Israeli PM's China visit to strengthen ties: spokesman (02/05/13, Chinadaily.com)

Source:  Chinadaily.com (Xinhua) 

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming visit to China is expected to further strengthen the relations between the two countries and bring more tangible benefits to the Israeli and Chinese peoples, his spokesman said Wednesday.

At the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang, Netanyahu is scheduled to visit China on May 6-10. It will be his first visit abroad since he took office for a third term in late March.

"The fact that he has chosen China as his first destination demonstrates clearly the importance that the Israeli government attaches to our relationship with China," Mark Regev told Xinhua.

"The dialogue between Israel and China is very important and the cooperation between Israel and China is crucial," he said.

"Ultimately, Israel is a world-center for science and technology. We are in many ways the center of innovation when it comes to hi-tech, whether it's agricultural technology, communication technology. For all these reasons, we believe that Israel and China cooperating, Chinese industry with Israeli technology, Chinese agriculture with Israeli technology, it can have tangible benefits for both our peoples," he said.

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China asks for opinions on new emission standard (Jan 17, 2013)

The Ministry of Environmental Protection has 

completed the second draft of the National VStandard, 

the emission limit and method of measurement for light passenger vehicles, on Jan16, 21st Century Business Herald reported Thursday.

The second draft of the National V Standard tightens the emission limit and adds a pollutioncontrol program called Particle Number to the pre-existing National IV Emissions Standard. Thenew standard applies to the design, production and sales of new vehicles, not vehicles alreadyin use.

Nitrogen oxide emissions from one light passenger vehicle will be reduced by 25 to 28 percentand particles by 82 percent, according to the draft standard. However, the date forimplementing the standard has not been scheduled.

China has raised the emission standard for light passenger vehicles four times since therelease of the Emission Standard for Light Passenger Vehicles in 1989. Light passengervehicles are those having a maximum total weight of 3.5 tons.

"The recent fog and haze forced the ministry to accelerate the release of the new standard,"said Wang Yi, vice-director of the Institute of Policy and Management at the Chinese Academyof Sciences.

"According to the Environmental Air Quality Standard issued last year, we should improve thecontrol over emissions of light passenger vehicles, reducing the pressure on the environmentcaused by the growth of vehicles," Wang said.

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