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CPC'smagazinecallsforconfidenceinChina'sfuture
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2012-10-3116:
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(Xinhua)
BEIJING-QiushiJournal,theflagshipmagazineoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommittee,willcarryanarticleinitsThursdayissueexpressingconfidenceinthecountry'sfuture.
"Thereareamplereasonsforustohavehighexpectationsandconfidenceinthefuturedevelopmentofourcountry,"saysthearticle.
TheCPCandChinesepeoplewillkeeptheirwordsandfulfillestablishedgoals,itsays.
ThearticlequotesaJuly23rdspeechdeliveredbyCPCCentralCommitteeGeneral-SecretaryHuJintao,whosaidChinanowfacesbothunprecedentedopportunitiesandchallenges.
Thecountry'sabilitytoseizeopportunitiesandhandlechallengeswilldependon"ourmindset,theeffectivenessofourworkandhowwepushreformanddevelopmentforward,"thearticlesays.
"Weshouldcarefullyexaminethedomesticandinternationalsituationandfullyunderstandourcountry'sdevelopmentalneedsandexpectationsofpeople,"itsays.
China'seconomicdynamicshavenotchanged,thearticlesays,addingthateconomicrestructuringwillprovidemorechancesfordevelopment,whiledomesticdemandwillsustainlong-termgrowth.
UndertheguidanceoftheScientificOutlookonDevelopment,China'sdevelopmentisontheupswing,thearticlesays.
Thecountrywillsticktoreformandopening-up,astheseconceptshaveresultedinmorethanthreedecadesofrapideconomicgrowth,itsays.
Oncethereformslistedinthe12thFive-YearPlan(2011-2015)areimplemented,problemsineconomicandsocialsectorswillbesolvedoralleviated,thearticlesays.
"Wefirmlybelievethat,undertheleadershipoftheCPCandthroughthejointeffortsofthePartyandpeople,wewillwalkalongthepathofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicsandhaveabrightfuture,"itsays.
Sandy'shitishardtogaugeforeconomists
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2012-11-0107:
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MassivestormSandycouldslowgrowthinthealreadyweakUSeconomytoaslittleas1percentinthefourthquarter.
ButthewiderangeofforecastsfromanalystsreflectedhowharditistogaugeSandy'simpactonsuchalargeandeconomicallydiverseregionofthecountry.
AlargechunkofpropertythatwasdamagedasthestormragedthroughNewJersey,NewYorkandbeyondwillberebuiltorrepaired,rangingfrompowerplantsandsubwaysystemstobeachfronttownshammeredasSandystrucktheshore.
MeninspectdamagetoabeachclubdestroyedbyHurricaneSandyinSeaBright,NewJersey,October31,2012.TheUSNortheastbegancrawlingbacktonormalonWednesdayaftermonsterstormSandycrippledtransportationandknockedoutpowerformillions.[Photo/Agencies]Morephotos
Thebenefitsofthatconstructionactivitywillcomemostlynextyear,givingalifttotheeconomy,whichislikelytoremainweak,andpotentiallymakingupformuchofthefourthquarter'slosses.
"We'llprobablylosehalfapercentagepointinthefourthquarterfromhere,"saidUniversityofMarylandprofessorPeterMorici."Thatcandraggrowthdowntotherangeof1percent.Certainlyahalfapercentagepointinthecurrentenvironmentisalot."
TheU.S.economywasexpectedtogrow1.8percentintheOctober-Decemberperiod,accordingtothemedianforecastinaReuterspollofeconomistspublishedearlierthismonth.
ConsensusforhowmuchSandywouldreducethatpaceofexpansionwashardtofind.
"Theinitialimpactontheeconomycouldbequitelarge,"wrotePaulAshworthofCapitalEconomics,aLondonconsultancy,inanotetoclients.
Buthenotedthatassumingthatthestormshutdownalloutputforthe12affectedstatesinNewEnglandandtheMid-Atlanticregionwould"undoubtedly"overstatelosses,complicatinganycalculations.
Incontrast,analystsfromJPMorganheldtheirGDPforecastssteadyat2.0percentforthefourthquarter-atleastfornow.
JPMorgansaidpartoftheimpactthatHurricaneKatrinahadontheU.S.economy-itslowedsharplyinthequarterafterthe2005disasterbutbouncedbackquickly-wasduetodamagetofuelrefineriesthatputpressureonthepriceofgasolineformorethantwomonths.WhilesomerefinerieswereaffectedbySandy,anyeffectsonthepriceofgasolinewerelikelytobeshort-lived,thebanksaidinanotetoclients.
ThewiderangeofestimatesunderscoresthedifficultyofpinningdownwhatastormsuchasSandyactuallydoestotheplacesthatmakeuptheeconomyandthepeoplewhoselivesaredisruptedbythedamage.
Morethan5.7millionhomesandbusinessesremainedwithoutpower-includingasignificantsliceoflowerManhattan-onWednesday.PresidentBarackObamavisiteddevastatedareasofNewJerseywithGovernorChrisChristie.
WhileSandyhasdrawncomparisonstopreviousdisasterssuchasIrene,whichhittheNewYorkarealastyear,andKatrina,themassivehurricanethatcrippledNewOrleansin2005,everyweathereventhasitsownpatterns.
JapanurgedtofacechangeonDiaoyuissue
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2012-11-0108:
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ByZhangYunbi(ChinaDaily)
Tokyo'shard-lineapproachblocksprogressindialoguewithBeijing
BeijingonWednesdaytoldTokyotofaceuptoamajorchangeintheDiaoyuIslands'situation,asJapanannouncedthatPrimeMinisterYoshihikoNodawillelaborateonthecountry'sterritorialdisputesatnextweek'sAsia-EuropeMeeting.
ObserverssaidJapan'shard-linegesturesandrhetoricontheheatedislandsdisputehavenotledtoanymajorprogressinitsdialoguewithBeijing,andpublicityontheinternationalstagewilldragTokyodeeperintodeadlockeddiplomacywithitsneighbors.
Japan'sJijiPressNewsAgencysaidNodawilltalkabout"thesolutiontodisputesinterritoriallandandwaters"whenhemakesaspeechduringthetwo-dayAsiaEuropeMeeting,whichstartsonNov5inVientiane,theLaotiancapital.
JijisaidthatinviewofJapan'sterritorialdisputeswithChinaandSouthKorea,Noda'sspeechwillemphasisepointshemadeduringtheSeptemberUNGeneralAssemblyinNewYork.
TheChineseForeignMinistryonMondayconfirmedthereisnoplanforChineseandJapaneseleaderstomeetduringthesummitinLaos.
LuYaodong,directoroftheJapanesediplomacyteachingandresearchsectionundertheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,said:
"MostofJapan'sproposalsthathavebeenmadepublicsofararenotconstructive,andithasjustglossedoverthingswithoutduesincerity."
Despitefewmajorprogress,LusaiditisessentialtounderscoreChina'sstrongdesiretoguardsovereigntyinfurthertalks.Meanwhile,JapaneseForeignMinisterKoichiroGembaonWednesdaytoldreportersthatnowisnottherighttimeforanofficialmeetingbetweenhimandhisChinesecounterpart,YangJiechi,aimedatimprovingtieswithChina,KyodoNewsAgencyreported.
ChinesesurveillanceshipsonWednesdaycontinuedtopatrolwatersofftheDiaoyuIslands,whichhavebelongedtoChinaforcenturies.
OnTuesday,theChinesefleetdispersedJapanesevesselsinChina'sterritorialwaters.
BeijingonWednesdaysaidtherecentpatrolsandlaw-enforcementmeasureswerepartof"regularmissions"and"normalgovernmentservice".
"Thereisnogroundsforblame,"aForeignMinistryspokesmantoldreportersduringadailynewsconference.
AskedifChinawasconstantlypatrollingwatersofftheDiaoyuIslands,thespokesmansaid:
"TheJapanesesideshouldfaceuptotherealitythatthesituationovertheDiaoyuIslandshasseenamajorchange."
China'sabsenceattheannualTokyoDefenseForum,whichstartedonWednesdayinTokyo,triggeredJapanesemediaspeculationonworseningtiesbetweenthetwocountries.
ThedefenseforumhasbeenheldannuallybytheJapaneseDefenseMinistrysince1996.
Duringanopeningspeech,JapaneseDefenseMinisterSatoshiMorimotosaidtheforumwillfurtherdiscusstheUnitedStates'roleintheregioninresponsetochallenges,andcalledoncountriesintheregiontocooperateinfacingnewsecuritychallengesandtomaintainpeaceandstability.
Xinhuacontributedtothisstory.
Proposal'maybebasisforpeace'
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2012-11-0100:
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ByZHAOSHENGNANandLIXIAOKUN(Chinadaily)
AproposalbyBeijingtotackletheSyriancrisis"regionbyregionandstagebystage"couldbeadoptedbytheUNpeaceenvoy,expertssaid.
ThepartiesinSyriashoulddesignateplenipotentiarynegotiatorstoestablishatransitionalgovernment,ForeignMinisterYangJiechitoldUN-ArabLeaguespecialenvoytoSyria,LakhdarBrahimi,duringtheirmeetinginBeijingonWednesday.
China'ssuggestionislikelytobeadoptedasabasisforBrahimi'snewproposalstotheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilnextmonth.
ForeignMinisterYangJiechigreetsUNpeaceenvoyLakhdarBrahimiinBeijingonWednesday.[Photo/Agencies]
Brahimi,a78-year-oldveterandiplomat,hasvisitedTurkey,SaudiArabia,Qatar,IranandRussiasincehetookupthepositioninearlySeptembertotrytobrokerapeacedeal.
YangtoldtheenvoythatthesituationinSyriaisat"acriticalstage".
ThemeetingcamedaysafteratruceBrahimiproposed,overtheEidal-Adhaholiday,failedtotakehold.
ThegovernmentofSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assadandtheoppositionaccusedeachotherofviolatingit.
Yangcalledforpartiestoceasefireimmediatelyandstarttheprocessofapoliticaltransition.
ItmustbetheSyrianpeoplewhodecidethefutureofthecountry,hesaid.
TheinternationalcommunityshouldfullysupportBrahimi'smediationeffortswithagreatersenseofurgencyandresponsibility,theministersaid,addingthathumanitarianaidtothecountrymustbeboostedandnotbepoliticized.
Estimatesputthedeathtollinthe20-monthconflictatmorethan20,000.Mostofthecasualtiesand