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JUNE Dear Readers,
China’s economy is becoming more globally competitive as a result of the
country’s success in managing the coronavirus pandemic, according to the yearly
COVER STORY 08 BIZ BRIEFS competitiveness ranking report published by the prestigious IMD business school.
12 COVER STORY The Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic
Increasingly globally
based in Switzerland and Singapore, founded 75 years ago by business leaders for
competitive Increasingly globally competitive
business leaders.
Europe dominates, China rises, 18 FOCUS
and the US remains stable The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) is a comprehensive annual
Natural gas project set to help attain report and worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of countries. The
in 2021 World Competitiveness carbon neutrality target Chinese economy came in at 16th in the 2021 IMD World Competitiveness
Ranking Rankings, up from 20th last year, the biggest jump among Asian economies.
China’s economy is becoming
20 e-biz
The World Competitiveness Ranking report was released on this month of June
more globally competitive as a 5 Reasons You'll Need POS For
2021, and the data reflects multiple factors. The annual rankings, which are
result of the country’s success Successful B2B Ecommerce
based on hard data and surveys with executives, measure the prosperity and
in managing the coronavirus 22 VISION competitiveness of 64 nations on economic performance, government efficiency,
pandemic, according to the yearly business efficiency and infrastructure.
26 FEATURE STORY
competitiveness ranking report
Integration key to Asia's sustained China published the second version of its draft Personal Information Protection
published by the prestigious IMD Recent Past Editions
economic recovery Law (PIPL), and there are important modifications that were made to address
business school. the new challenges to personal information protection. You can find in our Legal
28 ECONOMY Assistance column, the highlights of this 2nd draft.
See Page 12 Nation urged to strengthen pig breeding
China’s economic growth has created the opportunity for citizens to grow wealthy
industry
and cities to grow larger. Transit Oriented Design is bringing benefits that include
Transit Oriented Development 30 IN DEPTH vibrancy, health, safety and strength to those people and the places they live. You
REAL ESTATE
China builds world's largest 5G network can find more about the Transit Oriented Development in the article written by
China’s urbanization rate has passed fifty percent, and urban planners hope this our partner collaborator, Michael Hart.
creates an opportunity for China to build greener and more efficient cities. If 34 Inspirational
Confucius Our feature story goes to the Asia integration as a key of regional’s sustained
the cities are indeed to deliver on this promise, one concept, Transit Oriented
economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic will be the main factor directly
Development (TOD), will need to be part of the story. See Page 35 35 REAL ESTATE affecting the economic activities in Asia, but the value chain is converging to
Transit Oriented Development China, thanks to the advanced regional integration of trade in goods and services.
38 legal assistance We also recommend the article about world's largest 5G network build in China,
China Personal Information Protection where 5G smartphones are expected to account for more than 80% of overall
Law - Second Draft smartphone shipments in China in the second half of 2021.
40 BUSINESS NEWS Also, don’t miss the interesting tech report about self driven drones. The
upcoming generation will be a drone-using generation, and methods of delivery
44 TECH and home security are going to change as autonomous or self-driven drones
Self Driven Drones overtake regular ones.
46 MARKETING Visit our website www.businesstianjin.com and follow us on our official WeChat
7 Resolutions Every Marketer Should account (ID: business_tianjin) for a complete list of articles and information.
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TIANJIN NEWS You can get a "Golden Health crypto space. Transferred funds are
sent to bank savings cards, of which six
Under the ban, such institutions,
including banks and online payments
border controls, European Union
Chamber of Commerce in China
Code" in Tianjin now
Tianjin rolls out single-dose are currently supported; the ICBC, channels, must not offer clients any officials said at a press conference
vaccination Agricultural Bank, Bank of China, China service involving cryptocurrency, such re c e n t l y. A l t h o u g h Eu ro p e a n
Construction Bank, Bank of as registration, trading, clearing and companies in China can hire locals,
Communications, Postal Savings Bank, settlement, three industry bodies said some of their new projects in high-end
and Internet Commercial Bank. in a joint statement recently. China has m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d
banned crypto exchanges and initial biopharmaceuticals still require skilled
China's Yuan Hits Strongest coin offerings but has not barred overseas professionals who are familiar
headquarters in Beijing has Level in Nearly 3 Years individuals from holding with new technologies, said Jörg
significance for supporting steady cryptocurrencies. Wuttke, the chamber’s president.
Tianjin has updated the Heath code operation of the AIIB and promoting
system of “Jinxinban” App, “Jinxinban” Tianjin's higher-level opening-up, China 'indefinitely' suspends Fosun unit, BioNTech to
Alipay mini program and WeChat mini officials said. The AIIB star ted economic dialogue with form joint venture to make
China has started administering a
program which shows whether a cooperation with Tianjin in December Australia COVID-19 vaccine
single-dose adenovirus vector vaccine
person is fully vaccinated. Those who 2019. The bank invested $500 million
in at least seven cities, as the country
have completed their course of shots in a liquefied natural gas project in
speeds up its immunization drive
will have a small icon showing a shield China to help support its efforts to
following a resurgence of coronavirus
with "Tianjin Eye" logo in the upper left transition to a lower-carbon energy
cases. CanSino's vaccine requires
corner of the green code. future. Upon completion, the project The Chinese currency advanced to its
only one shot to provide protection.
will cut coal consumption by about strongest level against the US dollar
The other three vaccines approved
Tianjin's record-breaking 11.9 million tonnes annually and help in three years as global investors look
by China require two or three doses.
May Day holiday economy improve air quality by reducing coal for safer assets amid China’s strong
Residents in Beijing, Shanghai and
combustion-related emissions in economic rebound and the continuing China suspended an economic A unit of Shanghai Fosun
Tianjin, as well as East China's Zhejiang
Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, an depreciation of the dollar. The onshore dialogue with Australia, stepping up a Pharmaceutical Group Co. agreed to
and Anhui provinces, and Central
economic engine in north China. yuan rose 0.2% on Tuesday to 6.4052 pressure campaign that began over establish a joint venture with BioNTech
China's Henan and Hunan provinces,
are eligible for the vaccine. The per dollar, strengthening by more Australian support for a probe of the SE for the local production and
CanSino's vaccine is different from FINANCE than 10% over the past year. However,
analysts say that Chinese policymakers
coronavirus and has disrupted exports
to the countr y ’s biggest foreign
commercialization of its COVID-19
vaccine. Shanghai Fosun
inactive vaccines in terms of technical
principles and vaccination procedures, e-Yuan Payment is available might take measures to control the market. Relations have plunged to a Pharmaceutical Industry Development
but the method of vaccination, age on Alipay currency ’s appreciation trend as multi- decade low since Beijing will invest as much as $100 million in
range and safety levels are all the they are struggling to balance the blocked imports of Australian coal, the par tnership including cash,
same. Tianjin received more than 6.4 million country’s export demand with soaring wheat and other goods over the past according to a statement to Shanghai
tourist visits during the holiday, up commodity prices. year. Beijing will “indefinitely suspend Stock Exchange. BioNTech will invest
Tianjin to test digital 15.1% from the same period in 2019, all activities” under the China-Australia up to $100 million through assets
driver's licences said the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of China bans financial, Strategic Economic Dialogue, said a including production technology and
Culture and Tourism. Tianjin's tourism payment institutions from statement by the Cabinet’s planning a proprietary license. Under the deal,
revenue totalled 4.8 billion yuan during agency, the National Development Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial will
cryptocurrency business
the holiday, up 30.5% from the same and Reform Commission. provide a manufacturing facility that
period in 2019. The city also saw its has the potential to produce as much
consumption markets soar during the EU firms in China struggling as 1 billion doses of the vaccine a year.
holiday, said the municipal The Alipay payments app has to hire staff from abroad
commission of commerce. Data from launched a digital renminbi payment U.S. will remove Xiaomi from
the commission shows that 191 solution, with some financial blacklist
commercial enterprises in Tianjin raked institutions also joining in. The solution
China will pilot the use of digitalized in a total of 1.26 billion yuan during has ambitions to expand further in the
driver's licences in the cities of Tianjin, the holiday, up 19.8% from the same months to come. Currently, only users China has banned financial institutions
Chengdu and Suzhou from June 1 this period last year. on the Alipay whitelist can use the and payment companies from
year, the Ministry of Public Security service, which creates a wallet linked providing ser vices related to
announced. The number of licensed AIIB officially opened in to the Internet Commercial Bank. cryptocurrency transactions, and
motor-vehicle drivers reached 463 Tianjin These unique wallets can be registered warned investors against speculative European companies are having
million in China as of the first quarter The Asian Infrastructure Investment anonymously as well, which may crypto trading. It was China's latest problems with hiring people from
of this year, of which 425 million were Bank officially opened an office in surprise some, as banks are keen on attempt to clamp down on what was overseas for their China operations Xiaomi Corp. and the U.S. government
car drivers. Tianjin. The move out of its implementing KYC/AML rules in the a burgeoning digital trading market. due to the country’s strict COVID-19 have reached an agreement to set
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a s i d e a Tr u m p a d m i n i s t r a t i o n since 1953. China’s population growth Zhurong was aboard the Tianwen-1 K angtai shot, where inactivated
blacklisting that could have restricted has been slowing for decades as a spacecraft that launched from the coronavirus that cannot replicate in
American investment in the Chinese combination of rising incomes and a Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in human cells is used to trigger an
smar tphone maker. The Chinese restrictive one-child policy reduced China on July 23, 2020. It entered Mars' immune response.
smar tphone giant had sued the births in the world’s most populous orbit in February before finally landing
government earlier this year, after the nation. The possibility of a declining recently. 21 Ultra-Marathon Runners
U.S. Defence Depar tment under population in coming years, the first Die In Extreme Weather
former President Donald Trump issued
China will ban the use of disposable
time since the early 1960s, would mark Sinopharm vaccine approved
an order designating the firm as a penalties for international flights found a key milestone for the country and for emergency use by W.H.O.
to carry passengers testing positive plastic packaging bags, tableware and
Communist Chinese Military Company, have broad implications for economic
for the coronavirus. From May, airlines straws on domestic flights starting next
which would have led to a de-listing growth prospects and government
found to carry five or fewer passengers year, the Civil Aviation Administration
from U.S. exchanges and deletion from finances.
testing positive are able to choose of China said on Wednesday. Airports
global benchmark indexes. The U.S.
between two types of restrictions: with an annual throughput of at least
Defence Department has now agreed China's 7th national census:
frequency-based, or load factor-based. 2 million passengers will also stop
t h a t a f i n a l o rd e r v a c a t i n g t h e 845,697 foreigners
For frequency-based penalties, the providing such products next year, and
designation “would be appropriate,”
airline will have to suspend operating the ban will be extended to all airports
according to a filing to the U.S. courts. Achieving global herd immunity
into China for two weeks. As for load and international passenger flights in
Law & Policy 2023, the administration said. The ban against COVID-19 through mass
factor restrictions, the airline will only The World Health Organization (WHO) vaccination will take two to three years,
be allowed to operate at no higher was part of a five-year plan released by
the administration to control plastic has approved a COVID-19 vaccine said China's top respiratory disease
Travel restrictions between than 40% passenger load factor for a from China’s state-owned drugmaker specialist, Zhong Nanshan. One way
period of four weeks. pollution. By 2025, the consumption of
Macau and Mainland eased disposable non-degradable plastic in Sinopharm for emergency use, a to achieve herd immunity is through
for foreigners the civil aviation industry will decline boost to Beijing’s push for a big role natural infection (infection without
China bars foreign in inoculating the world. The vaccine, interference), which means 70-80% of
sharply from the 2020 level, according
curricula, ownership in some to the plan. Airlines in the country have A total of 845,697 foreigners are living one of two main Chinese coronavirus people infected and 5% of people die
private schools already started the green transition, on the Chinese mainland, the latest vaccines that have been given to globally, which would be "unrealistic,
with some companies replacing national census showed, compared hundreds of millions of people in unscientific and inhumane," he said.
disposable plastic tableware with with 593,832 a decade ago. Among China and elsewhere, is the first Mass vaccination is another way to
recyclable ones and piloting on-board them, 402,026 are male, said a report developed by a non-Western country achieve herd immunity and would
garbage sorting. of the seventh national census, which to win WHO backing. It is also the first require global coordination over a
was published by the National Bureau time the WHO has given emergency period of two to three years, he said.
GENERAL of Statistics. The census covered a total
of 1.430695 million foreigners and
use approval to a Chinese vaccine for
any infectious disease. Delivery robots to come to
Star ting from midnight of M ay
China unveils census data,
people from Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing streets
5, foreign non-residents who are Taiwan who live in the mainland's 31 Another COVID vaccine for
China's State Council has announced 1.41 billion people provinces, autonomous regions and
already in Macau was able to leave emergency use in China
for Mainland and return to the Macao tough new curbs on school curricula municipalities, according to the NBS.
SAR without having to complete and ownership of private schools. The
a quarantine, health authorities new law, which comes into effect on China becomes second nation
announced. “The people covered by Sept. 1, halts the teaching of foreign in history to land a rover on
this new policy are those who are curricula in schools from kindergarten
Mars
not residents of Macau, Hong Kong, to grade nine (K-9) and prohibits the
Taiwan and the Mainland of China, ownership or control of any private
that is, foreigners. Previously in order K-9 schools by foreign entities. The People in a Beijing will begin to see
to enter Macau, people had to stay 21 K-9 schools will no longer be able autonomous delivery mini-vans across
to organise entrance tests or recruit The results of China’s once-a-decade
days in China, the new dispatch says China has given emergency use their neighborhood, moving
in advance. They also will be barred population census were released on
that in addition to Mainland China approval to a COVID-19 vaccine cautiously alongside human delivery
from establishing private schools or May 11th, 2021. There were 1.412
people may also have been in Macau developed by Shenzhen Kangtai riders belting down the streets. Beijing
converting themselves into private billion people in China last year, the
in the previous 21 days. Biological Products, the company said has greenlighted JD.com, Meituan and
schools. National Bureau of Statistics said in its
recently, adding a sixth shot to the Neolix to trial self-driving delivery
census report. In 2017, the government
China adjusts suspension forecast a population of 1.42 billion by China became the second country in country’s vaccination drive. China has vehicles on designated public roads in
measures for international China to ban disposable the world to successfully land a rover already administered 366.9 million the Yizhuang Development Area, an
2020, peaking at 1.45 billion in 2030.
flights non-degradable plastic use on Mars after its Zhurong craft doses to people using five economic and technological growth
The annual average growth of 0.53%
The Civil Aviation Administration of on flights in the past decade was the slowest touched down on the red planet. home-made products, three of which pilot initiated by the municipal
China (CAAC) has eased some of its Named after the Chinese god of fire, adopt a similar technology as the government of the capital city.
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Increasingly
globally
competitive
Europe dominates, China rises,
and the US remains stable
2021 World Competitiveness Ranking
by IMD: Created by Business leaders for Business Leaders
China’s economy is becoming more globally
competitive as a result of the country’s success in
managing the coronavirus pandemic, according
to the yearly competitiveness ranking report
published by the prestigious IMD business school.
12 June 2021 I I June 2021 13
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Institute for Management World Competitiveness Ranking
Development (IMD) The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first
The Institute for Management Development (IMD) is published in 1989, is a comprehensive annual report and
an independent academic institution with Swiss roots worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of
and global reach. Based in Lausanne (Switzerland) and countries. It provides benchmarking and trends, as well
Singapore, it was founded 75 years ago by business as statistics and survey data based on extensive research.
leaders for business leaders. It analyses and ranks countries according to how they
manage their competencies to achieve long-term value
IMD has been ranked in the Top 3 of the Executive
creation. An economy’s competitiveness cannot be
Education Global Ranking for the last nine consecutive reduced only to GDP and productivity because enterprises
years and in the top five for 17 consecutive years. Their also have to cope with political, social and cultural
MBA and EMBA programs have repeatedly been singled dimensions. Governments therefore need to provide an
out among the best in Europe and the world. Since its environment characterized by efficient infrastructures,
creation, IMD has been a pioneering force in developing institutions and policies that encourage sustainable value
leaders who transform organizations and contribute to creation by the enterprises.
society.
The IMD World Competitiveness Rankings emphasize a
They believe that this consistency at the forefront of long-term trend highlighted in past editions, namely that
their industry is grounded in IMD’s unique approach the countries on the top of the list each have a unique
to creating “Real Learning. Real Impact”. Led by an approach to becoming competitive.
expert and diverse faculty, they strive to be the trusted
The Yearbook provides extensive coverage of 64
learning partner of choice for ambitious individuals and economies which are chosen based on the availability of
organizations worldwide. comparable international statistics and collaboration with
Their motto is Challenging what is and inspiring what local partner institutes, which contribute to the collection
could be. of survey data and ensure that all data are reliable,
accurate and as up-to-date as possible.
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愈发重要的全球性竞争
“欧洲占据上流，中国不断攀升，美国维持现状”
IMD 发布的 2021 年世界竞争力排名——IMD，一个由商界大鳄创办的管理发展机构
, China 著名业内机构 IMD 发布了一份 2021 年 国家和地区资源以及来自商界、政府机 包括中国在内的亚洲经济体在应对 新
度竞争力排名报告。由于中国成功地应 构和学术界的反馈进行综合研究的结 冠疫情方面都取得了巨大成功，而这
对了新冠疫情，中国的经济在全球竞争 果。随着新理论、研究和数据的出现以 有助于稳定其商业环境。IMD 将美国
中变得越来越强大。 及全球经济的发展，这些标准会定期修 排在第 10 位，与去年持平，而中国台
订和更新。 湾自 33 年前开始排名以来首次进入前
, China 管理发展机构（IMD）
10 位，从去年的第 11 位上升到今年的
中国经济在 2021 年 IMD 世界竞争力
管理发展研究所 (IMD) 是一个具有瑞士 第 8 位。
排名中名列第 16 位，高于去年的第 20
The World Competitiveness Ranking is based on 背景的独立的学术机构，其影响力遍布
位，是亚洲经济体中增幅最大的。世界 新加坡的经济仍然是亚洲表现最好的经
334 competitiveness criteria selected as a result of 全球。总部位于洛桑（瑞士）和新加坡，
竞争力排名报告于 2021 年 6 月 17 日 济体，尽管它今年将全球第一的位置输
comprehensive research using economic literature, 75 年前由众商界大鳄创立。
发布，数据反映多方面因素。年度排名 给了瑞士，跌至第五位。
international, national and regional sources and IMD 连续 9 年位居高管教育全球排名 基于硬数据和高管调查，衡量 64 个国
报告称，虽然中国的竞争力日益增强，
feedback from the business community, government 前 3 位，连续 17 年位居前 5 位。他们 家在经济表现、政府效率、商业效率和
但其基础设施、环境、教育和卫生系统
agencies and academics. The criteria are revised and 的 MBA 和 EMBA 课 程 多 次 被 选 为 欧 基础设施方面的繁荣和竞争力。
仍有改善的空间。如果中国考虑消除贫
updated on a regular basis as new theory, research 洲和世界最佳课程。自成立以来，IMD
2021 年第一季度中国经济同比增长 困，这将会是国家的一大胜利，因此，
and data become available and as the global economy 一直致力于培养那些能够变革组织的先
18.3%，这是自 1993 年以来最高的季 在这些方面继续推进肯定会提高中国的
evolves. 驱，以及为社会做出贡献的领导者。
度同比增长，因为该国成功地对抗了新 竞争力。
它们认为，能够在这几年里获得持续性 冠疫情。
The Chinese economy came in at 16th in the 2021
成功的原因，就是将相应的措施以及各
IMD World Competitiveness Rankings, up from 20th 产业最前沿的形势扎根于 IMD 独特的
last year, the biggest jump among Asian economies. 方法论：“切实的知识能够带来实际的
The World Competitiveness Ranking report was 转变”。IMD 受行业内专家的带领，并
released on 17 June 2021, and the data reflects 且拥有着一个多元化的领导群体，这使
multiple factors. The annual rankings, which are based 它们成为了那些热烈提升自己的人们，
on hard data and surveys with executives, measure 以及全球各个组织的首选学习对象。
the prosperity and competitiveness of 64 nations 它们的格言是：敢于改变现状，催化潜
on economic performance, government efficiency, 在可能。
business efficiency and infrastructure.
全球竞争力排名
China’s economy grew by 18.3% in the first quarter
IMD 世界竞争力年鉴 (WCY) 于 1989
of 2021 compared with a year earlier, the highest
年首次出版，是一份全面的年度报告，
quarterly year-on-year growth since 1993, as the
也是有关各国竞争力的重要参考资料。
country rebounded from the worst of the pandemic 它提供了一个基准和日后发展的趋势，
early last year. 包括基于广泛研究的统计和调查数据。
Asian economies, including China, were among those 它根据各个国家或地区能否实现长期价
值的管理能力来对国家 / 地区进行分析
that had strong success in tackling the COVID-19
和排名。 一个经济体的竞争力不能仅
public health crisis, which helped to steady their
仅归结为 GDP 和生产力，因为企业还
business environments. 必须应对政治、社会和文化方面的问题。
IMD ranked the US economy at 10, unchanged from 因此，政府需要提供一个有着完善基建、
last year, while Taiwan, China’s economy reached the 制度和政策的环境，以鼓励企业创造可
top 10 the first time since the rankings began 33 years 持续的价值。
ago, moving from 11th last year to eighth this year. 在以往的报告中，IMD 世界竞争力排名
聚焦于那些长期的，能够作为社会发展
Singapore’s economy is still the top performer in 趋势的政策，也就是说，在名单名列前
Asia, although it lost its global number one spot to 茅的那些国家，都有着自己独特的方法，
Switzerland this year, sliding to fifth. 能够提升自己的竞争力。
, Ch
While China is becoming increasingly competitive, 年鉴广泛覆盖了 64 个经济体，这些经 ina
t h e re i s ro o m to i m p ro ve i t s i n f r a s t r u c t u re, 济体是根据可比国际统计数据的可用性
environment, education and health system, the report 以及与当地合作机构的合作而选择的，
said. If we think about the eradication of poverty, 而这有助于收集调查数据并确保所有数
this is a major win for the country, so continuing 据都是尽可能地可靠、准确和最新的。
to advance in these will definitely improve China’s 世界竞争力排名基于 334 项竞争力标
competitiveness. 准，这些标准是使用经济文献、国际、
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Focus China's Natural Gas Pipeline Network
Focus
China's natural gas demand in 2020 2014, making China the first country to of 3 billion cubic metres, which can
was 324 billion cubic metres, of which achieve commercial shale gas output meet the annual needs of 16 million
189 billion cubic metres, or 58 percent, outside North America. Its annual households.
was from domestic supply. The new production capacity reached 10 billion
Data shows that the Sichuan Basin
project underway in southwestern cubic metres in 2017 as planned, and
produced about 56.5 billion cubic
China is expected to reach a level of the field's proven total reserves now
metres of natural gas in 2020, an
output that could have met one-third exceed 792.6 billion cubic metres, the
Natural
increase of 6 billion cubic metres from
Natural gas producers in the Sichuan Basin, of China's total demand last year. company said.
2019 and accounting for 52 percent
China's largest natural gas base, are stepping Yang Shixing, chief engineer at the Pe t ro C h i n a S o u t hw e s t O i l a n d of the national increase in natural gas.
Chongqing Energy Bureau, was quoted Gasfield Co, a subsidiary of CNPC, The two areas are striving to achieve
up their production capacities to deal with the
gas project
as saying that the two regions will focus has also announced recent major total gas production of 100 billion cubic
cold wave sweeping across the country. on regular natural gas fields as well breakthroughs in natural gas fields in metres by 2035.
as shale gas fields in the Fuling and Sichuan, which are likely to become
set to help
In southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, Nanchuan areas. commercially operational this year. 天然气项目将助力实现
located in the Sichuan Basin, urban gas consumption has risen from 50
million cubic metres per day to 70 million cubic metres per day, a 40
China's decarbonization drive is also China's gas consumption is expected to 碳中和目标
prompting the strategic repositioning grow 7.6 percent in 2021, with industrial 中国最大的天然气基地四川盆地的天
percent increase from the peak of the same period last year.
attain carbon
of domestic companies, such as the gas demand back in full swing. 然气生产商正在加大产能，提高产量，
The natural gas project under construction in southwestern China is nation's oil giants China Petrochemical 以应对席卷全国的寒潮。在四川省的
The Weirong shale gas field in Sichuan
expected to further facilitate the government's efforts to achieve peak Corp and China National Petroleum 重庆市，城市燃气消费量从 5000 万立
completed the construction of the first
carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Corp. 方米 / 日增加到 7000 万立方米 / 日，
phase of its annual production capacity
neutrality
较去年同期高峰增长 40%。日益增长
The project will contribute substantially to the country's carbon China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, expansion, expanding 1 billion cubic
的天然气体量，为环境出了一份力，
neutrality goal, helping China achieve its target in terms of announced that its Fuling shale gas metres. 将帮助人们实现碳中和的目标。
decarbonizing the industry and power sectors by switching from coal field produced more than 1.78 billion
The gas field currently produces 3.5
target
to gas in the coming years. cubic metres of shale gas during the
million cubic metres of gas per day,
first quarter of 2021, up almost 20
With a total investment of 710 billion yuan, Sichuan province and which can meet the daily needs of
percent year-on-year.
Chongqing, are stepping up efforts to build the natural gas project, about 7 million households at most.
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2035, to ensure sufficient supplies of the clean fuel in China. became commercially operational in expected to have an annual output
18 June 2021 I I June 2021 19E-BIZ E-BIZ
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20 June 2021 I I June 2021 21Vision Vision
Huge Titanic replica to open as Chinese Hong Kong-based French patisserie Paul Lafayet
tourist destination eyes a bigger share of China’s growing market for
The Titanic is being brought back 260-metre-long duplicate to keep ticket in a bet.
Western-style desserts
from the deep, more than a century memories of the Titanic alive.
Tour buses play the film's theme tune, Hong Kong-based patisserie, Paul He said that the company wants to to 2025, versus 9.4 percent globally,
after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a
"I hope this ship will be here in 100 or Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", on Lafayet, plans to ramp up its expansion maintain a sense of exclusivity. “In fine according to data from market research
landlocked Chinese theme park where
200 years," Mr Su said. "We are building a loop. plans on the mainland as it eyes China’s patisserie, you cannot open 1,000 or provider Euromonitor International. By
tourists can soon splash out for a night
a museum for the Titanic." growing market for desserts that is set 10,000 shops. When you go for fine 2025, the Chinese market is expected
on a full-scale replica. It costs up to 2,000 yuan to spend one
to reach US$37.6 billion a year by 2025. products, somehow it’s kind of like to account for about 21.6 percent
It has taken six years––longer than the night on the ship for the "five-star cruise
The project's main backer was inspired luxury.” of the global market for cakes and
construction of the original Titanic–– service", Mr Su says, adding that with a Founded by the Younes family, the
to recreate the world's most infamous pastries, Euromonitor said.
plus 23,000 tons of steel, more than functioning steam engine, guests will first Paul Lafayet shop opened in Paul Lafayet currently has eight shops
cruise liner by the 1997 box office hit
a hundred workers and a hefty one feel that they are really at sea. December 2009, in the K11 Art Mall, in Hong Kong and four in mainland A report by research and advisory firm
of the same name, once the world's
billion yuan price tag. Everything from in Tsim Sha Tsui. The French patisserie, China, employing around 120 staff Mordor Intelligence last August said
top-grossing film and wildly popular in He was so excited by the challenge
the dining room to the luxury cabins which has gained a faithful following across both locations. Their offering that an increasing shift to Western
China. that he sold his energy industry
and even the door handles are styled in the city for its crème brûlée and ranges from colourful macarons, lifestyles and rising incomes had
assets, including a stake in several
The original luxury vessel, the largest on the original Titanic. macarons, now wants to expand its fan starting at HK$22 each, to their triggered increasing demand for baked
hydropower projects, to invest in the
of its time and branded "unsinkable" base in mainland China as soon the signature crème brûlée made with goods in China.
It forms the centrepiece of a Sichuan Titanic.
by its owners, has become a byword border reopens. fresh Madagascar vanilla beans, to an
province theme park more than 1,000
for hubris ever since it plunged into assortment of birthday cakes that cost
km from the sea. “China is huge, and the market is
the depths of the Atlantic in 1912 after close to HK$1,000 for a serving size for
massive,” said Toni Younes, founder
striking an iceberg, leaving more than The site features a replica of 16 people, according to their website.
and chief executive of Paul Lafayet.
1,500 people dead. Southampton Port seen in James
“The new generation in China is also China’s market for cakes and pastries
Cameron's 1997 disaster epic, where
Investor Su Shaojun says he was becoming more oriented to this kind is expected to grow by over 36 per
Leonardo DiCaprio's fictional character,
motivated to finance the audacious, of product.” cent to US$37.6 billion in the five years
Jack, swings on board after winning his Source: The Business Times Source: South China Morning Post
22 June 2021 I I June 2021 23Vision Vision
China's population to hit 'turning point' in APEC members urged to embrace
2026–2030 inclusive growth
Fertility has declined because Development Research Centre. vice-minister of commerce. trade of Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
of a decades-long one-child said the crisis triggered by the COVID-19
The government's economic and Wang said that China supports
policy, rising living costs pandemic has made the challenges
development blueprint for 2021 to the formulation of an action
and changing social mores. of inclusive growth more urgent than
2025, its so-called 14th five-year plan, is plan for the APEC Putrajaya
Negative population growth ever. "We need to direct our efforts
expected to be the last planning period Vision 2040 that would set out
is expected to emerge due to to promoting inclusive trade policies
to see population growth this century, specific programs for inclusive
a fall in the number of young that can enable a swift and sustainable
Mr Zhai wrote in a commentary in growth.
and working-age people, economic recovery, and to mitigate these
state-backed Economic Daily. "During The vision identified inclusive effects so that the pandemic does not
bringing with it problems
the 15th five-year plan period, we will growth as one of the three limit entrepreneurship, innovation and
China is expected to reach a "turning for an economy that has
usher in the 'turning point' of China's economic drivers for the women's economic empowerment,
point" between 2026 and 2030, with its long relied on so-called demographic
population," he said. next two decades. More among many others," he said.
population plateauing or even shrinking dividends to underpin growth. China China is calling on Asia-Pacific Economic
missed a goal to increase its population Entering the era of zero or even opportunities will emerge for micro,
as fewer babies mean a slow-down and Cooperation member economies to As the global economy still faces many
to about 1.42 billion by 2020, by a small negative population growth is a "major small and medium-sized enterprises, and
then a reversal in the momentum of explore new rules to advance inclusive uncertainties such as unilateralism, the
margin. Its fertility rate has slipped to 1.3 change unseen in a century" for China, women to contribute to and benefit from
growth, a state think-tank said. growth in the Asia-Pacific region and the Chilean official urged APEC members to
children per woman, missing a target of hitting its supply of high-quality labour economic growth, further tapping into
world, a senior government official said. remain true to their fundamental belief
The world's most populous country saw about 1.8. In 2020, just 12 million babies and consumer demand, Mr Zhai said. the region's growth potential, he said.
that regional cooperation, open markets,
5.38 percent more people in the last were born, the lowest since 1961. APEC needs to accelerate regional
The population is likely to peak before Wang made the remarks at a seminar in integration, innovation and inclusive,
decade, to 1.41 billion, according to the integration, so that growth can benefit all
2025 as fertility falls, said Ernan Cui, Tianjin on advancing economic inclusion secure and sustainable growth are key for
results of a nationwide census released. "The era of zero or even negative groups. It is crucial to further liberalize and
analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics in through trade and investment in the regional development.
That is the slowest rate of population population growth is gradually facilitate trade and investment, with the
Beijing. Asia-Pacific region.
growth since the 1950s. approaching," said Zhai Zhenwu, a vision of achieving a regionwide free-trade
professor at the China Population and Source: The Business Times agreement, said Wang Shouwen, Rodrigo Yanez Benitez, vice-minister for Source: China Daily
24 June 2021 I I June 2021 25Feature story Feature story
The research found that the trade reliance
among Asian economies remains high,
and despite the impact of the pandemic,
China and members of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations have consolidated
the central position of trade in goods in
Asia.
The report said that 18 of the top 22
products of Asian trade in parts and
components are manufactured in China.
In addition, increasing service trade links,
tourism interdependence and growing
digital trade will foster regional economic
integration, said researchers at the event,
which is ongoing this week after 2020's
absence due to the virus.
of surveyed business owners were global economic development," said Yang
Asian economies will remain an "anchor" optimistic about Asia's economic recovery, Ying, vice-president of Deloitte China.
for multilateralism and play a key role in and strong anti-pandemic measures and
bolstering pandemic control, keeping "China's steady economic recovery will
regional integration are expected to be
industry and supply chains efficient and also boost the economic development of
the primary drivers of Asia's economic
stable, and promoting trade and investment, countries and regions involved in the Belt
recovery in the coming year.
said Li Baodong, secretary-general of the and Road Initiative," she said.
Boao Forum for Asia. In particular, new regional cooperation
Research has also indicated that the BRI
initiatives, as well as effective pandemic
Zhang Yuyan, director of the Chinese showed strong resilience and vitality last
control and economic revival in some
Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of year, with projects continuing to advance,
Asian economies, will also play a key role
World Economics and Politics, said that cooperation yielding much fruit, and
in boosting regional growth, said the
Integration key to Asia's
the entry into force and implementation trade and investment continuing to grow
report compiled by the Boao Forum for
of the Regional Comprehensive Economic in spite of headwinds.
Asia Academy, the Central Asia Regional
Partnership will bring positive new factors Economic Cooperation Institute and Allan Gabor, president of Merck China,
to Asia's economy through trade and Deloitte China. which has joined the forum, took a rosy
sustained economic
investment. view of China's future development,
In Asia, China is seen as one of the
However, potential downside risks in saying the German conglomerate has
fast-growing regions, as 98 percent of
Asia include deterioration of banks' asset seen rising growth opportunities in
entrepreneurs said they are optimistic
quality and the rising debt level, because China's move toward a high-tech and
about China's economic recovery in terms
recovery
of previous massive fiscal and monetary innovation-driven nation.
of GDP growth, according to the report.
stimulus moves. In addition, it may be With the Chinese government's
difficult to fundamentally improve the "Specifically, businesses believe expansion
intensified efforts to drive digitalization
external environment for Asia's economy in and upgrading of the consumer market
during the country's 14th Five-Year Plan
the short term, said Zhang. as well as technological innovation will
(2021-25) period, it is the right time to
mainly drive China's sustainable growth,
Another report released during the further invest in China's vast domestic
The Asian economy is The Asian economy is projected to sustain Similarly, leaders and observers worldwide
conference said that more than 60 percent
which will also help boost the whole
market, Gabor said.
recovery, and its annual growth rate may have said that with openness, solidarity and regional economy and contribute to
projected to sustain exceed 6.5 percent this year, as integration a commitment to a shared future, the world
博鳌亚洲论坛：
recovery, and its annual in regional trade strengthens. will ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and
亚洲将成为全球可持续复苏的重要引擎
address fundamental challenges of the time
growth rate may exceed The global spotlight is once again on Boao,
to make the planet safer and growth more 4 月 18 日上午，博鳌亚洲论坛 2021 年年会举行首场新闻发
6.5 percent this year, as with political and business heavyweights
sustainable. 布会，正式发布两份备受关注的年度旗舰报告——《亚洲经
济前景及一体化进程》和《可持续发展的亚洲与世界》。报
around the world discussing Asia's power in
integration in regional improving global governance at an annual The COVID-19 pandemic will be the main 告认为，今年亚洲经济将出现恢复性增长，经济增速有望达
到 6.5% 以上，亚洲将成为全球可持续复苏的重要引擎。《亚
trade strengthens. gathering in the Chinese coastal town. factor directly affecting the economic 洲经济前景及一体化进程》报告指出，受疫情影响，亚洲经
activities in Asia, but the value chain 济增速大幅波动，但总体表现明显好于世界其他地区。作为
At the opening ceremony of the Boao 亚洲最大经济体，2020 年中国经济领跑亚洲，实现了 2.3%
is converging to China, thanks to the 的增长。亚洲在加强疫情防控、保持产业链供应链畅通稳定、
Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference
advanced regional integration of trade 促进贸易与投资方面发挥着重要的作用，是多边主义的稳定
2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered 器。其中，中国发挥了中流砥柱的作用。报告预测 2021 年
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a keynote speech, sharing inspiring views 亚洲经济将出现恢复性增长，增速有望达到 6.5% 以上。相
btianjin.cn/20210604 on how the global community can pull
flagship report of the Boao Forum for Asia 对较好的经济表现，将使亚洲经济总量占世界经济总量的比
Annual Conference 2021. 重进一步提升。
together through adversity.
26 June 2021 I I June 2021 27Economy Economy
Danish Genetics company.
The country mainly imports these pigs
from Denmark, the US, Canada and the
United Kingdom.
With such imports rising, the industry in
China faces challenges resulting from a
shortage of capital, a long profit cycle and
technological problems.
According to the latest national animal
and poultry genetic resources list
published last year, China is now home
to 83 breeds of pig. The nation used
to have more breeds, but many have
become extinct and 25 species are now
endangered.
Liu Yonghao, chairman of New Hope pigs for reproduction purposes was In 2018, a 50 million yuan project was
Group, one of the country's biggest to buy from the home and overseas launched in Guangdong to protect
pork breeders, said problems being markets, Wu said. local livestock and poultry. The project is
experienced include an incomplete expected to be completed in June.
Domestic pig breeding companies
industrial chain, outdated technology and need to be aware that there is a gap In Hubei province, the country's first
the threat of disease. between themselves and their foreign high-end pig breeding demonstration
Experts and company heads have counterparts regarding the level of farm has been established. It will
suggested that China needs to grasp the technology being used, Wu added. use clone technology to safeguard
core technologies required for breeding endangered breeds in certain areas.
Chinese pig farming companies are
pigs and strengthen the development of mainly involved in breed selection and Although the central government and
animals bred locally, reducing reliance on reproduction, but lack incentive to companies have been working to ensure
imports. cultivate new breeds, according to Wu. that the pig farming industry meets
Nation urged to strengthen
Wu Zhenfang, director of the National domestic demand, there have been
He suggested that the government
Engineering Research Centre for Breeding suggestions that other improvements
increase investment in pig breeding
Swine Industry, said local pig breeds may be needed.
technology to encourage innovation
should be protected regardless of among companies. Shi, the agriculture and rural
pig breeding industry
whether they are popular on the market, development specialist, said reducing
as each breed has its own advantages. With the central government placing
food waste can play a crucial role in
more emphasis on food safety and
Wu, who is also a professor of animal sustainable agriculture.
sustainable agriculture, local authorities
science specializing in molecular genetics and companies have taken steps to 国家大力扶持养猪业
and breeding at South China Agricultural overcome their difficulties.
China, the world's biggest pork producer and consumer, has imported pork and pigs for years to meet domestic University, said that regional pig breeds 中国是世界上最大的猪肉生产和消
should be protected for their biological In April last year, work began in the 费国 , 猪肉需求占全球的一半 , 每
demand. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2019, global pork consumption reached diversity and genetic resources. district on a 183,000-square-metre 年猪肉需求量在 5600 ～ 5800 万
100 million metric tons, with China taking some 49% of this total. production base for breeding pigs, with 吨。然而，由于 2019 年非洲猪瘟
Although China has imported more total investment of 247 million yuan. 的爆发和 2020 年的疫情，中国猪
However, due to the onset of African fewer are aware that to meet growing 2,400 breeding pigs imported from the breeding pigs in recent years, this has not The base was put into operation in 肉消费量下降，价格上涨，进口量
demand, the country imports boar always been the case. December.
swine fever in 2019 and the pandemic United States by a livestock company 也相应减少。2020 年后，在全国
last year, pork consumption in China has semen and pigs for breeding. owned by Chinese agribusiness giant Wu said an average of about 6,000 such With an annual output of 60,000 pigs, the 防控的影响下，生猪消费的下滑可
fallen, in tandem with rising prices. Some 90% of the pork on dining tables Zhengbang Group. animals were imported each year from base has adopted a low-carbon model 以说是席卷全国！目前生猪价格的
in China has overseas origins.
2015 to 2018 before African swine fever for the research and development of 下跌也在一定程度上受到了这一防
Shi Yan, founder of the Shared Harvest The arrivals are undergoing a 45-day emerged in the country. He added that new breeding animals, with help from 控行动的影响。本文为您介绍在国
Organic Farm in Beijing, who is a China imported several thousand quarantine and are expected to produce this figure was not that high, considering several agricultural science institutions. 家政策的大力扶持下，中国养猪业
specialist on agricultural and rural breeding pigs to boost pork supplies another 20,000 breeding pigs and that the country slaughtered 600 million 的发展现状和优惠政策。
development, said, "Domestic pig across the country. On March 14, a 650,000 pigs for sale annually in the pigs annually. In Guangdong province, the authorities
production has been affected because chartered plane carrying 985 such province. published a document recently, stating
of some import obstacles, which have As pig prices soared, new breeding that they would step up protection of
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However, few people pause to consider According to a source, the pigs were Fujian province, from Denmark - the first the quickest way to obtain high-quality
where their pork comes from, and even the first shipment of a record number of batch of 3,216 animals supplied by the
28 June 2021 I I June 2021 29In Depth In Depth
Telecom companies have worked China has taken the lead in the world's
hard to overcome the impact of the 5G network rollout. As a 5G technology
COVID-19 epidemic and accelerated the bellwether, Chinese tech giant, Huawei,
construction of 5G networks since 5G was has made further progress, saying it will
commercialized more than a year ago, and launch its 6G networks in 2030 which
the country has established the world's
will be 50 times faster than 5G. The
largest 5G mobile network, Liu said.
company has also taken the lead in 6G
As of the end of February, 792,000 research and development.
5G base stations had been built, 5G
standalone net works covered all In the first three quarters of 2020,
prefecture-level cities, and the number Huawei's market share topped the
of 5G terminal connections had reached global 5G communications equipment
260 million, laying a solid foundation for market and reached 32.8 percent of
the promotion of 5G applications. world's total, according to Dell'Oro, a
China's 4G network base stations market research firm.
accounted for half of the world's total,
“We think 6G will be on the market by
data from the MIIT showed.
around 2030, but we don’t really know
The next-generation network will what 6G is yet. Our industry expects to
profoundly change daily life and work launch something that will contribute
style in personal consumption and social to businesses and consumers by around
interaction, including entertainment,
2030, just like we have done for 4G
healthcare and urban governance.
and 5G,” said the company’s rotating
Compared with the consumer segment, chairman, Eric Xu.
the 5G model for business is yet to be
commercialized, since it requires feasible The executive noted that Huawei is
technology, as well as practical ways for currently working to define the main
enterprises to save costs and enhance specifications of 6G technology, adding
efficiency, industry analysts said. that the company may release a 6G
China aims to complete the construction white paper soon. “We are working with
of the 5G network during the 14th other players in the industry to define
China builds world's
Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, when what 6G actually is. Maybe in the near
2.6 亿：中国建成全球规模
considerable progress will be made in future, we will be launching our 6G
最大的 5G 移动网络
network speed and coverage. white paper. We want to discuss with
工 业 和 信 息 化 部 表 示， In an action plan released in March, businesses and consumers about what
largest 5G network
“十三五”以来，我国建成 the MIIT said that China will strive to 6G will look like. Driven by our vision
了全球规模最大的信息通信 complete construction of "dual-gigabit" and the possible definition of 6G, we
networks that feature both wired and are also researching basic science and
网 络， 光 纤 宽 带 用 户 占 比
wireless gigabit broadband by 2023. This cutting-edge technologies, aiming to
从 2015 年底的 56% 提升至
infrastructure will basically cover Chinese realize the 6G that we define together.”
94%，4G 基站规模占全球总 urban areas and townships, propelling
量的一半以上。此外，中国 the nation's core competitiveness in
China has preliminarily 5G smartphones are expected to China's phone market boomed in the 初步建成全球最大规模的 5G innovations.
account for more than 80 percent first quarter of this year compared 移动网络，5G 网络覆盖所有
built the world's largest 5G with the big setback caused by the 地级市，手机终端连接数达
of overall smartphone shipments in
network, with 260 million China in the second half of this year. COVID-19 pandemic during the 2.6 亿。 根 据 国 际 机 构 的 数
5G mobile connections, same period last year, with phone 据，我国移动网络速率在全
Liu said in March that 5G smartphones shipments reaching 97.97 million
according to Liu Liehong, 球 139 个国家和地区中排名
already accounted for more than units, up 100.1 percent from then. 第 4 位，移动通信用户月均
vice-minister of Industry and 76 percent of overall smartphone
The ministry is also working hard to 支出远低于全球平均水平。
Information Technology. shipments in China, where a total of reduce the digital divide between 目前，我国固定宽带和移动
36.09 million phones were shipped, urban and rural areas by encouraging 网络端到端用户体验速率较
increasing 65.9 percent year-on-year, telecom companies to build base 五年前增长约 7 倍。
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32.3 percent from a year earlier. relatively poor areas.
30 June 2021 I I June 2021 31Inspirational Inspirational
Religion is equivalent to
worship for those who
believe in it, and belief does
CONFUCIUS
not waver, even in testing
times when most other One of the most learned philosophers of ancient China, this figure is
people are questioning considered to be a subject in himself, and many disciples follow his
it. Rather than rejecting a thoughts.
tradition, believers delve
deep into it and revitalise A difficult childhood and laws, learning how they came into being,
the old principles through According to available resources, he was born on and how they could reform someone by guiding
28th September, 551 BC, at Zou in the Lu state, the them through their duties, and he made these
logical reasoning. present-day Qufu in the Shandong Province. His duties the pivot of all his activities. He developed a
ancestors originally belonged to the Song group deep respect for the things he learned and began
who migrated to Lu, and he was the descendant to lead by example to live a life based on the old
of the kings of the Shang dynasty. principles.
His father, Kong, a soldier in the Lu military, The strength of his character began to show, and
divorced his first wife. Yan Zhang Zai was his his followers started to believe in his teachings.
father’s second wife. He lost his father in 548 BC, The number of his disciples increased, and his
when he was just three, and his mother raised him philosophy started being accepted among
under terrible poverty-stricken conditions. middle-aged men holding critical public posts. He
His family status was below that of nobility but taught that honour was supreme over everything
above that of peasants in the class structure then else, and that everyone should model their lives
prevalent in China. People of this class tried to gain based on righteousness, dignity and integrity.
fortune and recognition according to their merits He travelled to different states to propagate his
and not their social standing. philosophy, which was well-received in some
Though not much is known, Lao Dan and the places, but some refused to accept it. He presented
Daoist Master are said to have taught him, Cheng himself as a conveyor of ancient laws and not
Dong and Xiang being his sources of learning an innovator. Rather than instructing people to
music. follow the behavioural code as individuals and as a
His everyday struggles forced him to take jobs as a society as a whole, he appealed to them to do so.
bookkeeper, a clerk, and even a cowherd, yet these His philosophy, dedication and accomplishments
experiences did not turn him into a bitter person. Saddened by the violence and the widespread
He showed extraordinary learning prowess, and immorality, he became deeply inspired by the
the difficulties he faced proved to be the catalysts teachings of the Zhou dynasty's sages, and widely
in turning him into a profound philosopher. propagated them for the betterment of present
and future generations. He considered himself
The turning point of his life more of a reformer than a teacher. His teachings
His mother died when he was 23, and according resonated in the legendary "100 schools of
to the customs of those times, he had to spend thought" that flourished from the 6th century BC
three years in mourning. Rather than sitting up to 221 BC.
back and complaining about his misfortune, he Around 519 BC, in his 30s, he took up teaching
turned these solitary years into an opportunity as his career. He was a pioneer in many ways,
to study the old laws of morality, the philosophy being the first teacher in China who tried to
deeply embedded in him, and think about how to make education available for all. His disciples
rekindle people's faith in them as a solution to the later compiled his teachings into a book called
social and political problems. 'Analects' or Lunyu. His principles emphasise the
He studied ancient philosophy, social traditions following five virtues:
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