Differences between China and Japan in the Eyes of Winners of the First Essay Contest on China-Japan Friendship

The First Essay Contest on China-Japan Friendship jointly held by Japan-China Society and Chinese Association for International Understanding was successfully organized from April to July 2016.According to the selection of 8 review

Bridge of Friendship Between China and the World

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An Important Step forward in the Well-being Cooperation between China and Nepal: CNIE and Other Chinese NGOs’ Visit to Nepal

The time-honored friendship between China and Nepal dates back to more than one thousand years ago.Monk Fa Xian of the Jin Dynasty and Monk Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty visited Lumbini (in the south of Nepal),the birthplace of the Buddha Shakyamuni.In Tang Dynasty,Nepal's Princess Bhrukuti was married to Sountzen Gampo.In Yuan Dynasty,Architect Arniko came to China to help supervise the construction of the White Pagoda Temple.Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on August 1,1955,the traditional friendship and friendly cooperation between China and Nepal have continued to develop.The high-level exchanges between the two countries are quite close,with successive Nepalese kings and prime ministers having visited China many times.

GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD COMRADES AND GOOD BROTHERS FOREVER TO OPEN A NEW CHAPTER OF CHINA-CUBA FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIGUEL ANGEL RAMIREZ RAMOS, CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO CHINA

Interiewer:The year of 2019 is the 60th anniversary of the victory of Cuban Revolution,Since the victory of the Revolution,under the strong leadership of the Communist.

China and the World: A Mutual Need for Friendship

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Agyrius watanabeorum Ishikawa, a New Record Genus and Species from China and Vietnam(Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

The little known harpactorine species, Agyrius watanabeorum Ishikawa, 2002, is redescribed based on the material from China and Vietnam. The characters of phallus are reported for the first time. The dorsal habitus, head, male genitalia and other diagnostic morphological features are illustrated. The genus Agyrius St?l, 1863 and A. watanabeorum Ishikawa, 2002 are new records to China and Vietnam. This is the northernmost distributional record of the genus and the species.

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Risks in Female Sex Workers in the China-vietnam Border County of Hekou

Objective To survey the prevalence and risk factors of HSV-2 among Chinese and Vietnamese female sex workers （FSW） in the border county of Hekou, Yunnan Province, China. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted on demographics, sexual behavior, medical history, and drug use among FSWs. Laboratory samples were obtained to test for HSV-2 and other STIs such as HIV, Syphilis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Bacterial vaginosis, and Yeast infections. Cervicitis and genital warts were also diagnosed. Results Of the 345 FSWs who participated in this study, 112 （32.5%） were ethnic Chinese and 233 （67.5） were Vietnamese. Among FSWs in Hekou, the prevalence rates were 58.3% for HSV-2, 5.5% for HIV, and 4.1% for bacterial vaginosis （BV）. Age 〈21 （OR： 0.5; 95% CI： 0.3, 0.8）, duration of commercial sex work 〈3 months （OR： 0.5; 95% CI： 0.3, 0.8）, oral and vaginal sex with the last client （as opposed to only vaginal sex） （OR： 1.6; 95% CI： 1.0, 2.7）, HIV （OR： 11.4; 95% Cl： 1.5, 87.2）, and bacterial vaginosis （BV） （OR 5.6; 95% CI： 1.2, 26.9） were significantly correlated with HSV-2 infection. Conclusion Multivariate analysis showed that several factors were significantly correlated with the high prevalence of HSV-2 in FSWs in the border area between China and Vietnam. Further studies and interventions are needed for HSV-2 epidemiology in the border area.

Warm water wake off northeast Vietnam in the South China Sea

Due to orographic blockage, a weak wind wake occurs in summer off northeast Vietnam in the South China Sea. Under the wind wake, warm water is observed from both high-resolution satellite data and hydrographic observations. The wake of warm water forms in June, continues to mature in July and August, starts to decay in September, and disappears in October. The warm water wake also shows robust diurnal variation – it intensifies during the day and weakens in the night. Warm water wakes can be generated through wind-induced mixing and thermal（latent heat flux） processes. In this paper, a mixed layer model is used to evaluate the relative importance of the two processes on seasonal and diurnal timescales, respectively. The results demonstrate that thermal processes make a greater contribution to the wake than wind-induced mixing processes on a seasonal timescale, while the warm water wake is dominated by wind-induced mixing processes on a diurnal timescale.

Economic Growth and CO₂-Emissions: What If Vietnam Followed China’s Development Path?

Vietnam and China both are quickly emerging market economies in Asia. China has had an unprecedented economic growth in Asia for the past 30 years. Also, Vietnam’s GDP is increasing, but more slowly. However, Vietnam is starting to catch up. Against this background, this article assesses the question what the economic and environmental impacts in Vietnam would be, if the country followed China’s development path. Based on econometric analysis, it is shown that currently, Vietnam is lagging behind China in terms of economic growth for 11 years. Although Vietnam and China have a similar primary energy mix in the early 1980s, China is still massively relying on coal, whereas Vietnam starts to develop hydro power in the late 1980s on large scale. Due to a quick growth of per-capita income, per capita emissions in China are already catching up with those of North-European economies such as Denmark, Finland and Germany. The question arises, what if Vietnam followed China’s development path. Using econometric models of GDP and CO2-emissions, two scenarios for Vietnam are analyzed, a scenario following China’s development path and one alternative scenario pursuing the current development patterns until 2050. The results show that the additional impact of following China’s economic development path is minor. Vietnam would only have a 0.5% percentage point per annum higher GDP growth. In other words, Vietnam would grow relatively quickly anyway. However, following China’s development path also in terms of high CO2-emissions per capita, would increase the growth of CO2-emissions in Vietnam by 2.3 percentage points per annum and would lead to an increase of CO2-emissions in 2050 by 2.6 bn. tons compared with the scenario in which Vietnam sticks to its own development patterns. However, in that case, Vietnam also had a 25% lower per capita income compared with the scenario following China’s development path. Here, the people and government in Vietnam have to make a strategic choice.

Research on Chinese agricultural technology transfer to Vietnam under of the Belt and Road Initiative

Since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward,the agricultural technology exchanges between China and Vietnam have become more and more frequent.With its unique geographical advantages,economic differences and technological complementarities,China is steadily advancing its agricultural technology transfer to Vietnam.This paper analyzes that the main driving force of Chinese agricultural technology transfer to Vietnam is the existence of technological potential difference.This paper puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions from three aspects of government,agricultural enterprises and scientific research institutions.

Breeding New Knowledge at Home:The Case of the Albanian Olive Friendship Tree in China

This article uses the case of the Sino-Albanian Friendship Trees to examine the significance and the limits of transnational scientific exchange in China during the 1960s and 1970s.In 1964,Albania gave ten thousand olive trees to China as a symbol of the eternal friendship of the Chinese and Albanian people;it was then up to Chinese agricultural scientists and farmers to find suitable means to propagate and cultivate them.The author finds that,though the olive trees served as symbols of international friendship and scientific exchange,knowledge about olive trees produced and circulated in the PRC reflected science in context(that is,science within the national-level political context of 1960s–1970s China)more than knowledge in transit(that is,the transnational circulation of knowledge).The importation of olive trees from Albania ended up offering a new application for Chinese agricultural knowledge and for quintessentially“Cultural Revolution”-era systems of knowledge production and circulation.

Award-winners of the First Essay Contest on China-Japan Friendship Visits China

2017 marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties.In order to boost mutual understanding between people of China and Japan and promote the improvement of bilateral relations,from February22 to 26,2017,at the invitation of the

Inheriting Good Tradition and Expanding Cooperation Fields for New Stage of Friendship:on FES President Beck 's Visit to China

At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),a delegation headed by Mr.Kurt Beck,President of FriedrichEbert-Stiftung(FES),visited China from 17 to 20,October 2013.As his first visit to China since taking the office of FES President,President Beck aimed at keeping abreast of China’s political,economic and social development since the 18th National Congress of the CPC as well as renewing the Memorandum of Understanding between CAFIU and FES.

Enhance Under standing and Cooperation to Builda Bridge of China-Hungary Friendship——Hungarian World Bridge FoundationDelegation Visited China

正At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU), Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly and Power Equipments Co., Ltd and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, and attended the opening ceremony of the 8th China (Shenzhen)

A review on the South China Sea western boundary current

The advances in understanding the South China Sea （SCS） western boundary current （SCSwbc） have been reviewed since the works of Dale （1956） and Wyrtki （1961） in the middle of the 20th century. The features of the pattern of SCSwbc and the oceanic phenomena associated with it are focused on. The current is driven mainly by monsoon over the SCS and partially by winds over the tropical Pacific governed by the island rule. The SCSwbc exhibits strong seasonal variation in its direction and patterns. In winter, the current is strong and flows southwestward along the South China shelf and slope from the east of Dongsha Islands to the northern central Vietnamese coast, then turns to the south along the central and southern Vietnamese coast, and finally partially exits the SCS through the Karimata Strait. In summer and early fall, the SCSwbc can be divided into three segments based on their characteristics. The southern segment is stable, flowing northward from the Karimata Strait up to about 11 N, where it separates from the coast forming an eastward offshore current. The separation of the current from Vietnamese coast induces some striking features, such as upwelling and cold sea-surface temperature. The middle segment off the central Vietnamese coast may have a bimodal behavior： northward coastal current and meandering current in early summer （June–July）, and cyclonic gyre in later summer and early fall （August–September）. The northern segment is featured by the summer SCS Warm Current on the South China shelf and a southwestward subsurface current along the continental slope.

Organisational Hierarchies and Decision Making Process of Chinese Multinational Enterprises in Vietnam

This paper examines the organisational hierarchies and decision making processes of two Chinese multinational enterprises operating in Vietnam—hina Luoyang Floating Glass Corp. （CLFG） and China TCL Holdings Co. Ltd. （TCL）. For this study, research data were obtained from in-depth interviews of more than 20 government officials in E R. China and Vietnam, and managers and staff of those two enterprises. Results indicate that the organisational structures of the two enterprises are still vertical but complex, although moderate changes made to them post the nationwide economic reform of China. Consequently, decision making process follows a ＂top-down＂ model, sometimes, with insufficient grassroots information. Findings are discussed in the light of political, social and cultural milieu, and implications are drawn for the management of Chinese multinational enterprises operating in overseas markets. Both CLFG and China TCL are structured on task specialisations. However, departmentalisation in TCL＇s overseas division in head office is not only based on products, but also on geographical regions of markets. The organisational structure of TCL in Vietnam is less complex than the international division, but it is more centralised. Decision making at TCL combines more traditional Chinese business philosophy with modern western organisational characteristics. TCL has a strong western influence in its management style. However, some traditional characteristics such as ＂hero＂ leadership influence and political influence are involved with decision making at TCL. Amongst others, the transitional economy, social culture, poor management system and political sensitivity have been major elements influencing decision making. In the case of CLFG. some decisions have been made before proper information has been gathered and analysed.

China Tourism and Culture Week Inaugurated in Myanmar

The China Tourism and Culture Week was inaugurated in Yangon on June 3, with the aim of deepening exchanges and cooperation in the sectors of tourism and culture as well as promoting friendship between peoples of the two countries.