Vice-President Ai Ping Meets Secretary-General Saqib of India China Economic and Cultural Council

On March 26th,CAFIU Vice-President Ai Ping met Secretary-General Mohammed Saqib of the India China Economic and Cultural Council.The two sides exchanged views on China-lndia relations and people-to-people exchanges.Vice-President Ai Ping said that the development of relationship between two states is based on their peoples.Strengthening people-to-people exchanges between China and India and promoting mutual understanding between the peoples are important for the improvement of the relationship between the two countries.

The Translation of Slangs in Two English Versions of Jin Ping Mei

The Chinese classical novel Jin Ping Mei abounds with a large number of slangs,which correspondingly leads to the difficulty of the novel’s English translation and also gives rise to the emergence of diversified English versions.The two English translators,Clement Egerton and David Roy,adopted completely different translation strategies when dealing with Chinese slangs in the novel.Their different translation purposes account for the significant disparity concerning the slang translation.Clement Egerton pays more attention to the novel’s plot in his English version The Golden Lotus,rather than the unique expressions of the original language,so that in the concrete translation process,a domestication strategy is adopted for the sake of the target language readers’understanding,resulting in distortion and omission of the slang expressions in the translated text.By contrast,the translation purpose which guides David Roy’translation The Plum in the Golden Vase is to convey the complexity and literariness of the original Chinese text,and hence the foreignization strategy is employed concerning slang translation,which aims to accurately reproduce the unique expressions of slangs in the original text.Comparatively speaking,David Roy’s translation succeeds in preserving the Chinese slangs to the greatest extent both in form and meaning,and can shed light for the slang translation in other Chinese literary works.

The Priority of “Liberty” or “Ping An ”: Two Different Cultural Value Priorities and Their Impacts

“Liberty” is a core, prior value of modern Western culture, and particularly of Anglo-American political and economic discourse. For more than a century, the US and other Western countries have been doing their utmost to promote the value of liberty around the world. However, different nations and cultures have different value priorities. Considering “liberty” as the essential, unassailable prior value is an Anglo-American cultural particularity without universal applicability. In China, “liberty” as a high value is a new idea imported from the West at the beginning of the modern era which never enjoyed a very important position in ancient China. Generally speaking, in Chinese culture, the value of “ping an,” with its connotations of peace, safety, equality, health, harmony, and tranquility, is obviously a prior value. Different value priorities have different impacts on culture. This paper tries to compare the American value priority of “liberty” with the Chinese value priority of “ping an,” while discussing their different historical backgrounds and cultural impacts. It argues that values and value priorities are neither absolute nor universal, but that they are rather historical, situational, and dynamic. Value priority in a society should be based on that society’s particular social reality and on the stage of development and the life requirements of its people, rather than on an outside imperative. In the era of globalization, different and even sometimes contradictory human values may actually mutually complement and counterbalance one another.

Ambitious Ping An

Ping An Insurance’s attempt to raise＄22 billion in capital cast a heavy shadow on and possibly worsened an already sluggish stock market The unexpected stock market plunge early in 2008 caught the Chinese investors on the wrong foot. What’s worse,Ping An Insurance’

Ping An Holds The Cards

A strategic move by China Ping An to acquire Fortis shares will give the insurer access to more than 30 countries, including mature markets in Europe and the United States,as well as in emerging markets like India and Russia

The New Housekeeper of Ping An IFC

It is not easy to associate apetite, easy-going younglady with some prestigiousproperty developments inBeijing. Kuang Yijun, alsoknown as Sally Kwong, isthe new "Shopping MallTailor" of China Ping AnTrust and Investment Co.Ltd., a subsidiary of a China-

Spatial and temporal patterns of amphibian species richness on Tianping Mountain,Hunan Province,China

DEAR EDITOR,Exploring species richness patterns across space and time can help in understanding species distribution and in formulating conservation strategies.Among taxa,amphibians are of utmost importance as they are highly sensitive to environmental changes due to their unique life histories(Zhong et al.,2018).Here,we investigated the spatial and temporal patterns of amphibian species richness on Tianping Mountain in China.Specifically,we established 10 transects at low to high elevations,and sampled amphibians in April,June,August,and October 2017.Our results demonstrated that amphibian species composition and richness varied significantly at both spatial and temporal scales and were associated with gradients of environmental change in microhabitats on Tianping Mountain.

NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT CONDITION OF THE STRONG CONVERGENCE FOR TWO FINITE FAMILIES OF UNIFORMLY L-LIPSCHITZIAN MAPPINGS

The purpose of this paper is to study necessary and su？cient condition for the strong convergence of a new parallel iterative algorithm with errors for two finite families of uniformly L-Lipschitzian mappings in Banach spaces. The results presented in this paper improve and extend the recent ones announced by [2–7].

Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous volcanism of Hong Kong: Insights from the Ping Chau Formation

The vast expanse of Mesozoic igneous rocks in Hong Kong contain important geological records of late Mesozoic magmatic events and tectonic processes from the coastal region of Southeast China. Of these,the Ping Chau Formation in the northwestern New Territories is the youngest known stratum. We perform a detailed study of the volcanic rocks of the Ping Chau Formation utilizing zircon U-Pb dating,with major and trace elements geochemistry. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb data reveal Early Cretaceous age from two volcanic rock samples, with zircon crystallization from magmas at 140.3 ± 0.8 Ma and 139.3 ± 0.9 Ma,respectively. These rocks have high contents of total alkalis(Na_2O + K_2O = 5.58-9.45 wt.%), high-field-strength elements and light rare earth elements, conspicuous negative Eu anomalies, and depletions in Nb, Ta, Ti, Sr, Ba and P. Using this data, in combination with previous studies on the late Mesozoic volcanic belt in Southeast China, we propose that the volcanic rocks of the Ping Chau Formation probably originated from deep melting of the crust in a back-arc extensional setting induced by the subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate. This formation represents the final stages of Early Cretaceous volcanic activity in Hong Kong, as associated with large-scale lithospheric extension, thinning and magmatism. Our results provide new information that can be used in evaluating the significance of Early Cretaceous volcanism and tectonics in Southeast China.

Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III) Published

The third volume of Xi Jinping:The Governance of China has been published by Foreign Languages Press in both Chinese and English for release in bookstores around the world.The new volume features 92 articles including speeches,conversations,instructions,and letters of Xi,general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,between October 18,2017 and January 13,2020.

On the Global Significance of XI Jinping＇s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

XI Jinping＇s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era contains Chinesewisdom for the development of socialism in the world,Chinese experience of realizing modernization in adeveloping country,and Chinese solution to the global governing. It clarifies the theoretical puzzlement of ＂theend of history＂,＂the clash of civilizations＂and ＂Western centrism＂,so that it plays an important role inhuman intellectual history. Therefore,one should adopt an international vision and a global perspective tounderstand and evaluate the theoretical significance and practical value of XI Jinpings thought on socialismwith Chinese characteristics for a new era.

Symposium on Environmental Protection and Ecology in Developing Countries-Call for Action

The participants in the Symposium on Environmental Protection and Ecology in Develo-ping Countries, cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Federation of Asian Scientific Academies & Societies (FASAS), held in Beijing, China, on 1-4 November 1989.

Symposium on Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Jointly Held by Chinese and Korean Think Tanks

On July 23,Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center and the ROK's Sungkyun Institute of China Studies jointly held a seminar on"A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy."

Wang Yi Visits the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center

On December 21,2021,State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center and CIIS,and had an in-depth discussion with researchers at the Center and CIIS.The visit was accompanied by Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng and CIIS President Xu Bu.

First Symposium and Expert Appointment Ceremony of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center Held in Beijing

On the afternoon of July 20,the first symposium cum expert appointment ceremony of the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center,which was inaugurated on the morning of the same day,was held in Beijing.

Drawing Essence from Ancient to Nourishing the New A Study of REN Ping＇s Calligraphic Art

This paper expresses REN Ping＇s views on calligraphic arts and classical Chinese literature. Calligraphy and literature could not only express ideas, sentiments, and aesthetic charm, but also create harmony in relationships. The study focuses on his calligraphic styles such as Cursive Calligraphy （草书）, Regular Script （楷书）, Seal Script （篆书）, running style （行书） and so on. His calligraphic art creation lends a unique classical style to the Chinese movie, and shows a board and wide beauty of nature for pavilion ofZONG XIU in Hangzhou, which draws essence from ancient to nourishing the new. It is widely accepted that REN Ping＇s accomplishment results from, his accumulation of Chinese traditional culture, his rich knowledge in occidental philosophy and art, his outstanding artistic talents, and from his generosity, forthrightness, and sincerity, and his all-embracing humanistic feelings.

Prediction of Dry Dipterocarp Forest Distribution Using Ecological Niche Model in Ping Basin of Northern Thailand

DDF （dry dipterocarp forest） is importantly deciduous forest type in Thailand since it consists of important tree species for timber products and non-timber products. So, people would like to come to use these products for daily uses in this forest type. The main aim of this study is to evaluate significant biophysical factors for DDF distribution using factor analysis and to model DDF distribution using ENFA （ecological niche factor analysis）. In this study, 13 watersheds of Ping Basin in northern Thailand were selected as the study site based on availability of forest inventory data in 2007 from DNP （Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation）. Basic biophysical data for data analysis included forest inventory data （179 DDF plots）, 10 climatic data, three topographic data, and one soil data. For identification and evaluation of biophysical factors for DDF distribution using factor analysis, the first three factors, namely DDF-1, DDF-2 and DDF-3, had been extracted with 95.35% of total variance. These three components were used to predict DDF distribution based on HS （habitat suitability） with ENFA. In practice, the results were validated with AVI （absolute validation index） and CVI （contrast validation index） with validated forest inventory dataset. This evaluation shows that DDF-2 model is the best HS data consisting of four physical factors （mean annually temperature, mean monthly maximum temperature, mean monthly minimum temperature, and elevation）, which is able to effectively used for habitat suitability for DDF distribution prediction. It was found that habitat suitability for DDF distribution can be classified into four classes including high suitable habitat, moderate suitable habitat, low suitable habitat, and unsuitable habitat. As a result, DDF distributions with high suitable habitat are highly related with DDF forest inventory plots of DNP. Thus, the obtained output can be further used for DDF rehabilitation according to climate and topographic factors.

Forge Ahead for People-to-People Friendship and Exchanges:Sidelights on the Visit of Ai Ping,Vice President of Chinese Association for International Understanding to Serbia,Croatia and India

At the invitation of the Faculty of Security Studies,University of Belgrade of Serbia,Croatia-China Friendship Association and India China Economic and Cultural Council,Ai Ping,Vice President of Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)and former Vice Minister of International Department of Central Committee of Communist Party of China led a CAFIU delegation visiting the three countries from 21 to 30 October 2019.

Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy and Major Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era

Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy,part and parcel of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era,constitutes a major theoretical outcome of combing the basic tenets of Marxism with the real practice of major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics,which provides guidance for Chinese diplomatic work with distinctive features to forge ahead in a comprehensive manner from one victory to another in the new era.