Chinese vice premier, Qian Qichen, says that Taiwan compatriots are crucial to maintaining peaceful and stable ties between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
He made the remark at the seventh National Taiwan Compatriots Congress in Beijing.
The vice premier also says pushing forward Taiwan's peaceful reunification is in the interest of both the mainland and the island. He calls for an early realization of direct air, post and trade between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.
He reiterates there is only one China in the world and it includes the mainland and Taiwan.
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Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Yang Jiechi, says President Jiang Zemin' s upcoming visit to the US will be a significant and far-reaching event in Sino-US relations.
Yang Jiechi is optimistic that the exchange of opinions between President Jiang and US President George W. Bush will promote mutual understanding and trust.
The ambassador says that the world situation has seen important changes and that Sino-US relations have been characterized by something new in the past year, especially after the attacks in New York and Washington last year.
He said that China and the United States share the responsibility of promoting the preservation of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world. They also have the responsibility to speed up the growth and prosperity of their own and the world economy, as well as combat terrorism and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the deterioration of the world environment.
On the Taiwan issue, Yang said that China has noted the US's reiterated commitment to the "one China" policy. Yang stressed that the implementation of the commitment by the United States is of vital importance in ensuring the stability and development of Sino-US relations.
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The State Council has approved 17 new natural protection zones around China.
The zones are in 14 provinces and autonomous regions including Hebei, Jilin and Helongjiang provinces and Tibet Autonomous Region.
China now has 188 natural protection zones, which are crucial to soil and water conservation, climate stability and regulation of the ecological sytem.
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Ahead of President Jiang's US visit, chief of the State Development Planning Commission Zeng Peiyan will attend a ceremony in New York to sign deals with several US companies.
The signing will take place later today, or on the eve of President Jiang's arrival on Tuesday.
Among the projects to be signed will be a framework agreement between Chinese oil giant Sinopec and ExxonMobil, as well as a telecoms project.
China has recently approved a feasibility study for a $3.0 billion ethylene cracker and oil refinery joint venture between Sinopec, ExxonMobil and Saudi Arabia's Aramco.
ExxonMobil is also waiting for the approval of a retail joint venture with Sinopec to set up between 500 to 1,000 service stations in the southern province of Guangdong.
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The diamond business in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai is booming since Chinese customs began to exempt the jewels from tariffs earlier this year.
In June, Chinese customs stopped charging tariffs on diamonds imported through the Shanghai Diamond Trade Center, the country's sole institution authorized to handle diamond import and export procedures in general trade.
It is the only place for diamond trading in China.
Diamonds and diamond powder imported through Pudong Customs in Shanghai was valued at about 26 million US dollars from January to September of this year.
The number of diamond dealers registered with the center's customs department increased from four to 29, including some from Israel, South Africa and Hong Kong. Their overall investment in Shanghai jumped from 7 million to 27 million US dollars.
China set up the trade center in June 2000 and the move to exempt diamonds from tariffs was designed to decrease diamond smuggling on the Chinese mainland.
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Standard Chartered Bank intends to sell approximately 35 million new shares or 3.1 per cent of its issued share capital through the upcoming share offer in Hong Kong.
In announcing the details of its proposed listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Standard Chartered said the size of the share offer, including the over-allotment of 15 per cent, will be approximately 408 million US dollars.
The maximum offer price has been set at a premium to the closing price of Standard Chartered's shares on the London Stock Exchange on Friday of 7.54 British pounds per share.
The maximum offer price to be paid by investors in the Hong Kong public offering will be 103 HK dollars per share, including brokerage and other transaction-related levies.
The final offer price will be determined after the close of trading of Standard Chartered shares on the London Stock Exchange on the coming Friday.
Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing says the country will continue its efforts to achieve sustainable development and will abide by its commitments on global environmental protection.
Speaking at the World Bank’s 2nd Global Environmental Facility, or GEF, Assembly, which warps up Friday in Beijing, Li Lanqing says that the concept of environmental protection and sustainable development has been integrated into Chinese society after ten years of efforts to raise public awareness about the issue.
Li Lanqing also praised the GEF’s active role as a major funding mechanism for investment projects for global environmental benefits, adding that China would work with other GEF member countries to promote its healthy development.
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The annual China High-Tech Fair, in Shenzhen has ended with a record number of deals being struck.
The week-long event saw tech companies shaking hands on nearly 1600 deals worth nearly 12 billion US dollars, up about 17 per cent over last year.
Nearly 3,700 companies and institutions from China and 40 other countries and regions throughout the world were participating, including 42 multinational companies.
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For the first time Chinese scientists have succeeded in using frozen stem cells to clone a cow.
Scientists in Shandong say that a calf cloned from the frozen stem cells of a black-and-white dairy cow was born at 11:52 AM on Wednesday and was able to stand up one and a half hours later, exhibiting normal new-born behavior.
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The “Father of Hybrid Rice” China has announced another breakthrough.
Professor Yuan Longping has developed an improved strain of super hybrid early rice.
The average yield per hectare of the new strain amounts to 9,300 kilograms, 55 percent higher than that of common rice.
The new strain of rice integrates the merits of early and late hybrid rice to produce both higher yield and resistance against early aging.
1--Do you want black or white coffee?
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1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
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注解：
1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
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常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等
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