即時發佈即時發佈：：2014年10月2日州長CUOMO 宣佈於WAYNE 郡中擴建ADVANCED ATOMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES改造的設施將會創造80-100份新工作州長Andrew M. Cuomo 今日宣佈，Parker Aerospace 與GE Aviation 的合資企業AdvancedAtomization Technologies 將會擴建和更新其製造設施和辦公大樓，以滿足擴大的業務需求。
新的引擎計畫正在推動產能的顯著擴充，同時該公司計畫於未來五年再招募80-100名團隊成員。
「今日關於擴建Advanced Atomization Technologies 的公告再度印證了我們正在努力創造就業和重振上州經濟，」州長Cuomo 說。
「我們正在轉變紐約州的發展模式，並改善本州的經濟環境 - 令其成為對於企業更具吸引力的招募、投資和發展業務之地。
」副州長Robert J. Duffy 說：「隨著另一家公司選擇於Finger Lakes 擴建，Advanced Atomization Technologies 將會為該地區帶來新的工作和機會。
該公告是我們於全紐約州見證的一系列成功故事中的最新一個，在此我感謝州長Cuomo 對重振上州各個地區的美好願景。
我感謝AdvancedAtomization Technologies 選擇在這裡投資和創造就業，從而在未來多年為該社區帶來豐厚利益。
」現有的Advanced Atomization Technologies 設施將會全面改造並轉型為一流的生產設施，新增2000多萬美元的新型先進製造設備。
正在新建的28,000平方英呎的大樓將會包括辦公空間、團隊協作室、多用途午餐室和健身房，以及一座更大、更先進的停車場。
定於2014年10月開工，並預計於2016年2月竣工。
Advanced Atomization Technologies 總經理David Overholt 說：「我們非常高興該重要設施將要升級。
6CHINA TODAYFOCuSVoices“Aid from China has helped Kenya to build three hospitals... As regards cooperation on health sector human resource de-velopment, China sponsors the training of dozens of Kenyan doctors and nurses every year... The experience in Comoros is a good example and a great success. The implementation of the compound artemisinin, the effort to eradicate malaria over the past few years, has effectively curbed the malaria epidem-ic in Comoros, achieving a zero death rate from malaria.”– An excerpt from remarks made by Dr. Liu Xianfa, Chinese ambassa-dor to Kenya, at the China-Africa Symposium on Fast Elimination of Malaria through Source Eradication on April 23.Cooperative Development on the Belt and RoadChina Financial Weekly Issue No. 9, 2017The Belt and Road, like a shimmering colored ribbon, connects Chinese enterprises with partners along this extensive route.The Yutong Group has modified its design of buses destined for France by lowering their floors and doors to street level, winning com-mendation from both customers and passengers. In India, 2D barcodes emblazon everything from roti prata stands to movie posters, andChina’s Ant Financial Group makes life for local residents even smarter as well as more convenient.These are just a few of the successful international innovations by a group of dynamic Chinese enterprises that share a global mindset. By expanding as one, Chinese companies and their partners transform the conventional buyer-seller relationship into one of cooperation. With the help of the Belt and Road Initiative, these pioneers reap commenda-tions throughout the world, so encouraging more overseas companies to go hitchhiking along this updated historical route.In applying Eastern wisdom to global development potential, the Belt and Road Initiative has prompted a widespread international response. On November 17, 2016, the Belt and Road Initiative was incorporated into the UNGA resolution, and on March 17, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly accepted the concept of building a community of shared future and called for the strengthening of regional economic cooperation via the construction of the Belt and Road. “China’s development benefits from the international community, and the country is willing to provide more public goods to the interna-tional community,” President Xi said at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in 2016. “The Belt and Road Initiative aims to share China’s development opportunities with countries along the route and thus achieve common prosperity.”From its origins in China, the benefits of the initiative will spread universally. During the past three years, the construction of the route has become an anticipated highlight of the global economy. More than 100 countries and international organizations have proactively responded to the initiative, and over 40 have signed cooperation agree-ments with China. The circle of Belt and Road friends thus continues to expand.The Belt and Road offers Chinese enterprises unprecedented opportunities to expand global business. By the first quarter of 2017, Chinese firms had invested more than US $50 billion in countries along the Belt and Road. A series of major projects has boosted local economic development and created many job opportunities.“Of course, we never expected that all the problems in the China-U.S. relationship would be solved once and for all simply with one or two summits or a couple of phone calls. But this kind of effective communication at the top level will provide strong political guidance for our relationship, and give us a clear sense of direction, which will enable us to keep relations on a steady track and manage differences in a constructive way.”– An excerpt from a speech made by Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai at the 2017 International Finance and Infrastructure Coopera-tion Forum in New York on April 24.7June 2017On Chinese MediaNext Stop XionganSanlian Lifeweek Issue No. 17, 2017Surge in Bike SharingCaijing Magazine Issue No. 9, 2017Youth Reshapes ItselfSouth Reviews Issue No. 9, 2017“Youth” is a mobile concept, borne of the rapid acceleration from new to old.When handling reality, many young people display contradictory attitudes. On the one hand, they escape from reality and live in a media-created world. This phenomenon is evident in the young people who stay at home playing computer games and watching live streaming videos, displaying symptoms of repression. On the other hand, they learn about and deal with the world via media, which makes them egocentric. The youth of today sorely needs motivation to act, not as a means of self-enhancement or becoming part of the social elite, but more to achieve social progress. The right ambience and social incentive mecha-nism could make even a stay-at-home youth willing to take action and regain vitality.A great many young people are already taking action. They include those who have become involved in poverty alleviation, and who have gone back to their rural hometowns to set up and run businesses. This is how they improve and make their abstract world more concrete, so spurring their native creativity and vitality. They thus not only change themselves, but also accumulate acumen sufficient to change society. China’s Own Car BrandsXinmin Weekly Issue No. 16, 2017The 2017 Shanghai Auto Show witnessed another gathering ofcutting-edge technology and dazzling products. This auto fest celebrated throughout its 360,000-square-meter exhibition area the world debut of 113 new models, 159 new energy cars and 56 concept cars.It was also an arena for competition between foreign and Chinese brands. It was not long ago that foreign competitors put Chinese self-owned brands in the shade. Today, having embraced core technology and self-innovation, domestic brands are on the counterattack.China managed to produce and market more than 28 million cars in 2016. The country has maintained a world number one ranking in this respect for eight consecutive years. Domestic sedan brands accounted for 43.2 percent, marking a new peak. Domestic brands also supplied half of the SUV market.The 2017 Shanghai Auto Show was an excellent opportunity to show-case the innovative achievements of domestic brands. Among the various models featured, Chinese brands upheld technical and systematic innova-tions. They thus transformed “Made in China” into “Made with Wisdom,” displaying the proactive drive to become stronger and fulfill the Made in China 2025 strategy.Now that its subsidiary administrative center is based in Beijing’s south-eastern suburb of Tongzhou, the next step of establishing the Xiongan New Area aims to carry out further transfers of Beijing’s non-capital functions. As a brand new geological concept, the Xiongan New Area, sitting at the center of the area covering Beijing, Tianjin, and Baoding, spans the counties of Xiongxian, Rongcheng and Anxin in Hebei Province. About 100 km from Beijing, it is likely to become a new hub for growth.From the market perspective, Xiongan does not enjoy the advantages of Shenzhen or Pudong. Nor does it compare in this respect with the Binhai New Area of Tianjin. Its potential lies in an absence of intervention in its vested interests. It hence constitutes a crucible for top-level design. With a long-term planning area of 2,000 square kilometers, it is larger than Shen-zhen and equivalent to Pudong, and has immense potential.With space enough to explore a new pattern for a densely populated district, the new area will become another “Silicon Valley,” but not another mega city with a population of over 20 million. It will rather be a community of numerous linked small towns; an innovative heartland featuring energy security, infrastructure, communications, rail transit, ecological environmen-tal protection, information networks, and smart cities. With their “free rides” and “rebate” promotions, Mobike and ofo, the two leading bike sharing companies in China, are utilizing the competitive techniques of their Internet predecessors. In doing so their aim is clear – to scale up rapidly and consolidate the resultant lead.The competition started in December 1, 2016, when ofo took the lead by offering free rides for all registered users in Beijing and Shanghai. Mobike responded on January 24, 2017 by offering free rides in Beijing. The two titans’ use of strategies that cultivate user habits by offering free rides and subsidies in efforts to seize the market, is reminiscent of the competition between DiDi and Uber, the two taxi-hailing companies. Some even anticipate a potential merger between Mobike and ofo.Although on the market for less than two years, the two companies have expanded quickly. They don’t have a market monopoly, however. Capital-driven competitors are inevitable.Caijing Magazine holds that a merger between Mobike and ofo is unlikely, at least in the short run. In the process of self-development they will both absorb smaller competitors. The forthcoming regulatory policy will also generate far-reaching impact on this market. For better or worse, all industries must weather ups and downs, and bike sharing is no exception.8CHINA TODAYChina and Denmark Adopt Collaborative Work PlanChinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with visiting Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen of Denmark in Beijing, on May 3, 2017.Li said China and Denmark have great po-tential for further coopera-tion. The two sides plan to strengthen cooperation in areas such as fishing, agriculture, food safety, and drug regulations from2017 to 2020 through a joint work plan which was agreed during Rasmus-sen’s visit. As next year will mark the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership, China is willing to use this opportunity to explore further cooperation with Denmark. He added that China is also willing to work with Denmark to address regional issues and international affairs while facilitating free trade and investment.Rasmussen expressed his willingness to fully implement the three-year work plan agreed on by the two countries and said Denmark, a firm supporter of free trade, warmly welcomes investment from Chinese companies.After the meeting, Li and Rasmussen observed the signing of documents on food and drug regulations, quarantine and sanitary requirements and animal protection, among others.FOCuSExchangesGreece and China Inaugurate Cultural Exchange YearGreece and China officially inau-gurated the China-Greece Cultural Exchanges and Cultural Industry Cooperation Year in Athens, on April 27, 2017.Two exhibitions, featuring the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be held in China and the rich cultural heritage of Hangzhou in China’s Zhejiang Province, were present-ed at the ceremony.In her speech, Greek Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou emphasized how much Greece and China have in common despite the distance separating them. She also stressed the mutual determination to have various cultural exchanges in the future. She noted that the exchange year is one more significant step forward in the strategic collaboration between the two countries.Two memoranda of understanding were signed, on film co-production and the translation and publishing of classic and modern Greek and Chinese works of literature.Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zou Xiaoli said that cultural exchanges are an integral part of Sino-Greek relations and play an important role in strengthening the relationship between China and Europe, as well as promoting dialogues between cultures and encouraging mutual learning so as to advance world peace and development.Chinese Vice President Calls for Deepening China-Senegalese CooperationSenegalese Prime Minister Mohammed Di-onne met with visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on May 8, 2017.Calling Senegal an important partner of China in Africa, Li said China is very confident about the future of cooperation between the two countries and will continue to encour-age its companies and financial institutions to participate in the construction of Senegal’s infrastructure.He noted that 2017 is a crucial year for the implementation of outcomes from the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, including the 10 major cooperation plans geared towards accelerating Africa’s industrializa-tion and agricultural modernization. China will uphold its policy of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith and the correct viewpoint of righteousness and benevolence toward Africa while supporting the continent’s independent and sustainable development.For his part, Dionne said Senegal is willing to enhance cooperation with China in areas including transport infrastructure, telecommunications, water conserva-tion, sports and public health. Senegal welcomes more Chinese investors and hopes to draw successful experience from China to boost its own development.Senior Chinese Official Calls for Improving China-Japan RelationsYu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Na-tional Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, met a del-egation from the Japan-China FriendshipParliamentarians’ Union in Beijing, on May 4, 2017.The growth of China-Japan exchanges and cooperation in various fields has been hard-earned and should be cherished, Yu said, noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of relations between the two countries. China has been always committed to a peaceful, friendly and cooperative relation-ship with Japan on the basis of the spirit of “taking history as a mirror and looking forward to the future.” Japan should abide by the four political documents agreed on by the two sides and their four-point principled agreement. Japan should also deal with major issues related to history and Taiwan in the correct manner, so as to safeguard the political foundation of China-Japan ties. Yu hoped the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union would continue to play an active role in bilateral political exchanges and make continuous contributions to the improve-ment of bilateral relations.Masahiko Komura, leader of the Japanese delegation, commented that the Japan-China relationship has maintained a steady momentum of improvement since leaders of the two countries reached consensus on promoting bilateral ties last year. He stressed that the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union is willing to make further efforts in this regard.9June 2017ActivityRick le Cube et Les Mystères du TempsDate: June 3, 2017Place: Shanghai Himalayas CenterPrice: RMB 80/120/180/280/360/380/560/580Rick the Cube is the son of a hen, but he is exiled from the hen house because of his strange shape. Rick then sets off on an adventure where he discovers an imaginary and colorful world while trying to discover his own identity. Theanimation and music are created by French musician Jesse Lucas. French electronic music band SATI Duo gives a live performance to accompany the show.Classical Guitar Concert by Daniel BolshoyDate: June 3, 2017Place: Shenzhen Nanshan Culture and Sports Center Price: RMB 120/180/280Daniel Bolshoy has performed internationally as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Mexico City Philharmonic, Israel Chamber Orchestra, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has released seven records incollaboration with music groups from Israel, Spain, and Canada, among oth-ers, and is often invited to perform at prestigious festivals.Each Chinese person read an average 7.86 books last year,including 4.65 print books and 3.21 elec-tronic ones.Huge Increase in Migrant Worker PopulationAt the end of 2016, China’s migrant worker population stood at 281.71 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percent, accord-ing to a recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics. At 0.2 percent higher than 2015, this increase marks the first uptick in growth since 2011. The aver-age monthly income of migrant workers has also climbed to RMB 3,275.The report defines migrant workers as rural residents work-ing in non-agricultural sectors in their hometowns, or working else-where for six months or more. From 2011 to 2016, growth of the latter group steadily declined year by year – from 3.4 percent to three percent; 1.7 percent to 1.3 percent; and 0.4 percent to 0.3 percent. Manufacturing and con-struction are still the industries with the highest concentration of migrant workers. Their presence in tertiary industry, however, grew in 2016, accounting for 46.7 percent, and showing 2.2 percent year-on-year growth.Earliest Decimal CalculatorThe Guinness Book of World Records has officially recognized a set of bamboo slips dat-ing back more than 2,300 years as the world’searliest decimal calculation tool.“Of greatest significance is that it is a decimal device, not a duodecimal one as found in other countries. Decimals did not ap-pear in Europe until the 15th century,” said Li Xueqin, head of the Research and Conserva-tion Center for Excavated Texts at Tsinghua University.The 21 slips, crafted around 305 BC, dur-ing the Warring States Period, are each 43.5 centimeters long and 1.2 centimeters wide. When arranged as a multiplication table, the slips can be used to calculate the multiplica-tion and division of any two whole numbers under 100, and those expressed as 0.5.The slips bear inscribed numbers and holes where they were originally threaded. The accountant would pull the threads corre-sponding to the numbers being calculated to obtain the result. The owner of this historical calculator remains unknown, according to Li. “Our guess is that this tool might have been used for trade or land measurement in the Kingdom of Chu.”In July 2008, Tsinghua acquired a rare collection of 2,500 such bamboo slips from the late Warring States Period, including a multiplication table which had been smuggled out of China.Largest Gas ProducerChina’s natural gas output doubled from 67.7 billion cubic meters in 2007 to 137.1 billion cubic meters in 2016, elevating the country’s world ranking from ninth to sixth. Meanwhile proven gas reserves have risen from 6.1 trillion to 12.98 trillion cubic meters over the same period, taking China to the world No.9 spot.This progress is largely attributed to the sector’s sci & tech breakthroughs. Over past years several large gas fields have been discovered, including six in Kuqa County of Xinjiang, whose total reserves add up to one trillion cubic meters, and the Anyue Field in Sichuan, which has estimated reserves of 1.5 trillion cubic meters.China’s oil and gas exploration will focus on deep land and sea formations as well as unconventional resources, according to Li Fanrong, deputy chief of the National Energy Administration.So far the share of natural gas in China’s consump-tion of primary energy has risen from three to six percent, and is expected to grow from 8.3 to 10 percent by 2020, as the country works to improve its energy structure and eco-environment.Record Number of Investigations into Environmental Law BreachesMinistry of Environmental Protection data show that in 2016, China pinpointed and investigated 137,800 transgressions of environmental law, a year-on-year increase of 34 percent. The country also issued 124,700 penalty decisions, a year-on-year increase of 28 percent; and levied fines of RMB 6.633 billion, a 56 percent increase over the previous year, setting new records for the PRC’s environmental policy.China has in place a four-tier supervision and law enforcement system at state, provincial, prefectural, and county levels, staffed by more than 70,000 people in over 3,000 environmental protection organizations. China’s revised environmental law enables local environmental authorities to dole out harsher punishments for polluters, by imposing daily fines, limiting or suspending production, prosecuting offenders or imposing administrative detention.These measures, however, have so far not managed to curb China’s rising envi-ronmental crime, according to Tian Weiyong, chief of the ministry’s Environmental Supervision Bureau. Illegal dumping of industrial waste remains rampant, and some offenders use violent means to resist law enforcement.Copyright©博看网 . All Rights Reserved.10CHINA TODAYFOCuSEconomy1.339MillionChina’s State Intellectual Property Office handled 1.339 million patent applications in 2016, a 21.5 percent rise over 2015.China a Top Destination for Risk Investment in AsiaChina remains a top destination for risk investment in Asia, with US $3.6 billion invested in Q1 of 2017, accounting firm KPMG said in its Venture Pulse report.The volume increased by US $100 million from the previous quarter, according to the report on risk investment trends.KPMG’s analysis pointed out that investors in Asia are becoming more cautious, with a noticeable decline in the total number of deals from 403 in Q4 of 2016 to 258 in Q1 of 2017. However, this did not prevent new landmarks being reached: China’s bike-sharing platform ofo raised US $450 million, the largest bike-sharing investment on record.Chinese risk investment in newly-established enterprises overseas will continue to focus on deep technology such as artificial intelligence, as well as environmental protection and medical technology (medtech), the report said.In terms of sectors, the first quarter of 2017 saw a significant amount of interest in medtech globally, particularly in the United States, Israel and Canada. The Asian medtech market has yet to fully take off, the report noted, but the potential is significant given the large consumer base.Tech areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, cognitive learning and robotics are expected to continue to receive strong attention. Healthcare technology, financial technology (fintech) and e-commerce are also expected to be strong sectors in Asia, accord-ing to the report.Boosting Recycling of Resources for Green GrowthAn action plan to boost the recycling industry amid efforts to promote green and sustainable growth was jointly released by 14 Chinese agencies,including the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology. It said China aims to increase the value of the resource recycling industry to RMB 3 trillion (about US $434.8 billion) by 2020.According to the plan, the resource productivity ratio should rise by 15 percent from the 2015 level, and the recycling utilization ratio for major waste should reach 54.6 percent by 2020. The comprehensive utilization ratio of industrial solid waste should reach 73 percent. About 75 percent of national industrial parks and 50 percent of provincial industrial parks should be recycling-based.Efforts will also be made to reduce waste discharge, and to promote coor-dination between garbage classification and renewable resource recycling. The plan said that the utilization ratio of the reclaimed water in cities suffering from water scarcity should reach at least 20 percent. Online platforms for renewable resources recycling will be established in over 30 percent of prefecture-level cities, with the annual volume of business transactions surpassing RMB 500 billion.Through these efforts, China hopes to foster a green, low-carbon develop-ment model to encourage the public to make their lifestyles and consumption greener.The plan came as the Chinese gov-ernment intensifies efforts to address rampant pollution and build a greener economy for the long-term good.Biotech BoomIn April, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued a special plan for biotechnology innovation as part of the 13th Five-Year Plan, which predicts that China’s biotech sector will exceed four percent of the nation’s GDP by 2020.According to the plan, China is set to make some major achievements in biotechnology by 2020, which will promote its development in fields including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, resources, and environmental protection.A large number of new technologies, such as genetic engineering, have emerged with China’s rapid development in biotechnology in recent years, said Zhang Zhaofeng from MOST’s Science and Technology for Social Development Department.He added that by 2020, China will have built 10 to 20 science parks for biomedicine with annual output worth more than RMB 10 billion. For the past five years, China has ranked second in the world in terms of pub-lished biotech papers and patent applications.But China’s biotech development faces some hurdles as the country still lacks original scientific discoveries and disruptive technologies.Online Video Market to Hit US $11.6 BillionThe value of the online video market in China is projected to exceed RMB 80 billion (about US $11.6 billion) by the end of this year, according to Guduo Media, a Beijing-based data analysis firm. It hailed 2017 as the start of the “golden era” for online videos in its newly released white paper on the web content industry.The market – which includes online dramas, entertainment shows and films – generated RMB 60 billion in 2016, a 55.9 percent increase over the previous year. The figure is expected to surge to RMB 85.6 billion by the end of 2017, according to the report. The online drama segment alone will see RMB 50 billion in revenues by 2020.Amid rapid growth in the popularity of the Internet and smartphones, more and more people are opting to watch videos online rather than on TV. The report said the number of online video watchers in China approached 550 million by December last year.The report also said that the quality of online programs has improved, attracting a fast-growing audience. In 2016, China’s 10 online drama platforms showed 349 dramas. The number of online video shows grew by 226 percent last year from 2015, with some popular shows notching 2 billion views.The number of subscribers to online dramas in China is also projected to in-crease dramatically over the next two years. A large survey in early 2017 found over half of viewers were willing to pay to watch on-line dramas and entertainment shows, while 29 percent were willing to pay for movies on demand.11June 2017Sci-TechRMB 1.99TrillionThe combined revenues of China’s cultural industry in the first quarter of 2017 amounted to RMB 1.99 tril-lion, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent, according to a statement from the National Bureau of Statistics.Macao Researchers Develop Room Temperature Storage Technology for Stem CellsUniversity of Macao (UM) researchers have developed a new way to store stem cells at room temperature for a minimum of seven days without the loss of viability and biological activity, according to the university’s latest news release on May 4.UM said researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) have developed a technology which does not rely on the traditional cryopreservation method which requires costly equipment and lengthy procedures. The new process will enable cell storage and transport under ambient conditions.Xu Renhe, a professor at the FHS, has nearly two decades of research experience with stem cells and their medical applications. He and his doctoral student Jiang Bin and postdoctoral researcher Yan Li, together with Dr. Chris Wong Koon Ho, an assistant professor at the FHS, have completed a study entitled “Spheroidal Formation Preserves Human Stem Cells for Prolonged Environment under Ambient Condi-tions for Facile Storage and Transportation.”The study found that making human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) form spheroids with the hanging-drop method or other methods can reduce cell metabolism and increase cell viability.Stored in a sealed vessel filled with regular culture medium, under airtight, ambient conditions, the viability of hMSC in spheroids remained over 90 percent even after 11 days. This method is also applicable to higher pluripotent human embryonic stem cells.In theory, with this new technology, the only thing required forstoring and shipping any type of stem cells and non-stem cells that can aggregate (within a temperature range of 10 to 37 degrees centigrade) are regular culture tubes and petri-dishes, which cost only several U.S. dollars.Stem cells are found in various parts of the body, such as bone marrow, blood, the brain, the spinal cord, skin, and the corneal limbus. They are responsible for regenerating and repairing damaged tissue and organs in the body.Minor Planet Named After Chinese Aerospace ScientistMinor Planet No. 456677 was named after Chinese aerospace scientist Ye Peijian at a ceremony on May 8, 2017. Ye is a key contributor to the country’s lunar probe and deep space missions, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The minor planet was discovered by a Chinese team at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, on Sept. 11, 2007. The naming sug-gestion was approved by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center on January 12, 2017.Chinese Submersible Jiaolong Completes Dives in South China SeaJiaolong , China’s manned submersible, conducted its ninth and final dive in the South China Sea, on May 10.Jiaolong stayed underwater for nine and a half hours during its ninth dive in the second stage of China’s 38th ocean scientific expedition, which lasted until May 13.The maximum depth of the dive was 1,897 meters in the Puyuan Seamount.The three crew members, who were on board the submersible, brought back samples of seawater and sediment from the seabed, high-definition photographs, and video footage.The 38th oceanic scientific expedition started on Feb. 6. Jiaolong completed a dive in the northwestern Indian Ocean earlier this year as part of the mission’s first stage. It will also conduct surveys in the Yap Trench and the Mariana Trench during the third stage.Named after a mythical dragon, Jiaolong completed its deepest dive of 7,062 meters in the Mariana Trench, in June 2012.Chinese Scientists Uncover Variations of Lakes on Qinghai-Tibet PlateauScientists have identified three distinct periods over the past four decades that feature notably different variations of lake area and volume on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Zhang Guoqing, a researcher with the Chi-nese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, was part of a team of domestic and foreign scientists that examined annual changes in lake area, level and volume from the 1970s to 2015.The team found that the three indexes changed at similar rates. They saw a slight decline from the 1970s to 1995, followed by a rapid increase from 1996 to 2010, and then a recent deceleration during the period from 2011 to 2015.They also found that increased precipita-tion contributed the most to lake volume increases, followed by glacier mass loss and the melting of ground ice due to permafrost degradation.These results suggest that the hydrological cycle on the plateau has intensified remarkably during recent decades.。
