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WORLD
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Daily Tribune
‘Made in China’ engulfs the world
China has been the world leader in
applications for patent for invention
for years
BEIJING — After its breakneck economic
growth based on cheap labor and demographic
advantages, China is now looking to tap its vast
innovation potential to spur high-quality growth.
China was once a center of innovation with its
epoch-making inventions of paper, gunpowder, the
compass and printing. But its creativity seemed
sagged for a long time until the founding of New
China in 1949.
Beijing feels an urgency to transform its
economy into one driven by innovation.
Four decades of reform and opening up since
1978 has greatly stimulated the Chinese people’s
vitality and creativity and prepared the hard and
soft ware for China to make major scientific and
technological breakthroughs.
China’s economic growth over the years has
been mainly based on the large scale consumption
of unrenewable natural resources, which has led to
severe environmental pollution and is apparently
unsustainable.
To pursue sustainable
growth, China feels
an urgency to
transform its
economy into
Beijing,
US discuss
‘next steps’
BEIJING — Top Chinese and US officials held
phone talks Tuesday to discuss the next steps in
trade negotiations, Chinese state media said, as the
White House said no date has been set for a summit.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke
with Beijing’s top economic official Liu He over
the phone to discuss “key issues” on trade, the
official news agency Xinhua reported.
The top negotiators also discussed the
“next steps” in their talks, the brief report
said, without providing details.
China and the United States have been locked in a trade
war since last year, imposing tit-for-tat tariffs on more than
$360 billion worth of mutual trade, spooking global markets.
Trump has previously expressed optimism
that he will meet with Xi.
Top-level negotiators are trying to hammer out
an agreement before a truce expires, potentially
triggering additional US tariffs on Chinese goods.
A possible summit between President Donald
Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
remains up in the air, the White House said Monday.
Trump has previously expressed optimism that he
will meet with Xi, probably at his Florida golf club Mara-Lago
this month, to finalize an eventual trade deal.
But Trump spokesman Sarah Sanders said it was
too early to announce a meeting.
“In terms of whether or not we have a date set, not
yet. We’re continuing negotiations with China,” she said
at the White House. “When we have an announcement
for the two leaders to sit down, we’ll let you know.”
The press secretary also said she was unaware of
any plan for Xi and Trump to
speak by phone.
one driven by innovation, to strengthen the
country’s scientific and technology prowess and
competitiveness in the world.
The Chinese government
has strengthened
protection of the
legal rights and
interests of
BAN, SUSPENSION, STOCKS WOES
Boeing, boink!
PARIS — A number of countries have
grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul
workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian
Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on
board.
The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type
as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in
October, killing 189 passengers and crew — with some
detecting similarities between the two accidents.
There are some 350 of the 737 MAX 8 planes
currently in service around the world and while
some countries and airlines have opted to ground the
planes, others are continuing to fly the aircraft pending
an investigation into the crash and possible guidance
from Boeing itself.
Boeing has sent experts to assist in the Ethiopia
probe and said safety was its “number one priority.”
In Singapore, the aviation regulator Tuesday banned
the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country’s
Up,
up
and
splash! A
competitor
jumps into
the Yarra
River with his
homemade
flying device
during the
annual
Birdman
Rally at the
Moomba
Festival in
Melbourne.
AFP
Sanders said Trump will not agree to anything
short of a deal beneficial to the United States.
She denied that the breakdown of Trump’s attempts
to negotiate with North Korea over the country’s nuclear
weapons had weakened his standing in Beijing.
“I would say that’s absurd. He’s going to make a
deal if it’s a good deal, if it’s in the best interest of
America and if he doesn’t
entrepreneurs, ensuring fair competition and
stronger protection of intellectual property rights,
to encourage innovation.
China’s recent efforts to encourage innovations
have paid off. According to a report released in
2017 by INSEAD business school, Cornell University
and the World Intellectual Property Organization,
China has broken into the
top 20 of a global list of the
most innovative economies
for the first time.
Mission accomplished The manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) aboard China’s science
ship Tansuo-1 returns to its home harbor in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province after finishing its first expedition
in the Indian Ocean.
XINHUA
airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the
weekend.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said in a
statement it was “temporarily suspending operation
of all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into
and out of Singapore in light of two fatal accidents
involving Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in less than five
months.”
Singapore banned the use of Boeing 737
MAX aircraft in its airspace.
The shares of Boeing plummeted by more than 12
percent on Monday in premarket trading.
Toward 1300 GMT, Boeing, a member of the Dow
Jones Industrial Average, had dropped 12.3 percent
to $371.32 a share, dragging down futures for the Dow
and helping put Wall Street on track for a sixth day and
threatening to wipe as much as $30 billion from Boeing’s
market capitalization.
AFP
FRAMED photographs of seven crew members are displayed at a memorial service held by an
association of Ethiopian airline pilots in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
AP
feel like it’s a good deal, it’s not worth
just signing a piece of paper,”
Sanders said. AFP
China has been the world leader in applications
for patent for invention for years. It received about
1.54 million applications of invention patents in
2018, according to the annual statistics of the
National Intellectual Property Administration.
China has made tremendous achievements in
intellectual property rights protection in recent
years. Multiple intellectual property laws in line
with international rules have been passed or
amended, specialized courts have been set up in
major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.
China’s image as an innovation powerhouse is also
underpinned by the birth of a batch of “unicorn” tech
companies like Tencent and Didi Chuxing.
China’s innovation and entrepreneurship drive
is not a solo show, foreign companies will continue
to tap the vast potential of the Chinese market.
The ongoing review of the draft Foreign
Investment Law showcases China’s resolve to
improve the business environment for foreign
companies in China, which are an indispensable
part of the country’s economic and innovation
activities.
Xinhua
Royal walk Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and members
of the Royal Family attend the Commonwealth Day
service at Westminster Abbey in London on 11 March. AFP
Staff pullout
CARACAS — The United States announced late
Monday that it is pulling the remaining staff from its
embassy in Venezuela, citing the deteriorating situation
in the South American nation.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the
decision as Venezuela struggles to restore electricity
following four days of blackouts around the country and
a deepening political crisis.
The US has led an international effort to oust socialist
President Nicolas Maduro and replace him with opposition
leader Juan Guaido, who vows to hold a new presidential
election. Guaido is backed by some 50 countries, while
Maduro maintains support from countries such as China,
Russia and Cuba.
Maduro had ordered
all US diplomats to leave
Venezuela in late
January because
of its support
from Guaido.
AP
BRIEFS
No more 5th term
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of two
decades abandoned his bid for a fifth term Monday
following unprecedented protests over his fitness
for office, but his simultaneous postponement of an
election set for next month had critics worried he
intends to hold on to power.
AP
Judgment day
The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell
for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday
in a rare move by the local judiciary. Pell faces
a maximum 50 years in prison for assaulting two
choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996-97. AFP
Musk’s tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk should not be found in
contempt of court because he has complied with
the terms of a securities fraud settlement, his
attorneys wrote in documents filed Monday night
with the US District Court in Manhattan. AP
Another masterpiece? The Monna Vanna,
also dubbed The Nude Mona Lisa, was revealed
during the artwork’s presentation to the press at the
Domaine de Chantilly in Paris. Many experts believe
it may be the work of the Renaissance master. AFP
‘Not worth it’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment
of President Donald Trump, saying he is
“just not worth it” even as some on her left
flank clamor to start proceedings.
Pelosi said in an interview with
The Washington Post that “I’m not for
impeachment” of Trump.
“Unless there’s something so compelling
and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t
think we should go down that path,
because it divides the country,” she said.
While she has made similar comments
before, Pelosi is making clear to her caucus
and to voters that Democrats will not move
forward quickly with trying to remove
Trump from office.
And it’s a departure from her previous
comments that Democrats are waiting
on special counsel Robert Mueller to lay
out findings from his Russia investigation
before considering impeachment. AP
Mano y mano People collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire
River during rolling blackouts, which affect the pumps in people’s homes,
offices and stores in Caracas, Venezuela.
AFP
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Case Law
By VICTOR C. AVECILLA
People vs. Salga
G.R. No. 233334, 23 July 2018 /
Third Division / Bersamin, J.
Criminal Law; Conspiracy. – The mere fact that the
accused were seen together immediately after the
commission of a felony does not necessarily prove
the existence of a conspiracy between them. The
prosecution must show that the accused performed
overt acts showing unanimity of design or concert
of action; otherwise, each is liable only for the
consequences of his own acts. (VOLUME 2, NUMBER 51)
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