CROWNED PAIR

Chinese tennis players Peng Shuai （right）， from the mainland， and Hsieh Su-wei， from Taiwan， won their second Grand Slam title together by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4， 6-1 in the womens doubles final at the French Open on June 8.

Peng and Hsieh also won the womens doubles title at Wimbledon and the WTA Championships in 2013. In February， Peng clinched the top spot in the global doubles rankings， making her the first Chinese player to become No.1 in either the singles or doubles in rankings history.

Peng and Hsieh， who were born just four days apart in January 1986， played tournaments together as juniors and teamed up in 2008 after turning professional.

Entrepreneurs Face New Tasks

South Review June 4

Modern Chinese enterprises started to develop in 1984， when the focus of Chinas reform shifted from the countryside to cities. That year， former leader Deng xiaopings inspection tour of the south spurred the birth of such modern institutions as Lenovo， Haier， and Shanghai vanke.

Over the past 30 years， these industrial enterprises have played an integral role in pushing forward Chinas market economy， and the entrepreneurs who have grown alongside them have accumulated wealth and enjoyed the high social status that comes with it.

What also comes with prosperity is not just prestige and honor but responsibilities. At this transformative juncture—when China is facing multiple modernization， economic， and territorial issues—Chinese entrepreneurs should set positive examples， serving as astute role models for the betterment of their country and its people.

Free Trade Zones

Outlook Weekly June 2

For the last eight months， the Shanghai Free Trade Zone has successfully been in operation， spurring several local governments in China to submit materials establishing their cities as “free trade zones” as well. yet these applications only show that many still dont understand the true purpose behind these local-economy-boosting hubs.

A free trade zone acts as an important platform for implementing new commercial reforms， namely aimed at increasing an areas degree of marketization， or the diversification of ownership of its businesses. Successfully carrying out such reforms on a city-by-city basis will decide whether or not the countrys overall revitalization can lead to new economic breakthroughs.

Some local governments， however， are requesting preferential treatment and scrambling to invest in the creation of new infrastructure—methods that have been widely used over the last 20 years to win bids for economic development zones and industrial parks. As a result， the utility of the Chinese free trade zone in carrying out reforms is overlooked， if not entirely forgotten.endprint

Should such a trend continue， the latest attempts at market modernization may be postponed indefinitely.

An industrial experiment like the Shanghai Free Trade Zone is not simply a combination of manufacturing and exporting. It is a critical step in the rise to greater internationalization and the expansion of economic opportunities. Historically， its task is to enable reforms. Local governments applying for the free trade zone title， then， would do well to keep this in mind and focus more on exploring ways to diversify market ownership than waiting for special favors.

Tobacco Ads

The Beijing Times May 6

The State Councils newly passed draft amendment on the Tobacco Advertisement Law is seen a big step forward compared to its former iteration， but there is still a wide gap between the stipulations in this amendment and those suggested by the WHOs Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The latter explicitly promotes a “comprehensive ban” on all tobacco ads， while the new draft legislation provides some exceptions.

Some might contend that a total ban is too strict. Advertising has always been an effective way to persuade public opinion and wield influence， especially over youths. In theory， though， the most effective way to curb tobacco use in all age groups is to impose an outright embargo on its advertisement. A legally enforceable， comprehensive ban could empower watchdogs and even aid law enforcement agencies to curb tobaccos effects on public health.

However， in real life， regardless of the number of places and occasions marked offlimits by the amendment， these promotional campaigns and the companies behind them will always find a way to sell their products. Thus， a non-comprehensive ban may actually leave the door open for such advertisements to thrive and grow into new territories. Only when the proverbial door is sealed tight and tobacco companies lose their stranglehold on the market can we expect to decrease use of this harmful product.

Unglue some officials eyes from the industrys huge profits， and they will be able to see the significant improvements in air quality， sanitation， and public health that a reduction in tobacco consumption might provide. Any legislation passed should fully block the undue influence of tobacco ads for the greater benefit of society.

YOUNG HEROES

High school graduates Liu yanbing （right） and yi Zhengyong from yichun， Jiangxi Province， were unable to sit the national college entrance exam on June 7-8 due to injuries sustained on May 31 while trying to stop a man attacking passengers with a knife on a bus. Liu suffered serious injuries to his back and head while trying to take the knife from the attacker. yi suffered a wound on one hand. yichun Government has given “Good Samaritan”awards to both， and the provincial education department decided to organize a separate college entrance exam for them after they have recovered from their injuries. More than 10 universities including the top Tsinghua University said that they would be interested in enrolling the two students.endprint

“We welcome Mandarin Chinese teachers and Chinese engineers to teach in Belarus. We hope to cooperate with Chinese universities in both planning the curriculum and teacher training.”

Natallia Baranava， President of Minsk State Linguistic University in Minsk， Belarus， at a two-day International Conference on Language in Suzhou， Jiangsu Province

“The increase of Chinese college graduates choosing to start their own businesses has resulted from government support in recent years， such as reduced intervention， the offer of micro-loans and cuts in taxes and fees.

Chen Yu， Vice President of the China Association for Employment Promotion

“Modern Danish design， environmental protection and green development concepts are also very popular in China. Good bilateral relations， cultural exchanges and complementarities made Copenhagen a natural choice to host the first Chinese Culture Center in a Nordic country.”

Li Jinsheng， Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Denmark

“Improving the retirement system for members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering and breaking the current thinking on life tenure could be mutually reinforcing.”

Deng Ziqing， commentator of newspaper Changjiang Timesendprint