TAIWAN CPC DELEGATE

Lu Lian， a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）， caught the medias attention on the fi rst day of the congress for her Taiwan background and life in the mainland.

In an interview on October 18， Lu expressed confi dence in the relationship across the Taiwan Straits. She believed that peace and development would certainly be the future of cross-Straits relations.

In 1968， Lu was born in Kaohsiung in southwest Taiwan. She graduated from the English Department of National Chengchi University in 1990 and gained a doctorate in literature from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She began teaching at Fudan University in Shanghai， where she has stayed since 1997. She is now deputy dean of the College of Foreign Languages and Literature at Fudan and also works as the head of the Shanghai Taiwan Compatriots Friendship Association， providing help for Taiwan people who live in Shanghai. She joined the CPC in 2015.

More Volunteers in Museums

Peoples Daily October 17

Since 2004， more than 3，000 people have registered as volunteers with the Palace Museum in Beijing. Like in many other large museums， they have become an important player in providing service for visitors in these public institutions.

Volunteers have injected vitality into the museums. Together， the two sides are helping to elevate the overall cultural level of Chinas society.

Actually， in most cases， such volunteers provide more than explanations for visitors. Interaction with volunteers also helps visitors to feel the joy of learning cultural knowledge. In this sense， volunteers are a bridge between museums and the public， working to promote love and understanding of culture throughout the whole of society.

The number of museum volunteers continues to grow. However， it still cant meet visitors growing demand for better experience while visiting museums. Exhibitions of exquisite artifacts often lack professional introductions. Public cultural institutions like museums should try to keep up with the publics increasing interest. Its a challenge and also an opportunity. The charm of culture， supported by progressive practices， is expected to attract more volunteers to help with museum work. Their participation is a boon to Chinas cultural development and will help further spread the nations culture.

Inclusive Finance

Caixin Weekly October 16

Thanks to technological innovation and policy support， China has been accelerating the pace to build an inclusive finance system in recent years. On September 27， a State Council executive meeting granted favorable policies to financial institutions that offer loans to small and micro businesses based on inclusive fi nance， such as targeted cuts to the required reserve ratio and exemption of value-added tax.

The concept of inclusive finance was introduced to China in 2005， a challenge to the conventional principle in financial circles that “20 percent of clients create 80 percent of value.”

So far， six big and medium-sized banks have set up special business departments to conduct professional operations involving inclusive finance. By the end of June， loans for small and micro businesses had reached 28.6 trillion yuan （$4.31 trillion）， up 14.7 percent year on year. Across the country， there are now 11，000 small lenders and 1，519 town banks. Private banks are also involved in inclusive fi nance.

Chinas decision-makers attach great importance to the growth of inclusive finance and particularly encourage micro loans.

In recent years， Internet-based service providers outside the conventional financial system， such as Ant Financial， have bolstered inclusive fi nance and created development opportunities. Risk cushioning and accountability mechanisms need to be set up to prevent risks.

In China， the government plays a big role in promoting inclusive fi nance. Experts suggest that the government should provide rational financial policies， effective supervision and financial infrastructure rather than directly interfering with operation of business.

Chinese Culture in Video Games

Guangming Daily October 17

Video games have been regarded as a new art after painting， sculpture， architecture， music， etc. Since video games are gaining popularity among young people， its important for game developers to make games a cultural medium that spreads correct and fi ne culture.

For years， Chinese cultural elements that appear in Western video games are often mixed with that of Japan， South Korea or Southeast Asian countries. False presentation leads to misunderstanding of Chinese culture by players.

The good news is that Chinese game pro- ducers are working to redress the balance. For example， in King of Glory， an extremely popular video game across China， 80 percent of the characters are based on figures in Chinese history. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Peking University serve as cultural consultants for the game developers.

Properly used， video games may help to inspire adolescents interest in Chinese history and culture and even classic poetry and philosophy. For foreign players， such games are a window to Chinese history and culture.

As a civilization with 5，000 years of history， China is rich in legends and literature classics. Creating video games with typical Chinese characteristics by delving into the rich culture will help to promote Chinese video games not only to domestic players， but also to the rest of the world.

üMIRACLE FIGHTER PILOT

Cao Xianjian， a Party delegate to the 19th CPC National Congress， is a top carrier fi ghter pilot. In an interview， Cao told the media how he returned to the cockpit after a serious accident.

On April 6， 2016， Caos J-15 fighter crashed into the sea due to a technical malfunction. In a bid to save the jet， he missed the opportune moment to eject and sustained serious injuries when he fell into the sea. After he was rescued， he spent 419 days recovering in hospital.

Through an intensive rehabilitation program， he recovered sooner than expected and managed to participate in a qualifi cation authentication procedure for carrier-based fi ghter pilots on May 31. He passed the examination with an excellent performance， landing a J-15 fi ghter smoothly on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier.

“Its wonderful because those investments are going to lift tens of millions， hundreds of millions， of people out of poverty. Thats just a fundamental positive role.”

Stephen A. Orlins， President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations， commenting on the Belt and Road Initiative recently

“The 19th CPC National Congress comprehensively studied the new requirements of Chinas future development and the new expectations of the Chinese people.”

Sitaram Yechury， General Secretary of the Communist Party of India （Marxist）， speaking to Chinese media

“We have developed a satellite carbon data sharing policy， and data will be open to users worldwide for free.”

Yang Jun， Director General of the National Satellite Meteorological Center of China， speaking during Group on Earth Observations Week 2017 in Washington， D.C. on October 24

“To meet peoples growing demands for quality higher education is a common task for all Chinese universities， so we must speed up the building of world-class universities.”

Jin Donghan， President of Shanghai University and a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China， speaking in an interview on October 24