| December 2001: Director's Column - A memberable year
for China |
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| Director's colume:
A memberable year for China |
| Year 2001 it is worth to commemorate for china and overseas
Chinese. Much happened recently will further promote China to reform
its economy and open its door to the world and also further increase
China's influence in the world. After 15 years of negotiation, China
finally completed the negotiation and agreed the documents regarding
China's membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and it will
become a member of WTO in November this year. China's economic reform
needs the world and the world trade also needs China's rapidly growing
economy. China joins WTO will promote its trade and investment and
enhance the exchange in many areas between Britain and China. The
world economy will be affected by China's economy and vice versa.
It might be that China will become the number nine into Industry Countries
summit. |
| Two years ago, Liverpool established ChinaLink based
at Liverpool Chamber of Commence & Industry and twinned with Shanghai,
it has become a major city in Sino-Britain trade. ChinaLink has become
a major UK-China trade service provider and has led twice British
Hi-tech. delegations with the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott
and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Lord Sainsbury in conjunction
with Trade Partners UK to China and organised activities for the twinning
between Liverpool and Shanghai. After China becomes a member of WTO,
I believe that ChinaLink and China Office of Liverpool City Council
will play more important role. From ChinaLink's prospective, I feel
that it is an exciting time. |
| Beijing wins
its bid to host 2008 Olympic Games
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| Beijing represented China to bid for hosting the Olympic
Games twice. This year it won its bid with higher votes to host 2008
Olympic Games and attracted worldwide attention. This magnificent
sports event will become focus point for the world to further understand
China, promote the exchange between the world and China and drive
Beijing even whole China's economy. Beijing, a city with an ancient
history of culture, modern Olym- pic Games, Overseas Chinese also
feel proud and elated. |
| Shanghai hosted
APEC successfully |
| Despite the September 11 event in USA, Shanghai has
successfully hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (Apec)
with twenty-one countries attended in October 2001. State Leaders
attended Apec including America president Bush and Russia president
Putin etc.. Shanghai, its position as a leading economic city for
the 21stcentury in China was much recongnised worldwide through Apec.
Liverpool, as Shanghai's twinned city in Britain, shall take an advantage
and make full use of the relationship to promote its intentional status. |
| China's football heads for
the World Cup finals |
| On 7th September 2001, the day after England Football
Team gained its qualification to take part in the final game for 2002
World Cup Football match, China's Football team first time gained
its qualification to take part in the World Cup Football match. After
experienced so many times last minutes defeat in recent year, China's
Football Team finally heads for the world |
| Entering the new century with so many important events
happened to China this year, China will play more and more important
role in the world's economy, politics and diplomatic relations. |
