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The International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission remains positive that Beijing is capable of hosting a successful Winter Olympics in 2022 despite concerns about serious air pollution.
The evaluation commission has concluded its five-day inspection visit to Beijing with high marks for the city's bid for the Games.
At the wrap-up news conference, Alexander Zhukov, Russian IOC member and chairman of the evaluation commission, said the visit has confirmed that Beijing is capable of hosting a successful Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
During the evaluation trip, the commission raised questions for the Beijing bid committee on 15 themes, including bidding concept, athlete experience and public support. It also inspected all the proposed venues in Beijing and neighboring Hebei province.
Among the concerns, how to tackle the notorious smog in Beijing and surrounding areas has been a pressing issue.
Senior officials from Beijing have promised that if the bid succeeds, a series of tough measures taken previously by environmental authorities will bring "Olympic blue" in time for the Games.
"Olympic blue" is a phrase derived from "APEC blue", which was coined during last November's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Beijing. "Olympic blue" refers to the clear skies and fresh air that will be the goal during the Winter Olympics.
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China will need around 10,000 light aircraft within the next five years to accommodate the general aviation sector's rapid expansion.
An industry insider says the number is based on market calculation. Light aircraft are something which like private car 15 years ago, most Chinese people dared not believe they would ever own, but they have now become common for some Chinese citizens.
Pan Lin-wu is executive vice-president of AVIC International Holding Corporation, one of the largest state-owned aviation import and export firms in China.
Pan says China is witnessing the takeoff of the general aviation industry, which always begins with light aircraft, because they form the largest part of the global general aviation fleet.
General aviation refers to all civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services, and ranges from helicopters to private jets.
Pan says despite general aviation news in China being dominated by expensive private jets, it is light aircraft conduct most general aviation flights. Pan is also vice-chairman of Continental Motors Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of piston engines for aircraft.
He says light aircraft are mainly used in flight training academies in China, but in the near future, they are expected to seize the short trip market, which is very suitable for small planes.
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Bill Gates is eyeing the creative potential that China has to offer, ranging from super rice to convenient vaccine storage facilities for remote areas.
The former president of Microsoft told Chinese media that the Bill-and-Melinda Gates Foundation is cooperating with Chinese innovators.
The foundation is co-chaired by Bill Gates and his wife Melinda and was established in 2000. It is working with high-tech companies in China on research in areas such as productive rice and vaccine freezing.
The foundation is investing more money, particularly in agriculture. It is a partner of the Green Super Rice Project, which has benefited China, parts of Asia, and Africa.
Gates mentioned another project with the Chinese fridge maker Aucma that was looking into portable storage for vaccines, and another research project on how to limit pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector.
Gates said China's capacity for biological and IT breakthroughs is growing very rapidly, and China is in many ways the world agriculture leader. There are many areas that his foundation is not yet funding that have the potential to help other countries.
After leaving the corporate business world more than a decade ago, the richest man in the world threw himself into charity work.
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In addition to enjoying its natural beauty, visitors to south China's Guilin now have the opportunity to learn more about an important chapter of China-U.S. cooperation in the Flying Tiger Heritage Park that has opened to visitors.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The heritage park honors the U.S. "Flying Tigers" air squadron, who helped the Chinese people fight the Japanese invaders during the Second World War.
The park is built on the site of an airfield which served as the command base from which the Flying Tigers launched missions throughout southern China.
The park includes a museum, aircraft shelters and relics of a command post located in a cave.
The U.S-based Flying Tiger Historical Organization, which includes the squadron's pilots, their families and supporters, has donated more than 600 historical items to the park.
The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force, were formed in 1941 and led by U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault to help China drive out invading Japanese troops.
The "Hump", or the "death route", over the Himalayan Mountains was operated jointly by China and the United States between 1942 and 1945 to transport military supplies from India to Southwest China.
More than 500 planes crashed along the "Hump" during the war, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 Chinese and American pilots.
