Jiang's Vision and Action

Li Rongrong, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, answered my question about career planning on Monday. His words gave me great inspirations that helped me start my first job with the positive attitude.

Following is the full text of Li’s words.

        国务院国资委主任李荣融：你的提问让我又回想到我刚大学毕业的时候，我大学毕业的时候是1968年，那时候毛主席提出要接受工农兵的再教育。我当年就直接去当工人了，我当了5年工人。这5年工人给了我很多教诲，所以我要跟大学生们讲的话，当然现在环境比我们那时候好多了，你们能力比我那时候也强多了，因为你们的基础知识、视野都比我们那时候强。但是我要说的就是不要太挑剔岗位，尽管现在比我们那时候好多了。我去当了工人还不错，我班里有一半的同学都到盐场里当盐工。这些经历对个人来说，我认为是无价之宝。

　　我也感谢这位网友说我的讲话比较平实，如果没有那5年工人经历，我也许也没有那么多平实的话讲。我对自己的女儿也说，毕业以后找工作，我是希望能找一个大企业，不要太讲究薪酬高低。为什么要去大企业？我自己在大企业待过以后有体会，大企业比较规范。人生入社会很重要的起步我认为要规范，这些规范的东西不是一天形成的，你进一个大企业，它的规章制度就一套，它的工作程序就一套，我认为这都是花钱买来的，也有许多是血的教训换成的。所以进入社会起步，有这样一个扎实的基础，后面受用不尽。所以到现在为止，好多思维方式都是5年工人经历给我的。尽管今年就业有些困难，我感觉这位大学生也好，还是其他毕业生也好，多锻炼自己，有好处。人的一生走完，回过头来看自己，要总结的东西太多了。说实话，人一生要解决的最大难题就是自己来调解自己，能把自己的状态一直调整的很好，我认为这是一个伟人。

　　今年整个经济困难，就业上肯定有一部分学生找不到工作。我认为不要灰心，一般性工作也可以做。我们当时去工厂，别人不愿意干的活是我们干的，讲的明白一点儿就是苦脏累的活就是我们的活。但是我们没有嫌弃，这中间给了我不少智慧，更重要的是教会我们怎么做人。所以我希望这位网友充满信心去锻炼，充满信心去积累，并不断地思考，我相信一定会成为一位优秀的人才。

The graduation ceremony of School of English and International Studies was held on June 28.

Prof. Zhang Xiaoying is conferring the bachelor’s  degree on me.

Inject new idea into LOHAS

I came across the concept of LOHAS earlier this year in the Reader’s Digest Magazine. LOHAS, the acronym of Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability, has been highly recognized and well accepted by environmentalists, especially in the East Asia such as Japan, Taiwan and Singapore.

However, the prevalence of LOHAS is, to a large extent, the result of a successful business model, or more exactly, the result of the American consumerism, which means that the ordinary people can not afford the high cost of LOHAS. So I would like to inject some new ideas into this concept, which is just a concept without any involvement with the market segment and that must be suitable for everyone.

First, health is the most important component of LOHAS. The definition of health offered by the World Health Organization is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” To achieve the physical fitness, we have to do regular exercises, have adequate also nutritional food and get good rest everyday. As for mental health, we need to know how to manage the stress with positive thinking and try to be competent to handle any kind of pressure and maintain satisfying interpersonal relationships.

Secondly, we have to broaden our health knowledge by learning the basic sciences of biology, chemistry and physics as well as other fields such as psychology. Chinese people, in particular, should pay attention to the traditional Chinese medicine passing down from one generation to another, which still prove helpful for the hygiene nowadays.

Thirdly, we need to treat ourselves as well as the environment in a sustainable way. For example, take care of ourselves and protect our eyesight. Don’t overwork ourselves. Don’t consume excessively. Improve our environmental awareness, etc.

The new lifestyle would ensure you a brighter future and better tomorrow. Let’s start to be a LAHASian from today!

Following is a brief introduction to President Hu Jintao given by London-based Times:

China

Hu Jintao

Age 66

Style Cautious, taciturn. Said to like ballroom dancing

Best known for His return to egalitarianism after years of get-rich-quick leadership

Best quote Life "requires resolve, attention to concrete matters and courage in making decisions"

Friends around G20 table Relations with France are in the deep freeze over the Dalai Lama. Friendly with several others, notably Brazil, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Australia

Agenda To present China as a champion of the Third World; to ensure domestic recovery as contribution to world recovery

Size of stimulus 13.3 per cent 2008 GDP

Gordon-friendly factor Pleased with Britain's policy on Tibet and the Dalai Lama

Key Words:taciturn,沉默寡言的；egali-tarianism,平均主义.

An article in China News Week said that the 2009 annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC would be unusual as the representatives and political advisors have to hold in-depth discussions about the current economic crunch. The financial budget comes as the first concern. On the one hand, the government is confronted with the severest financial condition in the recent decade, which may cause a sharp drop in the revenue. Thus, the government should budget strictly, curtailing the government expenses and spending the limited funds on programs pertaining to people’s livelihood. On the other hand, the central government has announced an unprecedented stimulus package with an extra large scale. The whole society hope that these government funds can be used properly. However, the responses from the government couldn’t dispel the doubt from the public.

Another worrisome problem is that the stimulus package still favors the infrastructures; by contrast, however, the investments in people’s welfare programs remain conservative. A package like this is likely to increase the unbalanced proportion of investment to consumption. And the most of the expansive financial funds may flow to the stated-owned monopoly enterprises.

The third question is how to fend off the potential unrest and maintain the social order. It is predictable that the social conflicts may intensify this year. However, it needs a feasible political solution to prevent such social disorder. (Jiang 2009-03-11)