今日头条:中国海军护航编队抵达瑞典受到热烈欢迎

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)——9月30日斯德哥尔摩天气非常晴朗。中国的五星红旗和瑞典的黄蓝国旗在斯旅森码头迎风飘扬。欢迎中国海军护航编队的瑞典侨学商各界人事早早地就在码头上等待迎接!

 

IMG_8498十点钟,中国海军护航编队舷号548的益阳号导弹护卫舰首先靠岸。中国驻瑞典大使陈育明和瑞典驻华大使馆武官徐俊,瑞典海军少将格伦德韦克首先上前迎接!

DSC_3140中国驻瑞典大使陈育明首先在欢迎仪式上致辞说:“今天是个喜庆的日子, 在国庆66周年前夕,中国海军护航编队,在圆满完成亚丁湾护航任务后首次访问瑞典,我代表使馆对他们表示热烈欢迎。

他说:今年是中瑞建交65周年,海军编队的来访是建交庆祝活动的亮点, 是两国政治互信增强,两军关系深入发展,两国人民情谊深化的真实写照。

 

“中华民族历来爱好和平,2008年以来,中国先后开出20批海军编队,出色地完成了护航救援任务,为维护国际航道的安全畅通作出了重要贡献。中国将坚持和平发展道路,坚定不移地维护世纪和平,促进共同繁荣。祝愿中国海军编队访问成功“。

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中国海军护航编队指挥员,东海舰队副参谋长王建勋发表讲话说:今天我非常高兴,率领中国第20批海军编队来到瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩进行友好访问。今年是中瑞建交65周年,值此良机,中国海军舰队编队首次访问瑞典,可以说是两国海军交往史上的一件盛事,为安排好此次编队首访,瑞典海军,中国驻瑞典大使馆各位领导,以及此次前来欢迎的各界朋友们,在前期进行了大量准备工作,借此机会,我代表编队全体官兵,对大家的深情厚意和辛勤付出,表示衷心的感谢。

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他说瑞典是第一个与中国建交的西方国家,建交后,在双方的共同努力下,两国友好合作关系不断深化,各领域交流合作富有成效,特别是近年来,两国领导人互访不断增多,民间交流愈发频繁。

“在此背景下,两国海军的交往不断深入,高层互访不断加强,此次我第20批海军护航编队满载着中国人民和海军的深情厚谊来到这里进行友好访问,我们将与瑞方开展高层拜会,参观军舰,文体交流等丰富而多层次的互动。我们的舰艇还将对瑞典市民开放。希望两国海军以此访为契机,通过这些面对面的密切接触,进一步增进了解与互信,中瑞两国海军的友好交流与合作在此次访问后,一定会有更美好的未来。”

 

他说,今天有非常好的天气,这预示着这次访问开端是非常顺利的,他也相信,在瑞典海军的精心安排下,此次访问一定能取得圆满成功。

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瑞典海军代表格伦德维克少将在欢迎仪式上对152护航编队表示欢迎。

“这对中国海军是历史性的日子,对瑞典海军也同样是历史性的日子。今天既是中国海军第一次来瑞典访问,也是中国的国庆节到来之际,还是中瑞建交65周年之际。”

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他说,中瑞都有为联合国维和任务做贡献的传统。说到此时,我们在索马里并肩作战,在印度洋保证海岸线的安全,共同打击海盗。

 

中瑞之间的历史可以追溯到400多年前,瑞典的商船到中国去做贸易。中国海军这次访问表明我们的关系非常重要。我在18个月前在韩国执行任务期间访问过中国,中国的文化,历史和他们要发展的决心都给我留下深刻的印象。

IMG_8594欢迎仪式结束后,人们还登船参观。随后,152号济南号导弹驱逐舰也靠着548号护卫舰停泊下来。然后,补给舰也在附近停了下来。

IMG_8579欢迎仪式也吸引了很多中外记者。其中有瑞典晚报记者林德。他在接受北欧绿色邮报记者采访时表示:中国海军舰艇的访问非常重要,因为中瑞之间需要更深的互相交流。海军访问就是说“问候”的一种方式。

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前来迎接的瑞典侨学商界人事都表示非常震撼,非常激动,非常高兴和自豪。

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大老远赶来的潮州同乡会会长曾庆平说,“很激动,我们等了几十年了,终于等到了今天。中国强盛起来了。很开心,希望能维持长久。中国时代到来了。”

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瑞典华人餐饮协会会长吴俊博也谈了他的感想:“今天感到很自豪,我们中国军事实力增强,祖国强大,我们在国外感到很自豪。舰长正好都是浙江老乡,作为温州人,我也感到自豪,感到激动。”

IMG_8560中文老师代表岳长顺激动地说,我感到很振奋,一大早儿不到九点就来了,站在高坡上远远地眺望着,等待了一个小时,终于看到祖国的舰队过来了,很高兴,很振奋。

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瑞典皇家科技大学的留学生代表张弛说:我们今天大概早上8点就到了,我们很高兴来参加这次欢迎活动,因为我们自己的军舰航行了这么多个国家。航行这么远的距离,来到瑞典,我们作为在这边的留学生,也是觉得特别的开心。一个是国力的提升,还有跟这么多国家的友好相处,所以大家才能在瑞典的海面上见到中国的军舰。我觉得非常自豪。非常开心,看到很多年轻的士兵在以他们的方式报效祖国,我明年毕业,希望能回国为祖国作出自己的贡献。

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北欧中国可持续发展协会会长张寿廷在谈他的感受时说:很激动,也很感动。因为这是中国军舰第一次过来,亲自登上这艘军舰,确实是很激动。我一直关注中国军事实力的增长,从最开始的星星之火可以燎原,到朝鲜战争,到西沙海战,这是我第二次登上中国军舰,西沙海战时,我们的巡逻艇还很小,和那时比,现在的变化非常大。所以我也很感动。

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华联秘书长张世瑾说:我今天能来参加这个活动,真是非常高兴,因为我父母也是军人。所以我从小就有军人情节。尤其上了这艘军舰以后,有一种感觉,有一种回到家的感。去年年底,我到夏威夷参观了二战的美国军舰,我上去以后,没什么感觉。但今天,上到我们的军舰,我立即有家的感觉,我感觉特别自豪!尤其是第一次三艘军舰开到我们的岸边,好多人都在山顶上看,觉得特别自豪。

这是中国海军舰艇首次在远离本土执行为期4个月的远海护航行动后,直接转入环球访问任务。

这是中国海军舰艇编队又一次历史性访问。编队已经跨越印度洋、大西洋、太平洋,走进地中海、波罗的海,还要到加勒比海,穿越苏伊士运河、基尔运河、巴拿马运河等重要国际水道,访问苏丹、埃及、丹麦、芬兰、瑞典、波兰、葡萄牙、美国、古巴、墨西哥、澳大利亚、东帝汶、印尼等国家,历时5个多月,总航程3万多海里。

法国著名作家儒勒.凡尔纳写过科幻小说《海底两万里》。如今这些幻想都已经实现。而中国海军实现这个幻想更让人感到自豪。

大部分照片由丹妮拍摄。

资料介绍:舰艇简介:

1、“济南”号导弹驱逐舰,舷号152,编队旗舰。

IMG_8668052C型,是中国海军第三代导弹驱逐舰。排水量6500吨,长156米,宽17米,高41米,乘员280人。采用柴-燃动力,最高航速30节。装备:8部海红旗-9型防空导弹系统、2部鹰击62型反舰导弹系统、1门100毫米舰炮、2门30毫米舰炮、2部324毫米鱼雷发射器,1架直9C型直升机。

2、“益阳”号导弹护卫舰,舷号548。

054A型,是中国海军主力导弹护卫舰。排水量4400吨,长135米,宽19米,高35米,乘员165人。采用柴-柴动力,最高航速27节。装备:4部海红旗-16型防空导弹系统、2部鹰击83型反舰导弹系统、1门76毫米舰炮、2门30毫米舰炮、2部324毫米鱼雷发射器、2部反潜火箭发射器,1架直9C型直升机。

 

附通知:

为庆祝中瑞建交65周年,中国人民解放军海军152护航编队在执行亚丁湾护航任务后,将于2015年9月30日至10月4日访问瑞典斯德哥尔摩。这是中国海军舰艇编队首次访问瑞典。为增进中瑞两国人民的相互了解和友谊,中国驻瑞典大使馆与中国海军护航编队将共同举办舰艇开放活动,欢迎各界人士参观。开放时间:10月3日1100-1700,靠泊地址:Stadsgården 160号码头。参观期间,请勿携带任何包,枪支弹药、刀具、液体,不要在舰艇内部拍照及摄像。

快讯: 中国海军护航编队顺利抵达瑞典

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)中国海军护航编队30日顺利抵达瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩港口。中国驻瑞典大使陈育明对中国海军护航编队的到来表示热烈地欢迎。

他说,今天是个喜庆的日子, 在国庆66周年前夕,中国海军护航编队,在圆满完成亚丁湾护航任务后首次访问瑞典,

“今年是中瑞建交65周年,海军编队的来访是庆祝建交活动的亮点。 是两国政治互信增强,两军关系深入发展,两国人民情谊深化的真实写照。”

他强调指出,中华民族历来爱好和平,2008年以来,中国先后开出20批海军编队,出色地完成了护航救援任务,为维护国际航道的安全畅通作出了重要贡献。中国将坚持和平发展道路,坚定不移地维护世界和平,促进共同繁荣。

瑞典华人华侨对中国海军护航编队的到来也进行了热烈欢迎。

本网将继续报道

Xinhua Insight: Europe’s offshore yuan hubs carve out different roles

by Xinhua writer Lyu Dong

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Greenpost) — The rise of several European offshore hubs for the Chinese currency, the renminbi or yuan, has led each to tap their respective strengths to help the “redback” realize its global ambitions.

China’s push for the globalization of its currency has spurred financial centers worldwide to become offshore yuan hubs. In Europe, London, Frankfurt and Luxembourg are among the financial centers in the region vying to help the yuan gain greater acceptance on the continent.

These European financial centers can leverage their unique strengths to help the yuan achieve global use in areas such as foreign exchange trading, settlement and investment, according to Nicolas Mackel, CEO of Luxembourg for Finance, an agency for financial sector development. Mackel is heading an 80-person delegation to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen this week to promote Luxembourg as an offshore hub for the yuan.

“Every financial center is specialized in certain areas,” Mackel said.

Luxembourg is making the case that its status as Europe’s asset management hub positions it as an ideal choice for housing yuan-denominated investments, such as funds invested in China’s onshore capital markets and yuan-denominated dim-sum bonds listed on its exchange.

“London is the world’s capital for foreign exchange operation and clearly will also be the case for renminbi trading. Frankfurt, the financial center of Germany, China’s most important trading partner in Europe, will serve as the trade settlement [center] for Renminbi. Luxembourg is one of the world’s leaders for investment funds and international bond listings and the European continental hub for Chinese banks,” Mackel said on Monday.

The Chinese yuan already ranks as the world’s fifth most used currency in payment and second in trade financing, according to the SWIFT. Yet China also wants it to be used among investors and expects more central banks to hold the yuan as reserves.

With nearly 3.5 trillion euro in assets under management, Luxembourg has approved more than 20 mutual funds to invest in China’s stock market using the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect launched in November. However, yuan-denominated funds domiciled in Luxembourg remain few, currently worth 296 billion yuan.

In April, China granted the Grand Duchy a 50-billion-yuan RQFII quota, which allows foreign institutional investors to invest in China’s onshore capital market using the yuan.

China’s five largest state-owned lenders and China Merchants Bank have all established their European headquarters in Luxembourg, and five out of six Chinese asset managers who opted to launch investment funds in Europe via Hong Kong subsidiaries have chosen the country as a domicile for their funds.

China’s regulators allow foreign participation in the country’s capital markets through the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) scheme, RQFII and a program linking stock exchanges in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

But some foreign institutional investors argue that they face liquidity constraints and a lack of flexibility in investment quota allocation under these schemes. MSCI also cited these among reasons behind its decision to postpone the inclusion of China-listed shares in its widely tracked stock indices in June.

George Osborne, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, also announced this week during his trip to China a feasibility study into linking the London and Shanghai stock markets, potentially adding a new channel for offshore investors to expand their exposure to yuan-denominated securities.

Camille Thommes, director general of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, told Xinhua that the Luxembourg delegation was scheduled for meetings with China’s securities watchdog, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Monday and Tuesday to discuss easing entry for offshore investors to China’s onshore capital market.

He added that interest in expanding exposure to Chinese securities is still high among Luxembourg-domiciled funds despite the volatilities in China’s stock market and the revaluation of the Chinese currency.

“I think these will not affect the fundamental interest in investing in the Chinese capital markets. There is still strong demand from investors who take long-term and positive views on Asian capital markets, specifically China,” Thommes said.

A survey of more than 500 Hong Kong-based investors conducted by Standard Chartered Bank between Aug. 14 to 22, when both China’s stock market and its currency underwent major corrections, also found that more than 70 percent of respondents are still willing to hold and even increase their holdings of yuan-denominated assets.

“Although volatility is certainly an aspect which has to be properly monitored, institutional investors in Europe or the U.S. taking a long term view will have to keep or even increase the weighting of China-related securities in their portfolio,” said Stephane Karolczuk, a lawyer with law firm Arendt & Medernach, which has advised the first Luxembourg mutual fund to use the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in investing in Shanghai-traded stocks.

“QFII, RQFII and stock connect will remain very relevant to them.” Karolczuk said.

In addition to housing funds invested in China, Luxembourg’s stock exchange is also the largest listing market for yuan-denominated bonds in Europe and ranks third globally after Hong Kong and Singapore.

So far, issuers of yuan-denominated debts on the exchange are mostly multinational corporations seeking to raise offshore yuan to fund their operations in China, while Chinese issuers are mostly financial institutions. At 51.2 percent, European issuers account for the largest share of issuers that raise yuan at the exchange.

The advantage of listing yuan bonds in Luxembourg, according to Robert Scharfe, CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, is that its information transparency is unrivalled among dim-sum bond markets globally. Enditem

China Headlines: China initiates new round of reform and opening up

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — Trying to restart a slowing economic growth, China’s President Xi Jinping has decided to deepen the reform and open up the country wider to the outside world.

“China will stay strongly committed to deepening its reform on all fronts while opening still wider to the outside world,” Xi told the Wall Street Journal in a written interview before he departed for an official state visit to the United States on Tuesday.

This was the second time in a week that the president reassured the market, that the policies which brought wealth and prosperity to China’s people will continue, deeper and wider.

Last week, Xi told a room of former U.S. officials and business leaders that China is fully committed to reform and opening up and he hoped they would actively support it.

While China and the United States are expecting much from Xi’s visit, China-Britain cooperation has born fruit. On Monday, the two countries reached 53 agreements on nuclear energy, high-speed railway, infrastructure among many others at the 7th China-Britain Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing.

Notably, China suggested opening up its closely controlled financial market, allowing British institutional investors to trade securities in China, and mulling a mechanism to connect the Shanghai and London exchanges.

Premier Li Keqiang told visiting British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that China is ready to cooperate in an open and inclusive manner.

These agreements indicated that opening up has reached levels unthinkable decades ago.

Since the incumbent central leadership was formed in late 2012, China has introduced many new measures to foreign investment and trade.

China is actively seeking a bigger say in international affairs, by participating in and increasingly initiating, global cooperation.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road initiative are among China’s efforts to supplement the existing international order and overhaul global governance.

The phrase “opening up” frequently appears in policy statements and headlines at a time when China needs to find new sources of growth.

During a tumultuous summer, Chinese stocks were hit by repeated plunges and most of economic indicators were soft. Worries arose about whether China can sustain medium-to-high speed growth. Reform and opening up is China’s solution. Last week, Xi said opening up and reform will add new impetus and vitality to the economy and provide new room for growth.

“China should be committed to attracting foreign investment and expertise, and improve opening-up policies,” he said, addressing the 16th Meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform.

“The government will not change its policy toward foreign investment, and will protect the lawful interests of foreign-funded companies and provide better services for them,” said a statement released after the meeting.

China promised to make a national “negative list” by 2018, of sectors which are not fully open to all market entities, both domestic and overseas. Border areas will explore new models of cross-border cooperation and new mechanisms for regional growth.

More state-controlled sectors will be opened to private investors and it will be easier for foreigners to apply for permanent residence permits.

China is becoming more interdependent on and interrelated to the world economy, said John Thornton, co-chair of Washington-based think tank Brookings Institution.

Regional and global cooperation and policy coordination can yield results satisfactory to all, he said.

“China has been on a course of reform and opening up for almost 40 years. That trend will continue,” said Thornton. Enditem

 

China Focus: China beefs up Food Safety Law

GUANGZHOU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — China is preparing a tougher Food Safety Law to come into effect on Oct. 1, said a senior official with China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on Tuesday.

Guo Wenqi made the remark at a seminar on food safety and rule of law in Guangzhou, capital city of south China’s Guangdong Province.

In April, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, adopted an amendment to the 2009 Food Safety Law with the heaviest civil, administrative and criminal penalties yet for offenders and their supervisors.

According to Guo Xiaoguang, head of CFDA Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, the CFDA has been working with a dozen agencies, including financial institutions, taxation and fiscal departments, on dealing with serious food safety violators.

Enterprises that violate the revised law may face restrictions on loans, taxation, bidding and land use. The CFDA will also provide bigger rewards to whistleblowers.

Hua Jingfeng, deputy head of Public Order Administration at the Ministry of Public Security said, “We encourage tip-offs from the public and food industry associations.”

He said the ministry wants trained police specialized in food crime and so far 21 provincial public security departments have set up food safety teams.

Guan Yingshi from the SPC said people’s courts are taking measures to promote public awareness of food safety law. For example, trials of some notorious food crimes will be on live broadcast.

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate will take action over neglect of duty in food production as well as safety supervision.

“By analyzing the underlying causes of the cases through investigations and trials and drawing lesson from them, the SPP will be able to give advice and help businesses set up regulations and fix loopholes,” said Huo Yapeng of the SPP. Enditem

 

 

Chinese media fund invests in virtual reality

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Media and entertainment investment fund China Media Capital (CMC), together with industry players including Disney, have invested 65 million U.S. dollars in Jaunt, a company pioneering cinematic virtual reality (VR).

The deal will give Jaunt resources to create more content and innovate in VR filmmaking, said CMC in a statement on Tuesday.

The series C round of funding will greatly expand Jaunt’s global reach, helping make VR the next mainstream content medium, it added.

There is much room for VR technology to be applied in film, television, games, sports, and mobile media, according to the statement.

In recent years, advances in technology and mobile devices have made fully-immersive VR possible and accessible to the masses.

CMC was founded in 2010 as China’s first private equity fund for financing media companies, with an initial fund of 2 billion yuan (314 million U.S. dollars). Enditem

 

China gains contract on feasibility study for Indian high-speed railway

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — A consortium of Chinese and Indian companies will conduct a feasibility study for a high-speed railroad linking New Delhi and Mumbai, China Railway Corporation (CRC) said on Wednesday.

The Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Corporation, a subsidiary of CRC, will work with Indian firms, dispatching rail experts to initiate the study for the 1,200-km railway, CRC said.

India has invited global tenders for three high-speed rails, including the New Delhi-Mumbai railway, in December and attracted 12 consortiums from 7 countries bidding for the contracts.

CRC said China’s railway technology is reliable and adaptive and has lower price/performance ratio.

China now has around 17,000 km of fast tracks, accounting for more than 60 percent of the world’s total. Enditem

China launches new climate prediction prototype

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — A numerical simulation prototype system that could one day help predict natural disasters debuted in Beijing on Wednesday, the first of its kind to be made by China.

The current iteration can be used by Chinese scientists to support research into short-term climate prediction, and dust and haze control.

The high-performance prototype, which was developed under the lead of the Institute Atmospheric Physics with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is capable of producing a numerical simulation of Earth, and features a support framework and visualization system.

Zhang Minghua, researcher with the institute, said that the prototype system applies features and experience gained from the Earth system model version 1.0, which is used to predict evolution of atmosphere, ocean current, land surface process and ecology.

The State Council, China’s cabinet, in March 2013 urged the scientific community to develop “a numerical simulator of the Earth system.”

This prototype system is the first step toward a full simulator, according to the CAS.

Climate and eco-system changes have become a global scientific problem.

According to statistics with China Meteorological Administration, some 70 percent of all natural disasters are directly related to climate conditions. About 400 million people are affected annually by major climate disasters in China. Enditem

 

China-France to increase nuclear fuel recycling

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said on Wednesday that it is choosing a site for a Sino-France nuclear power project featuring mass nuclear fuel recycling.

The construction by the CNNC and the France-based Areva is expected to start in 2020 and finish in 2030.

Nuclear recycling refers reprocessing materials which has already been used and recovering unused uranium and plutonium.

The project will reprocess 800 tonnes of materials from domestic nuclear power stations.

The project will also store the spent fuel, manage nuclear power station discharges and solidify liquid waste via vitrification to make safe, clean nuclear power.

It is estimated that spent fuel produced by China’s pressurized water reactors will add up to 23,500 tonnes by 2030.

Yang Changli, vice general manager of the CNNC, said that the project will ease the pressure of storing spent fuel around 2030, improve safety of spent fuel administration and speed up reactor development. Enditem

China to champion eco-vehicles with favorable policies

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — China has further proved it is committed to cutting harmful emissions with a slew of measures to support electric vehicles, according to a State Council statement on Wednesday.

To promote growth of the burgeoning sector, more charging stations and inter-city fast-charge stations should be built, according to the statement released after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.

New residential complexes should ensure that all parking lots have charging facilities or space should be left for such facilities, while no less than 10 percent of parking lots in large public buildings or public car lots should have charging facilities, the statement said.

The government said it would welcome private investment in the project, it said.

China will provide tax and land support, allow privately-owned parks to collect fees and support favorable financing options for construction projects, according to the statement.

The new energy vehicle sector in China has seen explosive growth in the past two years, thanks to subsidies and tax cuts.

In the first eight months of this year, sales of new energy vehicles surged 270 percent to 108,654 vehicles, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Enditem

 

China signs deal to buy 300 Boeing aircraft

SEATTLE, United States, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — A group of Chinese companies signed here Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.

The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Boeing, was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the United States which was kicked off on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. also signed a cooperative document with Boeing to build a 737 aircraft completion center in China.

Earlier media reports, citing Boeing sources, said this will be the company’s first non-U.S. airliner plant, tasked with the completion and handover of single-aisle 737 jets to customers.

Chinese sources told Xinhua that the project, in the form of a mutually-funded joint venture, signifies that China-U.S. cooperation in aviation has reached a higher level.

It will also upgrade relevant Chinese enterprises as Boeing’s tier-one suppliers, the sources said.

Also on Tuesday, the National Development and Reform Commission of China inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. plane maker on the promotion of comprehensive strategic cooperation in the civil aviation industry.

According to the MOU, in the next five years till 2020, the two sides will enhance industrial cooperation, expand scale of production, jointly develop “green aviation technologies,” and develop world-class air transportation systems together.

In addition, Boeing has agreed to authorize the Aviation Industry Corporation of China to increase its production of Boeing 747-8 plane parts.

With industry experts predicting continued rapid growth through 2020 for China’s air transportation market, Boeing is vying against other major aircraft manufacturers such as the Europe-based Airbus Group for a bigger share of the Chinese orders.

The visiting Chinese president, who has a very tight schedule for his stay in Seattle before heading to Washington D.C., will tour Boeing’s largest factory in Everett on Wednesday. Enditem

中国驻瑞使馆合唱团参加瑞典侨界抗战歌会

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)——瑞典华人联合会27日举办抗战歌会,由中国驻瑞典大使馆梦想合唱团压轴领唱《义勇军进行曲》的一幕把歌会推向高潮。

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IMG_8471中国驻瑞典大使陈育明在接受本网记者采访时说,“纪念抗战胜利和世界反法西斯70周年的活动非常有意义。我们使馆梦想合唱团参加侨界的这次演出是为了纪念抗战70周年,用我们自己微薄的力量为抗战胜利贡献一点力量,最主要的是为了铭记历史,永存和平,它的政治意义非常重大,所以能参加这次活动,我们感到非常高兴”。

据了解,使馆全馆人员包括梦想合唱团团长白晓梅参赞,政务参赞李军峰,经济参赞李光军,教育参赞窦春祥,领事部主任郭延航等都参加了大合唱。在他们的领唱下,观众全体起立合唱《义勇军进行曲》,真的唱出了心声,唱出了激情,唱出了精神。

IMG_8493瑞典华人联合会名誉会长王吉生在接受本网记者采访时表示,华联去年就计划在今年搞这个主题的活动。

“2009年的中秋节是我们华联成立的日子,今年此时我们要庆祝华联成立6周年,中华人民共和国成立66周年和抗战胜利70周年。我们把这些都放到一块,但突出的一个主题,那就是抗战胜利70周年。因为我们知道全国人民都重视这件事,海外华人自然也重视。没想到大使馆对我们的这次活动也这么重视,这么投入,他们花了很大的力量。”王吉生说。

王吉生非常感动,发自肺腑地说,“尽管华联提前三个月开始落实早已制定的计划,但真正得到使馆的确认,答应来参加演唱,也就一个月左右的时间。在杨筱音老师的指挥和王路老师的伴奏下,使馆的梦想合唱团作为一个非专业的合唱团,唱出了专业水平。尤其是第二支歌曲《在太行山上》,这是在合唱技术上有一定难度的歌,他们演绎得别具一格。”

IMG_8451“使馆真的给了我一个意外(惊喜),他们演唱的时候,我就在舞台边上,他们的演唱给人一种震撼力,就象一支军队发出的声音一样,那么雄壮有力。他们是一支不穿军装,不配刀枪,从事世界和平的特种部队。这支队伍延续了新中国外交战线60多年来的传统。新中国的第一代大使,就是共和国第一代的将军。他们给中国外交队伍打下了很好的基础。他们的歌声使我们在场的华人都深受鼓舞。领我们唱国歌的时候, 不管大人孩子,都很激动。有他们的参与,有这种互动,让我们感到有一种能量,作为组织者,我觉得收获太大了,太有震撼力了。”

平时一向要求比较严格,非常爱讲也敢讲实话的王吉生今天自己也对演唱会非常满意。他说: 我们今天歌会的另一个亮点是有俄罗斯和塞尔维亚两个协会来支持我们。

IMG_8477本次抗战歌会持续90分钟,分三个部分,抗战前期,歌曲有王乃宁独唱的《松花江上》,冯昭旋演唱的《重整河山待后生》,女高音歌唱家邹容美演唱的《黄河怨》,斯德哥尔摩华人合唱团演唱的《到敌人后方去》,李佳演唱的《太阳出来照四方》。

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俄罗斯协会演出后合影。                               陈雪霏拍摄

第二部分是国际统一战线,俄罗斯协会演唱了《喀秋莎》等曲目,塞尔维亚协会表演了美丽的民间舞蹈。

第三部分包括杨筱音的《梅娘曲》,男生四重唱《游击队之歌》,张利明演唱的《黄河颂》,双焱钢琴伴奏,中国大使馆压轴曲《保卫黄河》和《在太行山上》,并带领全体观众演唱《义勇军进行曲》。尤其是陈大使的朗诵更是给人留下深刻印象。

IMG_8483俄罗斯协会主席塞格尔女士在接受记者采访时说,“我们来演出是为了我们的中国朋友。我们有很长的交往历史,中国朋友经常参加我们的活动,所以我们今天也愿意为他们来演唱,这次还赶上中国的重要节日(中秋节,国庆节)。我觉得我们应该多多合作,因为它促进团结一致,增进了解和相互理解。今年五月份我们搞了一个大活动,是俄罗斯庆祝反法西斯卫国战争胜利70周年,我们当时邀请了中国协会的朋友。我们需要结交新朋友,我们将举行新的更大的活动,请大家听我们的好消息。

IMG_8473瑞典华人艺术家协会会长,著名华人女高音歌唱家邹容美在接受记者采访时说,“瑞典华人艺术家协会是华联的一个协会。一个月之前,大家都在庆祝二战胜利70周年,华联说我们要以歌来庆祝胜利,所以就和俄罗斯和塞尔维亚协会一起举办这场国际抗战歌会。由于时间比较紧,波兰和印度协会没有来得及参加。不过,在大使馆的大力支持下,我们的歌会也还是很成功的。”

据王吉生介绍,华联在瑞典全境有14个分会共有1100多个会员。

采访图片由丹妮拍摄。

 

 

 

欲了解新中国的第一任将军大使的故事,请看下面的链接:

http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2015/0429/c85037-26923188.html

 

 

国侨办“文化中国慰侨欧洲”文化演出在瑞典受到热烈欢迎

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--国侨办“文化中国 慰侨欧洲”文化艺术团在瑞典演出受到热烈欢迎。

IMG_8344艺术代表团团长王通林25日在瑞典青田同乡会为代表团举行的庆祝成功演出的欢迎晚宴上发表讲话说:这次国侨办组织文化中国,慰侨欧洲艺术团到瑞典来访问,昨天晚上的演出很圆满,很成功,不但中国驻瑞典大使陈育明夫妇观看了演出,而且观众中还包括多个国家的使节。演出后华人华侨观众们普遍反映良好。这和承办方瑞典华人总会的各个协会的努力是分不开的。他们做了大量工作。

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幺红在24日在斯德哥尔摩老诺贝尔颁奖音乐厅演唱《今夜无眠入睡》。 陈雪霏拍摄。

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魔术师蒋亚平24日在斯德哥尔摩表演“幻”魔术。      陈雪霏拍摄。

据介绍,国侨办代表团包括国侨办袁春华处长,也是代表团的秘书长,浙江省外事侨务办公室文化新闻处处长王雲奇,北京方面来自中央歌剧院的著名花腔女高音歌唱家幺红,中国歌剧舞剧院,中国铁路文工团的艺术家们,也包括浙江艺术职业学校和浙江曲艺杂技总团的艺术家和青年演员们。

 

IMG_8368王通林也是浙江省侨办副主任,曾经在青田担任县委书记,在那里工作过六年。老乡见老乡,两眼泪汪汪。王通林亲切地祝愿在瑞典的青田侨领在这里事业兴旺发达,阖家幸福。青田侨领们也和老书记一起合影留念。

承办方瑞典华人总会叶沛群在接受记者采访时说,他们是7月份开始准备这次重要演出接待任务的。在副会长伍王令,秘书长甘建广和现场负责的侨联青年委员徐力的积极协助下,他们在这次演出的准备过程中都付出了很大努力。

IMG_8339瑞典青田同乡会副会长吴奇也十分激动。他对代表团的领导和艺术家们表示热烈的欢迎,对艺术团在瑞典的成功演出表示衷心的祝贺。

确实,就在演出进行时,微信圈就已经有人晒出了演出现场的照片和视频,情不自禁地和那些因工作不能来观看的朋友分享快乐。

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王强24日在斯德哥尔摩表演《晃管》。                                     陈雪霏拍摄

尤其是来自中国铁路文工团曲艺杂技团的青年演员,中国杂技家协会德艺双馨获得者王强那精湛的《绝对挑战-晃管》表演受到了热烈欢迎。他的表演视频在《北欧绿色邮报网》上发表后,也立即获得好评。

朋友圈的Li. D评论到“粗看以为是周润发“。从事绘画艺术的老华侨万涓在微信上赞到“杂技明星王强真的太棒了。” 也有人说”看得我心惊肉跳的“,真的让人捏把汗。

瑞典朋友雅克塞尔松看了表演后表示,“中国人就是擅长杂技啊!”

王强在接受记者采访时表示,他9岁就开始在河北吴桥杂技艺术学校学习杂技表演。他在春晚,在国外都进行过精彩的表演。

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边巍巍24日在斯德哥尔摩表演蒙古舞蹈。                    陈雪霏拍摄

曲终人散,但中国艺术家们的美妙歌声,优美舞姿,动人古筝,扣人心弦的二胡独奏赛马和王强的杂技表演在人们的脑海中却不仅是绕梁三日,对于广大侨胞来说起码要绕梁半年到一年,然后,盼着下一次祖国娘家再派出高质量的文艺演出团体。