哈爾濱About 775,000 officials have been sent to impoverished areas for poverty relief work, said the report

春節假Not to mention, in an exhibition some 3,500 miles away from where he lived期旅遊Portrait of a womanWhen New York-based Raymond Watt came across an article on the BBC news website about a Chinese photography exhibition in the UK last November, he was shocked, to say the least

人數創"Today, Beijing is a vastly different place and the early photographs presented a perspective on the city which had never been previously available曆史新The country, which gained independence from the United Kingdom in April 1961, remains one of the least developed in the world哈爾濱It has eight surgical operation rooms and 300 patient beds春節假The Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark arrives on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on an eight-day mission to deliver free medical services to 2,000 people in the West African nation期旅遊The visit marks the first time the ship has visited West Africa, Xinhua said

人數創[Photo/Xinhua]The Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark is providing humanitarian medical services to the people of Sierra Leone during an ongoing port call in the West African nation, Chinese media reported曆史新The vessel arrived on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital and largest city, which is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean哈爾濱Liu Yunshan, a senior Communist Party of China official, met on Wednesday with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, and they agreed to cement bilateral cooperation and party-to-party exchanges

春節假The ties between the CPC and the ruling Cambodian People's Party, whose president is Hun Sen, play a leading role in state-to-state ties, said Liu, expecting the two parties to maintain high-level contacts, learn from each other on party rule and state governance, and deepen exchanges to drive party-to-party ties to a new high期旅遊China always regards Cambodia as a priority in its diplomacy with neighboring countries, said Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee人數創China will work with Cambodia to implement the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and Hun Sen, and to consolidate mutual political trust and comprehensively deepen strategic cooperation, he said曆史新People have very different incomes, but everyone you talk to is interested in building a better China, and they see that as their job

He has also forged greater cooperation between the university and the University of Technology Sydney, where he is also a faculty memberSimilarly, the ban on car horns happened overnight, and it made life so much more pleasant

What was your impression of him? It was a wonderful meetingMy daughter came here when she was only 4 years oldWhat's the most memorable experience you've had in China? The friendliness of the peopleThat is a great problem in the West, and I feel it is becoming more prevalent in China

Smith Memorial Award and the prestigious David Craig Medal for ChemistrySociety has become much more insular, and people are more focused on themselves and their toysTo turn your back on that and just focus on applications is the demise of science and technologyHow do you view China's role in today's world? China needs to become a world leader and inspire other countries, particularly in terms of friendship and cooperation to show countries how not to be bullies, but how to be friends

To have real development in the applied scientific fields, we need to continue funding the core science underpinning itBeing at that meeting made us scientists feel like we were contributing to China and, in turn, to the world

" The scientist was awarded the Shanghai Magnolia Silver Award on Sept 6 for his contribution to the city's efforts to build a global science and technology hubEarlier in his career, he also received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's H

Since taking charge, his research center has published a series of academic papers in major scientific journals, including Nature, which has helped raise Shanghai University's international profileDespite only arriving in China three years ago, Australian professor Jeffrey Reimers has already had a significant impact on Shanghai's scientific communityAll these things are global issues that affect China, and China is doing its share to address these key issuesHe is currently working on a project that involves protein crystallography, a vital element in drug design, and is collaborating with prominent Chinese scientist Hong Guo on research into silicon electronicsThree or four years ago, when my family and I were on the subway or a bus in Shanghai, people around would talk to usI once had a student come visit me and he was almost in tears after having to cross a road

"Hopefully when I'm done with my work here, the connection between the two universities will be further strengthened, and through that I will leave a legacy," Reimers saidShe now speaks perfect Chinese and even has a Beijing accent

What's the biggest challenge China faces today, and how do you think the country can overcome this? People focusing too much on themselves and the building of wealth, instead of interest for the community and the countryChina needs to teach people in these countries how to go about managing certain issues, such as ensuring good government, how to prevent corruption, and how to focus on development in a sustainable way with clear end goals

China's five-year plans provide a purpose and focus, and any developing country needs such plans to have a long-term futureTaxi drivers are always happy to talk about lots of different topics

Do you believe some of China's experiences or practices could be used to solve pressing global problems? Many countries are in the position China was 40 years ago, and the lessons learned here in China are certainly appropriate for themTo see that happening and to be a part of it in my own little way is very specialIn terms of challenges in the field of science, environmental damage and sustainability would be core issuesWhat three words would you use to describe China? Unified, together, vision

China needs to expand its reputation and abilities in these areas"I'm very happy to work on the advancement of science in China

Coming up with better, cleaner methods for creating chemical reactions when generating power is going to be importantHe showed interest in the recommendations and comments that were put together by the foreign experts and even described how the recommendations would be looked at by the appropriate committees

President Xi came across as someone who cares for his people, his country, and the worldThat just shows how accepted we have been here in China

But what I have found disturbing is that this happens rarely today, as everyone is glued to their phonesShe was recently on the stage making the pledge to the Party on behalf of all the students who were receiving honglingjin (the red scarves worn by Chinese Young Pioneers)But all that is changing for the better due to efforts from the Shanghai governmentPeople moving together as one and with a vision is a great strength to have indeed

When we arrived from Sydney a few weeks ago and got into a taxi, the driver was talking to us for an hour and a halfWhat do you feel has been China's biggest achievement in recent years? I read a report that about 95 million people were taken out of poverty in China over the past decade, and that's a really significant achievement that reflects 40 years of amazing achievements in China

China needs to teach other countries how to do thisThe document was struck by China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan during the fourth round of the six-party talks

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks at a routine press briefing, saying China is open to all efforts that are conducive to solving the issue peacefully via political and diplomatic meansIn return, the United States promised not to use nuclear weapons or conventional weapons to attack or invade the DPRK