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Chinese oppose tuition hikes, demand transparency
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126330.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:30
2014-07-27 10:30 Xinhua
An online survey published Thursday showed a majority of Chinese oppose college tuition increases and want colleges to reveal their financial situations.
About 76.1 percent of 2,083 survey respondents clearly opposed recent increases in college tuition, according to a report on the survey.
The survey was conducted by the research department of the China Youth Daily, a major newspaper, together with the consulting firm ePanel.
About 78.9 percent of those surveyed had already graduated from college, while 8.1 percent are college students and 56 percent of respondents have college students in their families, according to the report.
In July 2013, China's Ministry of Education lifted a ban on tuition hikes. Since then, a number of provinces, including Shandong, Fujian, Hubei, Guizhou and Guangxi as well as Tianjin Municipality, have raised the standard tuition for public colleges.
Earlier this month, east China's Zhejiang Province held a public hearing on a policy to increase college tuition by the maximum 15 percent.
Authorities have argued that college tuition had not increased in at least five years and many public colleges are having financial difficulties.
However, about 82 percent of survey respondents said students are overcharged and only 0.8 percent thought tuition levels are low.
According to the government regulation on college tuition, tuition should be no more than 25 percent of colleges' average costs per student.
Some provinces have not followed the rules. For instance, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, average annual tuition is 5,077 yuan (824 U.S. dollars), or 35 percent of the average cost to educate a college student in the region.
Prof. Zhang Shaoxiong with Central South University said that higher tuition will stop needy students from going to college.
Wang Tian, a sophomore in Guangxi, was quoted by the China Youth Daily as saying that tuition at his college increased by 1,000 yuan from 2013 to 2014.
Wang, who is from a needy family, said he receives government assistance of 2,500 yuan annually while tuition is about 4,000 yuan per year.
"If tuition continues to rise, I don't know how I will manage," he said.
On the other hand, colleges are complaining about the increase of faculty salaries, currency inflation and the cost of facilities.
"A teacher in our college is paid 60 yuan per hour for class time, up from 20 yuan a few years ago," said Zeng Jing, a college teacher in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, which is also considering raising tuition. "The increase in cost is inevitable," Zeng said.
Even though the increase appears necessary, people are demanding to know the financial status of colleges.
About 77.7 percent of respondents in the survey said that colleges should publicize their costs before moving to raise tuition.
Others have pointed out that colleges' financial difficulties are not necessarily related to an increase in student costs.
Zeng Junsen, assistant research fellow with the Hunan Academy of Social Sciences, told Xinhua that many colleges are overstaffed and spend excessively on updating infrastructure, which leads to their financial problems.
"These problems should not be covered by students," Zeng said.
To ease the financial plight of colleges, 68 percent of survey respondents suggested more government spending. The second most popular solution, recommended by 66.9 percent of respondents, was for colleges to cut spending on receptions, public vehicles and overseas trips for faculty.
Experts suggested that colleges should regularly publish their budgets and expenses to win the public's trust, and education departments should fully consult and inform the public before tuition policies are made.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: China's H1 industrial profits up 11.4 pct
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China's H1 industrial profits up 11.4 pct
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126329.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:04
2014-07-27 10:04 Xinhua
Chinese industrial businesses saw their profits rise by 11.4 percent year on year in the first half of this year, official data showed on Sunday.
Total profits of industrial companies with annual business revenue of more than 20 million yuan (3.2 million US dollars) reached 2.86 trillion yuan, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
The profits growth was markedly up from the less than 10-percent increase recorded in the first five months.
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China's H1 industrial profits up 11.4 pct
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126329.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:04
2014-07-27 10:04 Xinhua
Chinese industrial businesses saw their profits rise by 11.4 percent year on year in the first half of this year, official data showed on Sunday.
Total profits of industrial companies with annual business revenue of more than 20 million yuan (3.2 million US dollars) reached 2.86 trillion yuan, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
The profits growth was markedly up from the less than 10-percent increase recorded in the first five months.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: US visa issuance system still experiencing technical problems
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US visa issuance system still experiencing technical problems
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126332.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:39
2014-07-27 10:39 Xinhua
The US State Department's global database for issuing visas is still experiencing technical problems with the visa issuance system, according to a bulletin posted Saturday on its website.
"As of July 26, we are operating at a significantly reduced capacity and will be until we clear the document backlog. This issue is worldwide and is not specific to any particular country or visa category," the bulletin said.
"We are working urgently to correct the problem and expect the system to be fully operational again soon. We will continue to post updates to travel.state.gov as more information becomes available," it said.
US State Department's passport and visa issuance system has failed to run after a computer glitch, resulting in delays in visa and passport processing since July 24.
So far, it's still unknown when the system will return to normal operations and how many document requests were affected by the glitch. The Bureau of Consular Affairs processes millions of visa requests each year.
But the bureau continues to issue emergency passports at present.
Although the bureau has not identified the root cause of the malfunction, but it does not believe "malicious action," such as terrorism or sabotage, were responsible.
In 2013, the Bureau of Consular Affairs issued 9.1 million nonimmigrant visas and nearly 500,000 immigrant visas.
The database is used to approve, record and print visas and other documents to ensure that national security checks are conducted on applicants.
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US visa issuance system still experiencing technical problems
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126332.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:39
2014-07-27 10:39 Xinhua
The US State Department's global database for issuing visas is still experiencing technical problems with the visa issuance system, according to a bulletin posted Saturday on its website.
"As of July 26, we are operating at a significantly reduced capacity and will be until we clear the document backlog. This issue is worldwide and is not specific to any particular country or visa category," the bulletin said.
"We are working urgently to correct the problem and expect the system to be fully operational again soon. We will continue to post updates to travel.state.gov as more information becomes available," it said.
US State Department's passport and visa issuance system has failed to run after a computer glitch, resulting in delays in visa and passport processing since July 24.
So far, it's still unknown when the system will return to normal operations and how many document requests were affected by the glitch. The Bureau of Consular Affairs processes millions of visa requests each year.
But the bureau continues to issue emergency passports at present.
Although the bureau has not identified the root cause of the malfunction, but it does not believe "malicious action," such as terrorism or sabotage, were responsible.
In 2013, the Bureau of Consular Affairs issued 9.1 million nonimmigrant visas and nearly 500,000 immigrant visas.
The database is used to approve, record and print visas and other documents to ensure that national security checks are conducted on applicants.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Chinese USC grad student found dead after attack
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Chinese USC grad student found dead after attack
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126331.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:34
2014-07-27 10:34 China Daily
A 24-year-old Chinese graduate student at USC was found dead at his off-campus apartment after being attacked by at least three men as he was walking home from a study group, police said.
Police said they were called at about 7 am on Thursday to an apartment in the 1200 block of 30th Street where they discovered the body of Xinran Ji.
Ji was assaulted with a blunt object around 12:45 am on Thursday a few blocks from campus and near his apartment building, investigators said.
"Somehow, the victim got back to his apartment," Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Andy Neiman said at a news conference.
Ji, who apparently had just walked a friend home, did not call police. "Someone else called police," Neiman said.
Police said that the attack may have been a crime of opportunity, and that it was unclear whether Ji was robbed.
A cause of death has not been determined, but university officials said he appeared to have suffered a head injury.
Ji was a second-year graduate student at the Viterbi School of Engineering. He entered the school in the fall of 2013.
Ji's family in China has been notified of his death and the school is making arrangements for them to travel to Los Angeles, school officials said.
In a statement issued Friday on its website, the consulate-general of China in Los Angeles expressed strong condemnation of the crime and extended heartfelt condolences to the victim's family.
It also urged that police and USC solve the crime as soon as possible and take action to ensure the safety of Chinese students in Los Angeles.
A consul spokesman told China Daily in a phone interview that support will be provided to the victim's family.
The attack came two years after two other Chinese graduate students were shot to death near campus.
In April 2012, two 23-year-old Chinese graduate students in the electrical engineering program, Ying Wu and Ming Qu, were shot to death around 1 a.m. while sitting in a parked BMW just west of campus.
The students' parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university, saying the school misled them when it said it ranked among the safest in the United State.
USC has the biggest international student population in the US. According to the statistic on USC's website, 3,771 Chinese students attended in the school year 2012-2013.
A Chinese female graduate student at USC, who said she lives in the same apartment building where Ji lived, told China Daily on Thursday that her roommate saw massive blood from the victim in an elevator when she came back to their apartment around 1 am.
"I am moving out this weekend to stay temporarily with my friend in Burbank. I know it is far from school. But I can't stay here anymore,'' said the student who asked that her name not be used.
A recent USC graduate, also Chinese and who did not want her name used, told China Daily that on-campus security is much better than off-campus. She said that north of the campus where Ji was attacked is considered much safer than the off-campus south area.
"City Park is considered newer, safer and better compared to other off-campus housing," she said. ``Now I am not sure. I don't know where I can recommend junior Chinese students to rent."
Dongying Yang, Executive Chairman of CSSA, Chinese Students & Scholars Association said CSSA is deeply sad for losing Ji in the Chines community. He recalled "Ji is a nice Chinese young man and very hard working student."
CSSA claimed that USC should take responsibility for not providing necessary security in off campus area in the summer. Yang introduced to China Daily in the interview that off campus patrol is not on duty in summer break in USC. Yang believed this is the main reason why Ji lost the opportunity to ask for help as soon as attacked. Yang also introduced that the ground floor security was off duty at night on Thursday too.
Yang said as a student how used to take one year course in EE program and still a friend of many EE students at USC, he is very concerned that the safety of EE students are put at edge because the fact that lots of projects they have are have to be done on school's computer. "Me myself and many of my friends in this program often have to study in lab until 2-3 o'clock in the morning. "Yang said. " Another problem is one of EE's core courses is only offered in summer. Many Chinese students as well other other international students have to stay to take that course when security is not guaranteed. "CSSA is now requesting USC to bring back the off campus patrol, as Yang said.
CCSA also told China Daily that Chinese international students are often described "rich people "or " the second generation of the rich class in China ". "Most of us are from ordinary families and we come to US for education like many other international students. Almost everymonth there is rubbery around USC area and victims so often fall in Chinese." Young said.
Xu Yuan, Chairman of CSSA said to China Daily in an phone interview that it is the time to call for more supports to international students especially Chinese students from universities and the US society.
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Chinese USC grad student found dead after attack
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-27/126331.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:34
2014-07-27 10:34 China Daily
A 24-year-old Chinese graduate student at USC was found dead at his off-campus apartment after being attacked by at least three men as he was walking home from a study group, police said.
Police said they were called at about 7 am on Thursday to an apartment in the 1200 block of 30th Street where they discovered the body of Xinran Ji.
Ji was assaulted with a blunt object around 12:45 am on Thursday a few blocks from campus and near his apartment building, investigators said.
"Somehow, the victim got back to his apartment," Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Andy Neiman said at a news conference.
Ji, who apparently had just walked a friend home, did not call police. "Someone else called police," Neiman said.
Police said that the attack may have been a crime of opportunity, and that it was unclear whether Ji was robbed.
A cause of death has not been determined, but university officials said he appeared to have suffered a head injury.
Ji was a second-year graduate student at the Viterbi School of Engineering. He entered the school in the fall of 2013.
Ji's family in China has been notified of his death and the school is making arrangements for them to travel to Los Angeles, school officials said.
In a statement issued Friday on its website, the consulate-general of China in Los Angeles expressed strong condemnation of the crime and extended heartfelt condolences to the victim's family.
It also urged that police and USC solve the crime as soon as possible and take action to ensure the safety of Chinese students in Los Angeles.
A consul spokesman told China Daily in a phone interview that support will be provided to the victim's family.
The attack came two years after two other Chinese graduate students were shot to death near campus.
In April 2012, two 23-year-old Chinese graduate students in the electrical engineering program, Ying Wu and Ming Qu, were shot to death around 1 a.m. while sitting in a parked BMW just west of campus.
The students' parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university, saying the school misled them when it said it ranked among the safest in the United State.
USC has the biggest international student population in the US. According to the statistic on USC's website, 3,771 Chinese students attended in the school year 2012-2013.
A Chinese female graduate student at USC, who said she lives in the same apartment building where Ji lived, told China Daily on Thursday that her roommate saw massive blood from the victim in an elevator when she came back to their apartment around 1 am.
"I am moving out this weekend to stay temporarily with my friend in Burbank. I know it is far from school. But I can't stay here anymore,'' said the student who asked that her name not be used.
A recent USC graduate, also Chinese and who did not want her name used, told China Daily that on-campus security is much better than off-campus. She said that north of the campus where Ji was attacked is considered much safer than the off-campus south area.
"City Park is considered newer, safer and better compared to other off-campus housing," she said. ``Now I am not sure. I don't know where I can recommend junior Chinese students to rent."
Dongying Yang, Executive Chairman of CSSA, Chinese Students & Scholars Association said CSSA is deeply sad for losing Ji in the Chines community. He recalled "Ji is a nice Chinese young man and very hard working student."
CSSA claimed that USC should take responsibility for not providing necessary security in off campus area in the summer. Yang introduced to China Daily in the interview that off campus patrol is not on duty in summer break in USC. Yang believed this is the main reason why Ji lost the opportunity to ask for help as soon as attacked. Yang also introduced that the ground floor security was off duty at night on Thursday too.
Yang said as a student how used to take one year course in EE program and still a friend of many EE students at USC, he is very concerned that the safety of EE students are put at edge because the fact that lots of projects they have are have to be done on school's computer. "Me myself and many of my friends in this program often have to study in lab until 2-3 o'clock in the morning. "Yang said. " Another problem is one of EE's core courses is only offered in summer. Many Chinese students as well other other international students have to stay to take that course when security is not guaranteed. "CSSA is now requesting USC to bring back the off campus patrol, as Yang said.
CCSA also told China Daily that Chinese international students are often described "rich people "or " the second generation of the rich class in China ". "Most of us are from ordinary families and we come to US for education like many other international students. Almost everymonth there is rubbery around USC area and victims so often fall in Chinese." Young said.
Xu Yuan, Chairman of CSSA said to China Daily in an phone interview that it is the time to call for more supports to international students especially Chinese students from universities and the US society.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: China's small enterprises get more bank credit
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China's small enterprises get more bank credit
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2014/07-27/126328.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:00
2014-07-27 10:00 Xinhua Web Editor: Li Yan
China's financial institutions lent more money to small and micro companies in the first half of 2014 as the country promised small businesses better financial services.
The People's Bank of China said in a semiannual report that the outstanding loans to small and micro enterprises stood at 14.17 trillion yuan (2.3 trillion US dollars) at the end of June, up 15.7 percent year on year.
The growth in loans to small businesses was faster than to medium-sized and large companies from January to June, according to the report.
The loan increase came after Chinese leaders asked financial institutions to help quench capital thirst for small businesses in hope of nurturing them to boost growth during the current economic slowdown.
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China's small enterprises get more bank credit
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2014/07-27/126328.shtml
Jul 27th 2014, 01:00
2014-07-27 10:00 Xinhua Web Editor: Li Yan
China's financial institutions lent more money to small and micro companies in the first half of 2014 as the country promised small businesses better financial services.
The People's Bank of China said in a semiannual report that the outstanding loans to small and micro enterprises stood at 14.17 trillion yuan (2.3 trillion US dollars) at the end of June, up 15.7 percent year on year.
The growth in loans to small businesses was faster than to medium-sized and large companies from January to June, according to the report.
The loan increase came after Chinese leaders asked financial institutions to help quench capital thirst for small businesses in hope of nurturing them to boost growth during the current economic slowdown.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Husi faced unethical practice claims in 2013
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Husi faced unethical practice claims in 2013
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-26/126305.shtml
Jul 26th 2014, 05:18
2014-07-26 14:18 Web Editor: Gu Liping
Shanghai Husi Food, the US-owned Chinese food supplier at the center of a meat safety scandal, won a court case earlier this year against a former quality control officer whose claims included that he was made to forge meat production dates.
Wang Donglai, who worked at the company from 2007 to 2013, sought about 38,000 yuan ($6,100) in compensation for damage to his health from exposure to chlorine used as a cleaning agent by the meat processor.
He also sought to terminate his contract, claiming he was forced to work overtime and made to do "unethical work" that violated food safety laws, court documents showed.
At his hearing in October, Wang said he was unwilling to illegally forge dates at the plant, adding that he repeatedly urged his employer to change a practice that he said violated food safety laws and hurt consumer interests, according to court documents seen by Reuters.
He said the company, which is owned by the privately held OSI Group in Illinois, ignored his appeals.
Wang could not be reached for comment and his lawyer in the case declined to comment.
Shanghai Jiading People's District Court ruled against Wang in January, saying his health was normal based on records provided by his employer. The judge dismissed Wang's claims about forced overtime and also dismissed the allegations about forged production dates because of a lack of evidence, court papers showed.
Xia Yugang, a lawyer who represented Shanghai Husi Food in the case, said it was an individual labor dispute rather than a food safety issue.
Wang's allegations of tampering with food production dates echo those made in a Chinese undercover TV documentary on July 20 that showed staff members at the Shanghai Husi Food plant mixing old meat with fresh meat and reusing meat picked up from the floor.
In the Dragon TV film, Shanghai Husi workers said they kept two record books related to food products, one of which was doctored to be shown to anyone who came to audit the plant.
Several foreign fast-food brands have pulled Shanghai Husi products from their outlets on the mainland, in Hong Kong and Japan. Yum! Brands, which owns the KFC and Pizza Hut chains, has severed its ties with OSI China.
Shanghai police have detained five people, including the head of Shanghai Husi Food and its quality control manager. OSI has apologized to its Chinese consumers.
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Husi faced unethical practice claims in 2013
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/07-26/126305.shtml
Jul 26th 2014, 05:18
2014-07-26 14:18 Web Editor: Gu Liping
Shanghai Husi Food, the US-owned Chinese food supplier at the center of a meat safety scandal, won a court case earlier this year against a former quality control officer whose claims included that he was made to forge meat production dates.
Wang Donglai, who worked at the company from 2007 to 2013, sought about 38,000 yuan ($6,100) in compensation for damage to his health from exposure to chlorine used as a cleaning agent by the meat processor.
He also sought to terminate his contract, claiming he was forced to work overtime and made to do "unethical work" that violated food safety laws, court documents showed.
At his hearing in October, Wang said he was unwilling to illegally forge dates at the plant, adding that he repeatedly urged his employer to change a practice that he said violated food safety laws and hurt consumer interests, according to court documents seen by Reuters.
He said the company, which is owned by the privately held OSI Group in Illinois, ignored his appeals.
Wang could not be reached for comment and his lawyer in the case declined to comment.
Shanghai Jiading People's District Court ruled against Wang in January, saying his health was normal based on records provided by his employer. The judge dismissed Wang's claims about forced overtime and also dismissed the allegations about forged production dates because of a lack of evidence, court papers showed.
Xia Yugang, a lawyer who represented Shanghai Husi Food in the case, said it was an individual labor dispute rather than a food safety issue.
Wang's allegations of tampering with food production dates echo those made in a Chinese undercover TV documentary on July 20 that showed staff members at the Shanghai Husi Food plant mixing old meat with fresh meat and reusing meat picked up from the floor.
In the Dragon TV film, Shanghai Husi workers said they kept two record books related to food products, one of which was doctored to be shown to anyone who came to audit the plant.
Several foreign fast-food brands have pulled Shanghai Husi products from their outlets on the mainland, in Hong Kong and Japan. Yum! Brands, which owns the KFC and Pizza Hut chains, has severed its ties with OSI China.
Shanghai police have detained five people, including the head of Shanghai Husi Food and its quality control manager. OSI has apologized to its Chinese consumers.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Fewer regions post first-half expansion in double digits
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Fewer regions post first-half expansion in double digits
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2014/07-26/126303.shtml
Jul 26th 2014, 05:05
2014-07-26 14:05
The number of regions that delivered double-digit economic growth in the first half of this year plunged, and growth in some regions was dramatically below the year-earlier level, figures from provincial-level governments showed.
The local statistics offer a level of detail and insight into the economy that national figures do not provide.
Of the 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions that have released first-half GDP data so far, only five managed to expand at a double-digit pace. In 2013, 15 out of 31 mainland regions posted growth rates above 10 percent.
Northern industrial hub Tianjin, which grew 12.5 percent in 2013 and led the nation, slowed to 10.6 percent in the first half. Chongqing in southwestern China led the nation with 10.9 percent GDP growth in the first half, but that pace was 1.4 percentage points slower than in 2013.
Some provinces experienced a sharp drop in growth. Hebei province in northern China, where the government is cutting steelmaking capacity, grew 5.8 percent in the first half, compared with 8.2 percent a year earlier. First-quarter growth was just 4.2 percent.
Coal-dependent Shanxi province expanded 6.1 percent in the first half, while it grew 8.9 percent in 2013.
Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, where just one large oilfield contributed more than half of the province's industrial output, was hit hard by decreased crude production. The province grew just 4.1 percent in the first quarter, the lowest level nationwide. It still has not released its first-half data. In 2013, it grew 8 percent.
All these three regions' economies are heavily reliant on natural resources, and their difficulties underscore the "limits of the traditional development path" and the "urgency to find a new growth model", said Xu Fengxian, a regional economics researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the top government think tank.
Their improvements in the second quarter still relied on expanded production and investment, he said.
Twenty-one of the 27 regions that had reported first-half GDP figures as of Friday indicated a pickup in the second quarter, while four regions reported a slowdown－Tianjin, Anhui province, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Jilin province.
"Both the national and provincial figures show a clear pickup, though the provincial ones more obviously so," said Xu Gao, chief economist at Everbright Securities Co.
Local governments have long reported numbers higher than national figures and "provincial governments still have an incentive to inflate the GDP figures", he said.
In response to slower growth, the regional governments are outlining stimulus plans. Hebei will invest 1.2 trillion yuan ($194 billion) in areas including railways, energy and housing, while Heilongjiang will spend more than 300 billion yuan over two years in areas including infrastructure and mining.
But Zhang Zhuoyuan, an economist who specializes in reform, said on Friday he worried that these local moves would only bolster governments' control over resources, a trend that goes against the reform direction laid out by the Third Plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee in late 2013.
A separate report by the CASS showed in terms of development prospects, coastal regions such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces still dominate the list. Between 2013 and 2014, Hebei's ranking in the list dropped from 13 to 23, the largest slide among regions. Shanxi and Heilongjiang also saw major declines.
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Fewer regions post first-half expansion in double digits
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2014/07-26/126303.shtml
Jul 26th 2014, 05:05
2014-07-26 14:05
The number of regions that delivered double-digit economic growth in the first half of this year plunged, and growth in some regions was dramatically below the year-earlier level, figures from provincial-level governments showed.
The local statistics offer a level of detail and insight into the economy that national figures do not provide.
Of the 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions that have released first-half GDP data so far, only five managed to expand at a double-digit pace. In 2013, 15 out of 31 mainland regions posted growth rates above 10 percent.
Northern industrial hub Tianjin, which grew 12.5 percent in 2013 and led the nation, slowed to 10.6 percent in the first half. Chongqing in southwestern China led the nation with 10.9 percent GDP growth in the first half, but that pace was 1.4 percentage points slower than in 2013.
Some provinces experienced a sharp drop in growth. Hebei province in northern China, where the government is cutting steelmaking capacity, grew 5.8 percent in the first half, compared with 8.2 percent a year earlier. First-quarter growth was just 4.2 percent.
Coal-dependent Shanxi province expanded 6.1 percent in the first half, while it grew 8.9 percent in 2013.
Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, where just one large oilfield contributed more than half of the province's industrial output, was hit hard by decreased crude production. The province grew just 4.1 percent in the first quarter, the lowest level nationwide. It still has not released its first-half data. In 2013, it grew 8 percent.
All these three regions' economies are heavily reliant on natural resources, and their difficulties underscore the "limits of the traditional development path" and the "urgency to find a new growth model", said Xu Fengxian, a regional economics researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the top government think tank.
Their improvements in the second quarter still relied on expanded production and investment, he said.
Twenty-one of the 27 regions that had reported first-half GDP figures as of Friday indicated a pickup in the second quarter, while four regions reported a slowdown－Tianjin, Anhui province, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Jilin province.
"Both the national and provincial figures show a clear pickup, though the provincial ones more obviously so," said Xu Gao, chief economist at Everbright Securities Co.
Local governments have long reported numbers higher than national figures and "provincial governments still have an incentive to inflate the GDP figures", he said.
In response to slower growth, the regional governments are outlining stimulus plans. Hebei will invest 1.2 trillion yuan ($194 billion) in areas including railways, energy and housing, while Heilongjiang will spend more than 300 billion yuan over two years in areas including infrastructure and mining.
But Zhang Zhuoyuan, an economist who specializes in reform, said on Friday he worried that these local moves would only bolster governments' control over resources, a trend that goes against the reform direction laid out by the Third Plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee in late 2013.
A separate report by the CASS showed in terms of development prospects, coastal regions such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces still dominate the list. Between 2013 and 2014, Hebei's ranking in the list dropped from 13 to 23, the largest slide among regions. Shanxi and Heilongjiang also saw major declines.
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