China Presents Evidence Proving US WrongDuring the just-concluded Sino-US talks, China presented a large amount of evidence proving that it was the US plane that rammed into the Chinese fighter jet and caused the crash of the Chinese jet and the loss of the Chinese pilot, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhang Qiyue at a regular news briefing in Beijing April 19.  |  |
China Made Breakthrough in Superconductivity ResearchTsinghua University Applied Superconductivity Research Center recently succeeded in developing a 340-meter Bi high-tc superconductivity wire which set a new length record for China's homemade high-tc superconductivity wire. A technician is shown in the picture working on the high-tc superconductivity wire. |  |
Transnationals' Enterprises Lead in JinqiaoShanghai Pudong Jinqiao Export Processing Zone achieved an industrial output value of 13.6 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2001, up 92.3 percent over the same period last year. Enterprises funded by world transnationals have developed rapidly in Jingiao. Picture shows a bird's-eye view of Jinqiao Export Processing Zone. |  |
Red Cliff, Green Water to Danxia MountainDanxia Mountain lies in Renhua County, northeast of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. A famous mountain site of interest known for its red gravel and wine rocks, belonging to DanXia topography, Danxia Mountain (rosy rays of sunshine in Chinese) has its name made known by Chinese ancients. Picture shows Goddess Guanyin Rock in drizzle. |  |
Dai Farmers Develop "Computer Agriculture"As a far cry from the past, computers have come to be well used by Dai farmers for seed selection, soil analysis, plant fertilization and prevention of plant disease, insects and pests in Mosha and Gasa of Xinping Yi and Dai Nationality Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Picture shows technician Shi Yanfen looking up reference material for developing farm production at Mosha Agriculture Scientific Station. |  |
Shenyang Software Park LaunchedPicture shows Zhao Xinliang (middle), deputy governor of Liaoning Province, unveils the plate for Shenyang Software Park, with construction started on April 18 in Shenyang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, to a cost of 1.58 billion yuan |  |
Chinese Premier Holds Welcome Ceremony for New Zealand PM Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L) accompanies visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (R) to review the honor guards at a welcome ceremony in Beijing on April 19 2001. |  |
Hu Jintao Meets Vietnamese PresidentChina is satisfied with the smooth development of the party and state ties with Vietnam, and feels confident of a better China-Vietnam relationship in the future, Vice-President Hu Jintao said Thursday in a meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong. |  |
Hu Jintao: China to Further Party Ties with VietnamChinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said Thursday in Hanoi that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is ready to work with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to promote bilateral relations based on the principles of independence, complete equality, mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. |  |
China's Top Legislator Meets Japanese VisitorsLi Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China, said that he hopes Japan would adopt a correct attitude towards history and abide by the one-China principle. |  |
7th China International Machine Tool Show Opened A businessman from a German company introduces a vertial machine to the visitors on the show held in Beijing on April 19. The 7th China international machine tool show, which opened today, has attracted over 1,000 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions, highlighting the best high-tech machine tools and top-notch machine tool manufacturers from across the world. |  |
Chinese Premier meets Berlin Mayor Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shakes hands with Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen while meeting him in Beijing on April 19. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Pakistani Guest Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shakes hands with Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, April 19, 2001. |  |
International Symposium on Network Economy and Economic Governance held in Beijing Chinese Vice Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the International Symposium on Network Economy and Economic Governance held in Beijing Thursday, April 19, 2001. |  |
Environmental Friendly Buses Shown in Beijing Various electric vehicles and buses powered by hybrid energy sources attract many visitors to the 3rd Beijing International Environmental Friendly Automobile and Technology Symposium & Exhibition in Beijing April 19, 2001. Since China has clearly stated in its Tenth Five-Year Plan that clean cars should enjoy a priority, this show has drawn a number of car manufacturers from home and abroad. |  |
Children Perform Peking Opera Five-year-old Xu Doudou and her friends practise rhyme scheme of Peking opera at the Shenma Kindergarten in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province April 19, 2001. The kindergarten sets up a children Peking opera troupe in which 30 children aged from four to five are taught to perform the traditional Chinese opera. |  |
"Computer Project" Practised in Agriculture Xiong Debiao(L), an agricultural technician, talks with two farmers of Dai Ethnic on management about the technique of crop seedlings at Longhe township in Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous Conty, Yunnan Province April 18, 2001. Xiong gathers information to store it into his computer for further analysis. A "Computer Project" has been practised in some townshops such as Mosha and Gasa in Xinping County since 1999. Operations ranging from selecting seeds, soil analysis, fertilizing to protection against diseases and insect pests have been managed by computers, which ensure the per capita mu yield to reach as high as 800 kilograms. |  |
