,” said Yu Lizhong, presi- dent of NYU Shanghai. “Th at is what this college will do.” NYU Shanghai, based in the Lujiazui financial area, was established by New York University and Shanghai’s East China Normal University. The first Sino-US college operating as an independent legal entity, NYU Shanghai is expected to welcome its fi rst 300 students next year from across the world. Th ere will be 151 places for Chinese students. About 40 percent of the faculty will be recruited globally, while the student- to-faculty ratio will be 8-1, half the average in Chinese universities, Yu said. Th e founding of Shanghai NYU has drawn global atten- tion and may herald an era of more international students coming to China and give a greater choice to domestic students. According to a report in September by the Social Sci- ences Academy Press, about 340,000 Chinese students went abroad for further study in 2011. Among them were a growing number of students from renowned high schools who skipped China’s college entrance exam, or gaokao. Last year, 76,800 high school students began stud- ies overseas. “This is a considerable number, and includes many excellent students,” said Chen Qun, president of East China Normal University. “Chinese universities should take a close look at themselves. They should accelerate reforms of educa- tion models and ensure the nation keeps the country’s best students,” Chen said. Joint education ventures between China and other countries are nothing new. Many Chinese universities have gone down this route, including Xi’an Jiaotong University teaming up with Liverpool University and the University of Nottingham establishing a campus in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. By CHEN JIA and XING ZHIGANG in Beijing and YU RAN in Shanghai A period of mild inflation may off er a greater opportunity for further stimulus, econo- mists said aft er the government reported on Monday that the September consumer price index increased 1.9 percent year-on-year. The CPI, a key inflation gauge, grew 2 percent in August and hit a two-year low of 1.8 percent in July. Th e sec- ond half of this year has seen low infl ation and conditions are ripe for economic recovery in the last quarter, supported by the easing of fiscal and monetary policies since the second quarter, economists said. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, food prices increased 2.5 percent year-on- year in September, 0.9 of a per- centage point slower than the August rate, as prices for pork and fresh vegetables fell mark- edly when supply expanded. The producer price index, an indicator of wholesale infl a- tion, declined 3.6 percent year- on-year in September. It is the lowest since Novem- ber 2009. In August it dropped 3.5 percent and July saw a fall of 2.9 percent, suggesting that demand for producer goods was still weak. But there are signs of manu- facturing and market demand rebounding, driven by the moderate stimulus program since April, said Xu Hongcai, a senior economist with the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, a gov- ernment think tank. Now is “a good time to keep boosting growth” through the government-designed stimu- lus programs, he said. Th e pro-growth policies that China has already rolled out are creating new investment demand and will start showing their full eff ect in the coming months, he predicted. GDP will probably grow 7.7 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter and exceed the government target of 7.5 per- cent for the whole year, he said. Zhang Zongping, a sales manager for a trading com- pany in Shanghai, said that export demand increased since September thanks to orders for Christmas and New Year. NATION Not so golden Many people failed to get overtime pay for working during the Golden Week holiday. > p5 COMMENT Tokyo’s fault Japan will have to bear the brunt of worsening econom- ic ties with China if Tokyo doesn’t change its stance on the islands. > p9 WORLD Leader’s priority Most pressing task for Libya’s new prime minister is to end political turmoil. > p11 Damaging ploy Criticizing China is an easy card to play for US presiden- tial candidates, but it hurts ties. > p12 LIFE Color blind An African American talks about acceptance in China. > p18 PUBLIC SERVICE Competition intense for ‘dream’ jobs > p3 FRENCH CONNECTION Former French prime minister shares his experience in China > LIFE, PAGE 18 THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Austrian breaks sound barrier in space plunge that stuns the world > WORLD, PAGE 10 chinadaily.com.cn RMB ¥1.5TUESDAY, October 16, 2012 CHINADAILY IN THE NEWS In this issue NATION ....................................... 2-5, 7 COVER STORY .................................. 6 COMMENT .................................... 8, 9 WORLD ........................................ 10-12 BUSINESS ................................... 13-17 LIFE ............................................. 18-21 SPORTS ..................................... 22-24 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. 10125 A member of the Asia News Network ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY Successful operation: Yin Chunlin, one of the two moth- ers involved in China’s fi rst paired liver transplant, hugs her son Luo Chenyi at a Beijing hospital on Monday. > p5 CPI TREND Jan 2011 2012 Feb Mar Apr May Jun JulSep Aug SepOct Nov Dec 7 ％ 5 3 1 Source: National Bureau of Statistics CHINA DAILY 6.1 5.5 4.2 4.1 4.5 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.0 1.92.2 2.01.8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) off ers his sympathies to his king, Norodom Sihamoni, in Phnom Penh on Monday ahead of their departure for Beijing after the death of former Cambodian king, Norodom Sihanouk. SEE “CPI” PAGE 2 SEE “COLLEGE” PAGE 4 Low infl ation ‘off ers stimulus opportunity’ Conditions ripe for growth measures, economists say New Shanghai college a lesson in joint action China, US combine forces in education to cultivate talent Inside See more, page 4 N orodom Sihanouk, the former king of Cambodia, passed away in Beijing at the age of 90 early on Mon- day morning. Having lived in exile in China, Sihanouk oft en referred to the country as his “second homeland”, and it was from China that he received his strongest political sup- port in times of adversity, plus almost all his medical treat- ment in the last years of his life aft er being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. The news of Sihanouk’s death reminded many people of the decades the late mon- arch had spent in China since the 1950s. China Central Television’s news channel , which has recently been dominated by reports of territo- rial disputes with Japan, spent most of Monday covering the death and remembering the former king. Social networking sites, such as Sina Weibo, were fl ooded with condolences and reminiscences of the former Cambodian leader. Offi cial statements said that Sihanouk died in hospital at 2:20 am, citing natural causes. Th e former king, who had can- cer, diabetes and hypertension, had been receiving treatment in Beijing for several years. China expressed the deep respect it felt for the “great friend of the Chinese people”, as the Foreign Ministry described Sihanouk in a statement. President Hu Jintao said in a letter of condolence that Siha- nouk’s outstanding contribu- tion to China-Cambodia ties will be imprinted in history. China is keen to work with Cambodia to enhance the tra- dition of cooperation left by Sihanouk and Chinese leaders, Hu said. Vice-President Xi Jin- ping visited Sihanouk’s wife, Monineath, in Beijing. He stood in silence in front of a portrait of the deceased mon- arch. “We are deeply shocked and grief-stricken,” he said. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met Cambodia’s current ruler, King Norodom Sihamoni, and Prime Minister Hun Sen when they arrived on Monday aft er- noon to accompany Sihanouk’s body on the journey back to his homeland. Th ree Buddhist monks, led by Noy Chreok, the third vice-patriarch of Cambo- dia’s Buddhist monks, accom- panied the king and prime minister. In January, Sihanouk had requested that his body be cre- mated and his ashes placed in an urn, preferably one made of gold, then enclosed in a stupa at the Cambodian royal palace. Th e hospital where Sihanouk died is close to his residence in the heart of Beijing, which was put at his disposal by the late premier Zhou Enlai in 1970. 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Read more on chinadaily. com.cn SHANDONG Blast leaves 1 dead, 4 missing At least one person has been confi rmed dead and four are missing aft er an explosion ripped through a residential building early Monday morning in the coastal city of Weihai, Shandong province. Th e blast hit the building’s sixth fl oor at 1 am, causing a fi re. Ten people were also injured. Among them, three sustained severe injuries, rescuers said. Th e fi re was extinguished in about 20 minutes, but the acci- dent has caused damage from the ground fl oor to the seventh fl oor of the building, witnesses said. HEILONGJIANG Four rescued after building collapses Rescuers had pulled four people out of the debris of a collapsed offi ce building by noon on Mon- day in Heilongjiang province, but an unknown number of people may still be buried. Th e four have been sent to hospital. Search and rescue work is under way. More than 100 rescu- ers led by city offi cials joined res- cue eff orts aft er the eastern wing of the building collapsed at about 7:50 am. SHANGHAI Car crash kills 5, injures 3 workers An out-of-control car killed fi ve people and injured three on Monday on the Shanghai-Xi’an Expressway, the offi cial micro blog of the Shanghai traffi c information center said. Th e accident happened about 2 kilometers from the toll station dividing Chongming county and downtown Shanghai at about 11 am. Xinhua News Agency reported that the eight people are express- way maintenance workers. Witnesses said the injured were immediately sent to the Chong- ming County No 2 People’s Hos- pital, and that part of the road was closed aft er the accident. ZHEJIANG Charitable man leads frugal life A man in Zhejiang province has donated more than 17 million yuan ($2.7 million) to charity but lives a frugal life with his family in a 30-square-meter apartment, the China Youth Daily reported on Monday. He Guomiao, from Zhuji — a prefecture-level city in East China’s Zhejiang province — has 87 patents for his innovations. Th e application and production of the patents has brought him a fortune. As his wealth grew, so did his generosity. He has donated 10 percent of his earnings to charity every year since 2004. BEIJING Satellite to be launched in Oct A new satellite for China’s homegrown Beidou navigation system will be launched at the end of October, joining 15 satellites already in orbit, the Beijing News reported on Monday. Th e new satellite will complete a network that can off er services to customers in the Asia Pacifi c region. China has sent fi ve civilian sat- ellites into space since the begin- ning of the year to speed up the completion of the network for the Beidou navigation and positioning system. Great Wall AIDS walk raises funds More than 110 people from China and abroad gathered at the Jinshanling Great Wall in Beijing on Saturday for the China AIDS Walk. Since 1985, the United States has been holding AIDS walks to raise funds for HIV/AIDS preven- tion and medication. More than 100 cities host the event every year. Th is is the fi rst time that China has hosted a walk. On Saturday, nearly 48 fund- raising teams joined the walk, with more than 150,000 yuan ($23,955) donated by 3,400 people. JIANGSU Controversial artwork removed Chair-like works of art in the shape of naked women have been removed from the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu prov- ince, aft er a storm of criticism, the Beijing Times reported on Monday. Th e park’s management defend- ed the artworks, saying they were sculptures, not seats. Th e blue sculptures — in the shape of crouching women with arms outstretched — were placed alongside the green belt along Jinji Lake. Mother, son die as police car hits bike A mother and her son were killed when a police car hit an electric bike in Huaian city, Jiangsu province. Th e accident happened on Friday and involved a car from the Huaian district public security bureau, according to a notice pub- lished on the website of the Huaian district government on Saturday. It said the 35-year-old driver was responsible for hitting the 27-year-old bike rider who was taking her son to school, causing their deaths. No one else had been in the car. GUANGXI Free app for buying railway tickets A cell phone application that will allow users to buy railway tickets is expected to be available to download for free by the end of November, the Nanning Evening News reported on Monday. Th e application will off er cus- tomers a more convenient way to buy and pay for train tickets online using their smartphones. Th e local railway author- ity in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said that technicians are still working on improving the system, and that customers may be able to use the service next month. ANHUI TV station, model agency host gala Anhui Satellite TV will work with New Silk Road Model Man- agement to host a fashion gala. Th e three-hour show, which will be broadcast on Dec 8, will include more than 100 models from Europe, the United States, South Korea, India and Th ailand, and a retrospective fashion in China over the past 30 years. CHINA DAILY—XINHUA IN TOUCH WITH MUSIC PHOTO BY FU TIAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Zhang Shengzheng (left ), a student at the Beijing School for the Blind, touches an instrument during a visit to the Jinbu Primary School on Monday in Beijing. Th e blind students enjoyed a musical gala provided by the primary school’s Jinfan Troupe. China’s top legislature will deliberate a draft proposal to amend seven laws, including the Prison Law, and review a report on the qualifications of certain lawmakers during a bimonthly session scheduled for next week. Th e National People’s Con- gress Standing Committee, the nation’s top legislature, will convene a session from Oct 23-26 in Beijing, according to a decision made at a meeting of the NPC Standing Com- mittee on Monday. Insiders said the draft pro- posal to amend seven laws, including the Prison Law, will be small-scale and aims to update the stipulations to coordinate with the Amend- ment to the Criminal Proce- dure Law, which is due to take eff ect on Jan 1. The Criminal Procedure Law, passed at the National People’s Congress in March, states detentio