Playing up Taiwan suspect will harm cross-Strait relations

Any attempt to play up the case of a Taiwan resident under investigation will further harm the “already severe” relations between the mainland and Taiwan, an official said Wednesday.

An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, speaks at a press conference on April 12, 2017. [Photo/Taiwan.cn]

Lee Ming-che is being investigated for suspected activities “endangering national security,” An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a press conference.

The mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits has entrusted a Taiwan-based NGO to inform Lee’s wife of the case and pass letters from him to his family, according to An.

“Some outside groups in Taiwan have taken the case to attack the mainland, make trouble, and interfere with the investigation,” An said. “They will not have a way to attain their goals.”

“The investigation is being conducted in accordance with the law and the suspect’s legal rights will be protected,” An said, warning that attempts to interfere with the case will only complicate matters and harm Lee’s rights.




Premier Li grants appointment certificate to Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor

Premier Li grants appointment certificate to incoming HKSAR chief executive

Premier Li Keqiang grants the official certificate of appointment to Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who will take office as the fifth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1, in Beijing, April 11, 2017. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday granted the official certificate of appointment to Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who will take office as the fifth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1.

He said that the central government would give full support to the chief executive and the SAR government in developing the economy, improving people’s quality of life and enhancing exchanges and cooperation with the mainland.




Xi Jinping: ‘The Governance of China’ launched in Cambodia

Xi Jinping: The Governance of China. [File photo] 

The Cambodian edition of the book “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was released on April 11 in Cambodia.

Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen presided over the release ceremony of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” on Tuesday at his office, the Peace Palace, in Phnom Penh, together with Jiang Jianguo, chief of China’s State Council Information Office.

The book contains 79 speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of the Chinese leader between November 2012 and June 2014. It was already translated into 16 languages and has a distribution of over 6.2 million copies around the world.

“It is a milestone in China-Cambodia relations, and the Cambodian version of the book is a new testament to the fruitful relations and cooperation between China and Cambodia,” said by Jiang Jianguo in a speech released on Monday.

During the speech, he believed that Cambodian readers will better understand President Xi’s thoughts on China’s development, domestic and foreign policies and response to the concerns of the international community.

“The Cambodian version of the book can open a new window for Cambodian readers to watch and understand China, and provide a new platform for us to communicate the experience of governing and administering the country,” Jiang said.




Ten dead in traffic accident in south China

Ten people died and another was injured in a traffic accident Monday night in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local police said.

The accident occurred at about 9 p.m. Monday on an expressway surrounding Nanning, capital city of Guangxi. Four vehicles including three trucks and a car were involved in the crashes.

The injured person has been sent to hospital.

An investigation into the accident is under way.




Expats’ dinner party on Shanghai subway criticized

The photo has drawn criticism online. [Photo/ Eastday.com]

A group of foreign passengers are seen having a “dinner party” on Shanghai’s Subway Line 11 on April 7, 2017. The passengers placed a table in the aisle and held up goblets, eating and drinking wantonly inside the train.

The photo has drawn criticism online, as according to the Shanghai Rail Transit Passenger Code, it’s forbidden to consume food or drinks on subway.

The rule warns passengers that such behavior could affect the normal running of the trains because open liquids could spill over other passengers, and food debris would encourage cockroaches and rats, damaging the fabric and facilities of the subway tunnel.

However, the rules are only for guidance and are not legally binding. There are no specific penalties for violations at present.