NEWINFORMATIONOFFICECHIEF
XuLinhasbeenappointedministeroftheStateCouncilInformationOffice,replacingJiangJianguo,accordingtoastatementpublishedonthewebsiteoftheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurityonAugust21.HewaspreviouslytheheadoftheCyberspaceAdministrationofChina.AShanghainative,Xustartedhiscareeratamiddleschoolinthecityin1982.HebecamedirectoroftheShanghaiCivilAffairsBureauin2003,andservedasheadofthePublicityDepartmentoftheShanghaiMunicipalCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)from2013to2015.XuwasappointedviceministerofthePublicityDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommittee,headoftheCyberspaceAdministrationofChinaandheadoftheOfficeoftheCentralLeadingGroupforCyberspaceAffairsinJune2016.TelecomOperatorsSelf-DisciplineUrgedNanfangDailyAugust22IfyouhavehadadvertisingaccountsautomaticallyfriendyouonmicrobloggingplatformSinaWeibo,orhavebeenaddedtoachatgrouponinstantmessagingappQQwithoutyourconsent,itispossiblethatyourpersonalinformationhasbeenleaked.Recently,policeinShaoxingCityineastChina鈥檚ZhejiangProvincesolvedacaseinvolvingthetheftof3billionpiecesofpersonalinformation.ThepolicefoundthatalistednewmediacompanyinBeijingsignedcontractswithtelecomoperatorsinover10provincestoillegallygainuserdatafromtheoperators鈥檚ervers.Asaresult,over90Internetcompanies,includingBaiduandAlibaba,hadtheiruserdataillicitlyobtainedbythecompanyinquestion.Inthiscase,personalinformationwasleakednotthroughasinglewebsiteorappbutbytelecomoperators.ThismeansthatwhenInternetuserslogintotheircomputersormobilephones,theirpersonalinformationmaybeintercepted.Telecomoperatorspossessalargeamountofuserinformation,suchassearchandtransactionrecordsaswellaspasswords.Theyshouldtrytheirbesttoprotecttheseassets,butinrealitytheyoftenfailtodoso.Telecomoperatorsaretheprovidersofkeyinformationtechnologyinfrastructure.ComparedwithprovidersofInternetservices,theyarethefoundationoftheInternetandgatekeepersofinformationsafety.WhethertheycanfulfilltheirfunctionofguaranteeingInternetsafetyconcernsnationalsecurity,socialorderandpublicinterests.However,currentlyChina鈥檚coreinformationinfrastructurestillfaceshugesecurityrisksandtelecomoperators鈥檃bilitytopreventriskisfarfromenoughttoconfrontnationalandorganizedcyberattacks.Therefore,telecomoperatorsshouldstrengthenself-disciplinetoatleastavoidcooperatingwithprivatecompaniestostealuserinformation.ThrivingE-SportsSectorOrientalOutlookAugust23Chinesee-sportsclubOMGwonthechampionshipatthefirstPlayerUnknown鈥檚Battlegrounds(PUBG)GlobalInvitational(PGI)inBerlin,Germany,inlateJuly.ItisconsideredalandmarkeventforChina鈥檚e-sportsindustryasitmarksthefirsttimeaChineseclubhaswonthePUBGChampionshipataninternationalcompetition.E-sportshaveasmuchinfluenceastraditionalsportstoday.ThePGIfinalsattracted200,000commentsonthebulletscreen鈥攁phenomenonwherebyrealtimecommentsfromviewersflyacrossthescreenlikebullets鈥攐fasinglevideosharingplatform.OnJuly24,theStateGeneralAdministrationofSportsannouncedthatChinawillhostthe2018NationalE-SportsOpen,wherePUBGwillbelistedasanexhibitioncompetitionandLeagueofLegends,StarCraft2andHearthstonewillbecategorizedasformalcompetitions.ThefinalwillbeheldinDecember.Moreover,sixvideogames,includingArenaofValor,wereincludedintheAsianGamesinJakarta,Indonesia,inlateAugust.AccordingtothemarketresearchfirmiResearch,China鈥檚e-sportsmarketvaluewas65billionyuan($9.5billion)in2017,indicatingthattheindustryhadembarkedonhigh-speedgrowth.Currently,theindustryhasformedavaluechainincorporatinggamedevelopment,competitionhostingandtheproductionofbyproducts.Figuringouthowtomaketheindustrymoreprofessionalandreduceitsundergroundnaturehasbecometheconcernofindustrymembers.Inaddition,thetrainingofe-sportsrelatedtalentshouldalsobestrengthenedtokeepupwiththedevelopmentoftheindustry.Tothisend,severaldomesticuniversitiessetupe-sportsmajorslastyear.
GreenDevelopmentPeople鈥檚DailyAugust20Lishui,acityineastChina鈥檚ZhejiangProvince,wasoncehauntedbyenvironmentalproblemsbuthastransformeditselfintoanartzoneandresortdestination,enablinglocalpeopletostriveforaprosperouslifewhilecommittingtogreendevelopment.Chinahasturnedtothepursuitofeconomicgrowththroughgreendevelopment.Againstsuchabackground,localauthoritiesshouldexploremoreapproachestotranslatingnaturalresourcesintoprofitinanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner.Overexploitationandexhaustionofresourcesshouldbestopped,whilesustainabledevelopmentthatgivesfullplaytolocaladvantagesneedstobepromoted.Asidefromproducinghigh-qualityagriculturalproducts,regionsboastingrichnaturalresourcesshouldalsodevelopinnovativeindustryforprosperity.Combinedwithlocalcultureandcreations,naturalresourcescangenerateneweconomicgrowthpoints.Problemsarestillloomingsincenaturalresourceshavebeengravelyexhaustedduetotourismandagriculturalindustriesthataremuchtoohomogeneousinsomeregions.Somelocalgovernmentshaveattractedinvestmentforenterprisesbutpeoplehavenotsharedinthebenefits.Therefore,thegovernmentsshouldguidelocalenterprisestoseekdistinctivedevelopmentapproachesandmajorenterprisesshouldplayanexemplaryrole.Agriculturalhouseholdsshouldalsoimproveawarenesstoseizemarketdemands.Greendevelopmentshouldbepursuedwithsteadyeffortsandunlimitedexploitationshouldbebanned.OnlyinthiswaycanChinaprotectitsnaturalresourcesandachievesustainablegrowth.
AphotovoltaicpowerstationinHuzhou,eastChina鈥檚ZhejiangProvinceXINHUA
鈥淚tisagreatopportunitytoknowmoreaboutChinaanditisalsoaneffectivewaytoexpandfriendshipbetweenChinaandthestateofUtah.鈥漅achelBremer,ManagerofGlobalTravelTradeandDestinationDevelopmentfromtheUtahOf铿乧eofTourism,commentingontheChinaNationalTouristOf铿乧e鈥檚newcampaigntitled,BeautifulChina鈥擩ourneyalongtheWorldHeritage,launchedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,onAugust21鈥淭heexhibitionisdesignedtofurtheroptimizemarketlayout,promotebilateraleconomicandtradeexchangesandpublicizeChineseenterprisesandproductsinNorthAmerica.鈥漌uZhengping,DirectorGeneraloftheTradeDevelopmentBureauoftheMinistryofCommerce,commentingonathree顱dayexhibitionofChinesebrandgoodswhichopenedattheTorontoInternationalCenteronAugust20鈥淕overnmentsupport,technologicalprogressandaculturalemphasisoneducationhaveallcontributedtoaburgeoningonlineeducationmarketinChina.鈥滾iuJiehao,ananalystatconsultancyiiMedia,inresponsetoarecentreportfromUBSSecurities鈥攁Chineseinvestmentbankandbrokerage铿乺maf铿乴iatedtoSwissinvestmentbankUBS鈥攚hichprojectedthescaleofChina鈥檚onlineeducationmarkettoreach714billionyuan($104billion)by2025鈥淐hinesepublishershaveconnectionswithpublishersfrom190countriesandregions.Internationalcooperationdeepensexchangesandunderstanding,andbooststheharmoniousdevelopmentofdiversecivilizations.鈥滾iangYanshun,deputyheadofthePublicityDepartmentoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,ontheopeningdayofthe25thBeijingInternationalBookFaironAugust22