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MNI China Press Digest April 11: Li Qiang, Telecoms, Ships

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Highlights from Chinese press reports on Thursday:

  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed an order clarifying the compensation entitlement of individuals and organisations for ecological protection activities. Authorities should guide social funds to establish market-oriented ecological compensation funds, the order stated. Local governments should provide payments via fiscal transfers for natural resource protection, ecological environment management and restoration. (Source: Yicai)
  • Authorities have proposed measures to expand the opening of telecommunications services to optimise the foreign-investment environment at several pilot zones, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The proposal plans to cancel internet data centres, content distribution networks and remove restrictions on foreign equity in internet access services. Pilot zones should have institutional advantages in open innovation, a sound system for attracting foreign investment and adequate safety supervision capabilities, the Ministry added.(Source: Yicai)
  • China exported 937 ships during the first two months of this year, up 59% y/y, with new ship orders totalling 15.2 million deadweight tonnes, a rise of 64.4% y/y, according to data from the China Shipbuilding Industry Association. Given current demand trends, shipbuilders could see this up-cycle last 3 to 5 years with good demand for oil tankers and dry bulk carriers, according to Zhou Jianxiang, deputy general manager of CSSC Chengxi, a shipyard. Market demand had increased as countries were concerned by geo-political risk and the increasing number of conflicts, Zhou added. (Source: Yicai)
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Highlights from Chinese press reports on Thursday:

  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed an order clarifying the compensation entitlement of individuals and organisations for ecological protection activities. Authorities should guide social funds to establish market-oriented ecological compensation funds, the order stated. Local governments should provide payments via fiscal transfers for natural resource protection, ecological environment management and restoration. (Source: Yicai)
  • Authorities have proposed measures to expand the opening of telecommunications services to optimise the foreign-investment environment at several pilot zones, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The proposal plans to cancel internet data centres, content distribution networks and remove restrictions on foreign equity in internet access services. Pilot zones should have institutional advantages in open innovation, a sound system for attracting foreign investment and adequate safety supervision capabilities, the Ministry added.(Source: Yicai)
  • China exported 937 ships during the first two months of this year, up 59% y/y, with new ship orders totalling 15.2 million deadweight tonnes, a rise of 64.4% y/y, according to data from the China Shipbuilding Industry Association. Given current demand trends, shipbuilders could see this up-cycle last 3 to 5 years with good demand for oil tankers and dry bulk carriers, according to Zhou Jianxiang, deputy general manager of CSSC Chengxi, a shipyard. Market demand had increased as countries were concerned by geo-political risk and the increasing number of conflicts, Zhou added. (Source: Yicai)