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To: RealMuLan who wrote (3300)	6/27/2004 12:12:04 AM
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World heritage conference to increase China's role in global heritage conservation www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-26 23:38:05 Suzhou, June 26 (Xinhuanet) -- In just two days, ranking government officials and conservationists from around the world will meet in Suzhou, a world-renowned scenic city in eastern China's Jiangsu province, for the 28th Session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC). The coming conference is expected to witness the biggest numberof participants to discuss the record number of topics on the mostextensive scale with the longest meeting period in the WHC history. Zhang Xinsheng, Chinese vice-minister of education and director of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), will chair the conference, with an aim to protect world heritage for the promotion of common development globally. "This international cultural conference will showcase China's long-standing history with a profound culture," said Chen Zhili, aChinese state councilor and also the head of the preparatory work leading group. "It would also display China's efforts and achievements in protecting the common heritage of human beings," acknowledged Chen."Therefore, it will further increase China's role in the UNESCO's affairs." With a civilization of some 5,000 years, China possesses a unique landscape with extremely rich natural and cultural heritageresources. Back in 1972, an International Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted at the WHC 17th session. It designated sites around the world that are outstanding for their cultural values or unique natural beautyand put them onto the World Heritage List. In 1985, China joined the convention. Within the lapse of abouttwo decades, 29 domestic sites have won the world heritage certificates, making the country rank the third globally after Italy and Spain in term of world heritage possession. "The Chinese government is a very responsible government," saidZhang Xinsheng, "This conclusion is self-evident with China's commitment and great progress scored in heritage conservation since it joined the convention." China's achievements and experience in heritage protection has been drawing worldwide attention, which later paves its way to become the host country for the WHC 28th session. China began applying to host the conference 10 years ago. With its continuous efforts, the scenic city of Suzhou was designated as the venue for the WHC 27th Conference in 2003, but missed the opportunity due to the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) outbreak. But the Chinese people have never given up their pursuit and attained the opportunity again. "The world heritage title itself indicates the cultural identity and historical contribution of a country," said Chen Zhili. "The heritage conservation work epitomizes a nation's social progress and educational level." An ancient city with a history of some 2,500 years, Suzhou is prestigious for its elegant and unique classical gardens, which have put onto the list of world heritage sites. The imminent conference is expected to provide the city of Suzhou and guests from all over the world with a good opportunity for an exchange oftheir rich and useful experience. According to the organizing committee, the conference will discuss, among others, the global strategy of heritage conservation, said an official of the organizing committee. "The global strategy will exert a profound impact on the 21st century'sheritage conservation campaign and enhance China's role in it." Enditem news.xinhuanet.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (3300)	7/2/2004 1:45:17 AM
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Gates: Microsoft to expand China research By STEPHANIE HOO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BEIJING -- Bill Gates said Thursday that Microsoft Corp. plans to invest more in its research operations in China and said he wasn't concerned about the possible impact on the software maker of China's efforts to enact antitrust legislation. The co-founder and chairman of the world's biggest software company said Microsoft is interested in pursuing research in China aimed at developing mobile phone technology. "The mobile market here is quite phenomenal," Gates told an audience of hundreds of Chinese university students who filled a cavernous hall at Beijing's Olympic Center. "That's an area where the United States is not a leader, so it's particularly important for us to look around the world." He said the company would be spending even more of its $6.8 billion annual research budget in China, but didn't give details. Gates' visit to China comes amid official efforts to dilute the dominance of Microsoft's Windows operating system by developing a Chinese alternative based on the open-source Linux system. Gates said Tuesday while visiting Malaysia that Microsoft might offer lower-cost versions of Windows for developing Asian countries, though he wouldn't say whether China was included. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft says its Beijing development laboratory is one of its most successful research centers. China has the world's biggest mobile-phone market, with some 250 million users. At a news conference, Gates said he wasn't concerned about China's plans to enact antitrust laws that could target Microsoft. "I don't expect problems," Gates said. "We already do business in over 50 countries that have laws like that, and we're in full compliance with those laws." European regulators recently ruled against Microsoft, saying it unfairly hurt rivals by building its multimedia software into Windows. The company is appealing. In addition, antitrust regulators in South Korea last month and in Japan in February conducted searches of Microsoft offices in investigations whose status is uncertain. Gates has been greeted in China with the pomp normally given to heads of state. He met Wednesday with Premier Wen Jiabao at the Zhongnanhai compound where Chinese leaders live and work in central Beijing. On Thursday, Gates visited a Beijing school to showcase Microsoft's $10 million program launched last year to give computers to schools in poor, rural areas in China. seattlepi.nwsource.com