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Dazzling Designs Lift Mood at Paris
Fashion Shows
China, US Sign Textile Trade Agreement
Garment Export Sees Rise in Unit Price
Chinese Embroidery Exhibition Opens in
Hungary
Chinese Embroidery Exhibition Opens in
Hungary
The Most Controversial Figure in Taiwan
- Li Ao
'Fashion Design Valley' Opens in Shanghai
Traditional Arts and Crafts
China, US Start 4th Round of Textile
Talks
Qixi -- the Chinese Valentine's Day
The Ewenki Ethnic Group
US's Limits on Curtain Opposed
EU Agrees to Stop Probe into Chinese Textile
Exports
Shanghai Student Wins
Design Contest
Nose for Danger, Dogged Love Saves a
Family
Fur Targeting Men Flourishes
Solar Energy Becomes Popular Choice in Tibet
Solar Energy Becomes Popular Choice in Tibet
Yiwu Enjoys Golden Prospects
Supporting Laid-off Women in Beijing
Real Art, Folks
China Extends Greater Care for HIV-AIDS Carriers
Youth Joins DIY Bandwagon
Art Training Enriches Children's Lives
Folk Art Expo to Be Held in Northeast China
Anhui Province
Laid-off Women Get New Jobs
Seesaw life
Self or Private Employment Women's Best Bet
China's Big Eco-transformation Within Decade
The Ewenki Ethnic Minority
pet toys
hand knitting and crochet
Active Summer for Shanghai Elderly
Prehistoric Chinese City Brought to Light
Ways China's Wealth Flows into the US
Cola Bottle Clothes to Save Environment at
Shanghai Festival
Humidifier
World's Costliest Wool Fibre Fold out in
Shanghai
Plan Helps Jobless Women
Japanese War Orphans in China
Ang Lee's Film Premieres at
Venice
Police Crack Knifed Boy's Case
Trade Negotiations Not Zero-sum
Game
Long Road to Government Reform
Public Speaks Out About Income
Tax
US Copter Under Fire in Iraq;
GI Killed
Public Speaks Out About Income
Tax
Suicide Bombing Hits Israeli
City
Limousines Sell Well in China
Despite High Prices
Actions Initiated by the All-China
Women's Federation
NPC Revises Securities Law,
Company Law
Romans in China Stir up Controversy
NPC Revises Securities Law
48 Confirmed Dead in Peru Air
Crash, 52 Survive
NPC Revises Securities Law
Banner of Diplomacy Stressed
WWII Veteran's Reminiscent Journey
Back to China
Corruption Has to Stay Capital
Crime
Nurturing the Art of Tea
Art Class Tailored for Poverty-stricken
Children
Review File Based on 'Biased
View'
China Quarterly Update -- August
2005
Police Appeal After Uni Break-in
Students Get Close-up Views of
Pandas
Han Hong
Girl's Hair Raising Stunt for
Poor
Israel Kicks off Pullout
Guangdong Air Quality Takes Turn
for Better
Giving Rewards for Returning
Lost Property?
Mother Tongue Helps Raise Success
Rate
Proposed Surveillance Bill to
Be Sent to Legco
Private Businesses Need Help
from Government
Second Biggest European Bank
May Buy into Bank of China
Politically Correct' but Wrong
All the Same
Beijing's Housing Price Falls
in June
Liulichang -- Antiques Street
Discovery Astronaut Completes
Shuttle Repair
Marriage: a Career Obstacle?
Nissan Begins Exports of US-made
Minivans to China
Road to UN Reform to Be Winding
Iraq's Constitution Committee
Vows to Meet Deadline
New Tax Law Needed to Narrow
Income Gap
The Yugur Ethnic Group
The Yi Ethnic Group
The Tibetan Ethnic Group
The Tajik Ethnic Group
The Oroqen Ethnic Group
The Hani Ethnic Group
New Tax Law Needed to Narrow
Income Gap
The Tujia Ethnic Group
Constitution Writers Consider
Delay
Deadlocked Nuclear Talks Extend
into Weekend
Huge Folk Instruments Apply for
World Record Status
Survey Reveals Just How Mobile
Chinese Are
Talks of North Korea, US Come
to 'Substantial' Phase
Innovative Entrepreneur
Second-day Nuclear Talks See
Little Progress
Students United in Birthday Greetings
Taiwan DPP's Ideology Hinders
Fruit Trade
Firm Gets EU Market Economy Treatment
Diving: Hu Jia Wins Men's 10m
Platform
US Charity Fund to Aid Disabled
Children in Xinjiang
US Charity to Aid Disabled Children
in NW China
Will New Round Break Deadlock
of Nuclear Talks?
Five Movies Compete for China
Oscar Nomination
Nigeria to Release Taylor to
An Elected Liberian Govt
Polish Reporter Who Died in Anti-Japanese
War Remembered
Provisional Quotas on Textiles
to EU in Effect
HK Robotic Claw to Help Deep
Sea Exploration
China Back into Golden Form
Top LNG Ship Takes Shape in Shanghai
Top LNG Ship Takes Shape in Shanghai
Curbs on Housing Market Praised
Volunteering Goodwill
China, US Discussing Textile
Tensions
Kidnapped Egyptian Diplomat Killed
in Iraq
Winners All if HK Hosts Games
Event
China's First Lady of Long Hair
Reveals Scalp Secret
Baghdad Gunmen Target Foreign
Diplomats
Letters Reveal Einstein Defensive
over Atomic Bombing
Ahmadinejad Plays Class, Religion
Cards to Win Election
Trouser Makers Warned of Limits
US Accusations over Birth Policy
Baseless
Investors Toast BoCom Debut
Public Gain Access to 'Cultural
Revolution' Files
Deputies Experience Court Life
First Hand
Boeing Losing Dominance in China
Cold Reception for Shenhua IPO
EU Strives to Lift Arms Embargo
Against China
Sima Qian -- Man of Record
Video of Saddam's Questioning
Released
Vice Premier Urges to Minimize
Flood, Drought Loss
Tsang Rallies Masses, Touches
Hearts
Iraq,
Kuwait Agree on Exchanging Diplomatic Missions
A Heritage Worthy of Protection
Liverpool Win Champions League
Title
China Risks Becoming
World Hi-tech Waste Bin
Chinese Girls Launch Assault
Nationwide War on Pollutants Expands
Push for Market-oriented
Bankruptcy
Nationwide War on Pollutants
Expands
Push
for Market-oriented Bankruptcy
Vogue Knitting has been
Chinese Museums on Edge of
Survival
Finger-pointing Does More Harm
Than Good
Asia Joins Hands for New
Century
Farmers Take to the Stage
Why Fortune Global Forum Chooses
China for Three Times?
Automakers Eye China
Chinese Working Overtime
Working Overtime Prevails in
China
Reduce Waste in Development
Incorporate Gov't and Market Roles
PBC Issues Regulations on Financial
Bonds Issuance
Nation Searches for Its Novel Soul
Israel to Rethink Gaza Pullout
If Hamas Win
Beijing Demands Better Policing:
Blue Eyes on China
Israel Freezes Prisoner
Releases
Saving Endangered Folk Art
US-China Summits' High Stakes
Insurgents
Strike Across Iraq, Killing 50
Lien to Make Xi'an Homecoming
Auto Sector Growth Sustainable
Hong Kongers Warm in Response
of Tenure Interpretation
Confucius Tree Carved into
Treasure
Arsenal Beat Hotspur to Leave
Chelsea Waiting for Glory
Rockets Down Mavs 98-86
Credit Guarantee
Market Draws Overseas Investors
My
Teacher and Helpmate
Lebanon New PM Vows to
Maintain National Unity
Calls to Form United
State Drug Policy on the Rise
Small Car Sales Challenge
Carmakers
Sohu Buys Map
Service Site Go2map Inc
Paradise for
Housing Speculators May Be Lost
Corruption
of Grassroots Officials Calls for Attention
Far from the Maddening
Crowd
Legislator Turns
out to Be Robbery Suspect
NPC Version Vital for CE Bypoll
Shanghai Strives to Cool
Property Prices
Disabled Dance Troupe
Condemns Copycats
Shuangliu Airport
Expects Listing
Magic Pen Writes New Computer
Tech Chapter
China's Global Research Mission
Township Governments
Face Role Shift
Rhythm of Ethnicity Moves a
City
Vegetable Prices Jump 53% in
Shanghai
Astronauts Complete Swift Space
Walk
Capgemini: China
to Become Biggest Auto Making Center
Living
History
Japan Urged to Face
War-time Past
Premier: Anti-Secession
Law to Advance Cross-Straits Ties
Company Plans Overseas
Foray
Violin Maker Pulls the Right
Strings
Gunmen Break up Fatah
Party Meeting
Chinese Taipei Beat Indonesia
in World Volleyball Qualifier
Trackside Medics, Fitness
Alerts Mark Xiamen Marathon
Indonesian Court Sentences Terror
Chief
French Finance Minister
Wants to Quit
Investment Opportunities Studied
Bedding
T-shirt
Yarn Dyed Style
Evidence Points to Child-Labor
Law Violation in Shanghai
Sell Gloves
Yarn Dyed Style
Knitted Sweaters
Japan Drops Anti-China-Imports
Plea
Bringing Hope to Tomorrow
Fei: A Master in Kite Making
Project Offers New Jobs
Telecom Draft Law on the
Right Tracks
Happy Though Less Blessed
Fashion to Fit the Age
A Person's Place in a Harmonious
Society
Beijing But Not as We Know It
Writer Chi Li
Ba Jin: a Centenary Literary Giant
China to Introduce Electronic
GPS Maps in Cities
Gov't Eyes Medical Aid for
Low-income Residents
Cloak Trade Keeps Traditions Alive
WEF Addresses Tsunami
Tough Lessons of Life
Aweave in Time
Bamei Village -- Peach
Blossom Valley
Plans Advanced for Silk Road Revival
Weavers Paid Great Price for Yunjin
Brocades
Yiwu Enjoys Golden Prospects
Legislator Stresses NPC System
Abracadabra Magicians Materialize
in Beijing
French Aerobatics Team to Twirl,
Spin Skyward in Beijing
French Aerobatics Team
to Twirl, Spin Skyward in Capital
Latest Travels in the Realms
of Gold
Beijing Waiting for Torch from
Greece
Nation Plans IPR Protection Strategy
A City of Stone
Memory of Dynamic Yunnan
Batik Art
Warrior for Peace
Health Crises Require a Regional
Response
'The Year of the Bear'
Ancient Banyan Village
A Feast for the Eyes
Festival Provides Rural Life Experience
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China's Big Eco-transformation
Within Decade
China's economic structure has experienced profound changes during the
past ten years, according to a research published in the Beijing-based
Economic Daily. The most salient change occurs in Chinese people's consumption
propensity. First, households' expectation of their living in the coming
years is getting more stable, with their consumption more rational. The
Chinese Government's efforts in knitting a stronger social security network,
especially for the urban unemployed and retired, has obviously paid off,
according to the report by the Development Research Center under the State
Council, the government think tank. Second, as the per capita gross domestic
product (GDP) is approaching US$1,000, a widely-recognized threshold of
household consumption upgrade, most Chinese are putting apartments and
private cars onto their purchase note. This will trigger off a sustained
consumption spree and ensure a steady economic growth in a considerably
long time period. Third, centered on apartments and cars, Chinese people's
purchase power is spreading out to education, entertainment, sports, tourism
and health care, shifting from satisfying the basic sheltering and feeding
to pursuing the comfort and quality of life. Geographical disparity enlarging
But the economic growth is not in a good tandem among China's eastern,
central and western provinces. With eastern China running faster, the
central and western provinces are lagging behind farther. In 1990, the
per capital GDP of the coastal provinces exceeded the middle and western
parts of China by 898 yuan (US$108.59) and 1,079 yuan (US$130.47) respectively.
By 2000, however, the difference enlarged to 5,352 yuan (US$647.16) and
6,647 yuan (US$803.75), up respectively 496 and 516 percent. During the
same period, the difference between the per capita net income of city
dwellers in coastal provinces and those in middle and western provinces
increased respectively by 5.39 and 6.07 times; while the corresponding
gap of farmers' net income between eastern provinces and central and western
China rose by 3.58 and 3.94 times. The report attributed the enlarging
difference to two factors: First, the better natural environment of the
eastern provinces plus the relatively higher profitability for both capital
and labor has attracted a sustained inflow of capital, intellectuals and
technology; second, the coastal provinces have moved much more swiftly
in restructuring their state-owned enterprises (SOEs), leaving more room
to accommodate the advancing momentum of non-state businesses, which are
substituting those emaciating SOEs as another source of local fiscal revenues
and employment. But the report thinks the geological development disparity
will narrow down with the implementation of Chinese Government's ambitious
strategy to develop the extensive western land during the Tenth Five-year
plan period (2001-05) and the following years. Industrial structure in
shift Of all the components of China's GDP, the weight of the primary
industry, generally including agricultural and resources-based sectors,
is going down. In 2001, the contribution of the primary industry to China's
GDP dropped by 0.7 percentage point, compared with that of the previous
year, and 3 percentage points lower than the average during 1996-2000.
With more foreign agro-produce entering China following China's World
Trade Organization (WTO) accession and the sped-up pace of urbanization,
the percentage of the primary industry in China's economic output will
further shrink, according to the report. As a contrast, the secondary,
or manufacturing and processing, industry is taking a slightly bigger
portion out of the total GDP. Last year, the proportion of the secondary
industrial output in China's GDP inched up by 0.3 percent, compared with
the previous year, upper 1.4 per cent than the average of the time period
from 1996 to 2000. Quite inconsistent with the wild prediction that China
is setting itself as the manufacturing center of the world, the report
does not think the secondary industry will surge too high. The main challenge
before the secondary industry is yet to restructure and upgrade itself
so as to increase its global competitiveness rather than a simple quantitative
expansion. The percentage of the tertiary industry, or the service sector,
in the total GDP of China is going up steadily. 2001 saw the share of
the service sectors in China's GDP ascending by 0.4 percent, compared
with that in the year of 2000, or 1.6 percent if compared with its average
during 1996-2000. Different from the secondary industry, the service sector
has got a promising prospect, according to the report. The accelerating
rate of urbanization, Chinese people's better-off living and the competition
coming with foreign service suppliers in the wake of China's WTO entry
will combine to spur further development of the tertiary industry, the
report said. Slower urbanization Relative to industrialization, China's
urbanization process is incommensurately slow. By 2001, the added value
turned out by the secondary industry has shot up to 51.2 percent of China's
GDP, but the percentage of urban residents in China's population is merely
37.7. The existing household registration system which has divided Chinese
into urban and rural categories with starkly different treatment in education,
social security and welfare is one of the important hurdles impeding farmers'
immigration and settlement in cities. Another reason for China's slower
gait of urbanization is farmers' nearly stagnant income growth. Ever since
1996, the growth rate of the income of Chinese farmers has been slowing
down, despite a slightly stronger rising momentum in 2001, according to
the report. The central government should reduce farmers' taxes, cancel
the illegal fees levied upon them, allocate special capital to improve
the infrastructure in rural area, roll back the actual discriminations
against farmers, and help them to better their farming structure to increase
their income, said the report.
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