Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2017. Representing the Japanese government, Toshihiro Nikai was in Beijing to attend the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which ended on Monday.[Photo/Xinhua] Xi tells leader of Tokyo's ruling party that initiative may foster cooperation The Belt and Road Initiative can become an experimental field for China and Japan to achieve mutually beneficial cooperation and common development, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday at a meeting in Beijing with a representative of the Japanese government. Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai came to China to represent the Japanese government at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which ended on Monday. Xi said that Japan has clearly stated its endorsement of the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a Foreign Ministry news release. Japan is welcome to talk with China about cooperation within the framework of the initiative, Xi said on Monday. China and Japan, both being major economies, have common interests in promoting economic globalization and promoting free trade, Xi said. Nikai expressed his gratitude to Xi for the meeting, congratulated him on China's success in holding the forum, and said Japan and China need to cooperate. Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama messaged on Twitter on Sunday that the initiative eyes peace and prosperity and that he feels that Japan is somehow lagging behind, the country's Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported. Lyu Yaodong, a Japanese diplomacy researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the initiative has been accepted by the global community and embracing it would showcase Japan's support for regional cooperation. Reuters reported that Japanese officials have indicated a readiness to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, given that Nikai told reporters on Monday that the key would be how quickly Japan can decide to participate. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he could be open to joining the AIIB if questions surrounding its projects' environmental impacts and other issues were resolved, Japan's Kyodo News reported. Lyu said being part of the initiative and the bank would be a new way to improve ties with China, though it remained to be seen whether Japan would take further action in that regard. Xi told Nikai that the two countries are facing new opportunities as well as prominent challenges in their relationship. Both countries should think deeply about the crux of the problems that make it difficult to improve their ties, and take measures to change the situation, Xi said. It is hoped that Japan will work with China to eliminate such disturbances and promote development of China-Japan relations in the right direction, Xi said. Lyu said Tokyo has dredged up a range of troubles this year on historical issues and one-China policy, which has worsened, not eased, the problems between the two countries. Tokyo should break from its previous pattern of trying to contain China at international meetings and seek progress bit by bit by showing due sincerity, Lyu said. paper wristbandscool wristbandscheap custom wristbandsyouth wristbands
A researcher displays a flexible robot hand invented by a team from the Harbin Institute of Technology's innovation building in early September. Zhu Xingxin/China Daily Many people may not know that Heilongjiang province is not only famous for its ice and snow culture, but also for its high-tech research and technological entrepreneurship. From the start of 2015 through this July, 7,758 technological companies were registered in Heilongjiang and many have received investments from home and abroad. In May 2016, President Xi Jinping visited a number of companies in Harbin, Heilongjiang, including Antiy Labs, a leading Chinese company that specializes in antivirus engines. He said Heilongjiang has a great potential in developing high-tech industries and emerging strategic industries. Xi carefully read the analysis reports of Antiy, about how the company intercepted network attacks, and pointed out that internet security will support the country's safety. Founded in 2000, Antiy Labs has provided safeguards for the Chang'e lunar probe and manned space flights. The company also guaranteed internet security for the debut flight of the domestic passenger jet C919 in May, as it has scanned nearly 100 important information systems and key websites used for the aircraft. In addition, it provided internet security services for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou last year, the APEC Summit in Beijing in 2014 and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Among the top 10 domestic smartphone makers, eight cooperate with Antiy Labs, installing the company's system inside the cellphones to strengthen their anti-virus protection. Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi Corp was the first to collaborate with Antiy. Xiao Xinguang, founder and chief technology officer of Antiy Labs, said Xi has been very sharp in paying attention to the internet security sector. The government has been supporting the development of the internet security sector, and internet safety will also safeguard business growth involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, he said. I feel really excited and proud when I reported the work to President Xi. ... His visit gave us a stronger incentive to advance forward. Currently, the size of the anti-virus engine business in China is small, with a market of about 30 billion yuan ($4.52 billion). This is less than 10 percent of the market in the United States even though need for information security is about the same in both China and the US. In the past, we have been an organization that is more like a lab. We need to carry out our technologies, products and services to the related sectors and areas in a faster speed and solve more real problems, Xiao said. Besides, we are also expanding our footprints abroad, such as to help Africa to provide internet security services. Last year, we also launched our office in Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, Xi also visited the innovation building in Harbin. With the support of the research and development strength of Harbin Institute of Technology, the building provides incubators for small and medium-size enterprises, and it shows the innovative achievements of the city. Harbin Institute of Technology was the first university in China to establish a major in composite materials. The first composite material factory in China was also built in Harbin, said Wang Rongguo, a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the university. We also made the first propeller that is made of composite materials in China. We should speed up the industrial transformation of our research achievements and apply them to more sectors, he said.
