新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2013/06/26

 Paul James with you on this Wednesday, June 26th, 2013.

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the NSA whistleblower is still at the airport in Moscow, and will not be extradited to the US by the Russian side.
Leading Chinese and Indian authorities are due to sit down this week for another round of border talks.
US President Barack Obama has unveiled his new ambitions when it comes to dealing with climate change.
In Business, all eyes will be on the Chinese markets this morning amid new plans by the PBOC for targeted liquidity injections into the banking system.
In sports... Li Na and Peng Shuai through to round two at Wimbledon.
In entertainment.... singer Chris Brown has a new set of legal problems to deal with.
First, let's check on what's happening on the weather front...
 
 
Weather
 
 
Beijing will see thundershowers today, with a high of 30 degree Celsius in the daytime.
Around 20 flights at the Capital International Airport have been cancelled.
and it will be cloudy tonight with a low of 22.
In Shanghai, it will be overcast today, 28 the high, and it will see heavy rain tonight, the low of 22 degrees Celsius.
Lhasa will see showers in the daytime the temperature's at 23, and tonight will have showers with a low of 13 degree Celsius.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny, 42.
Kabul, sunny, with a high of 36.
And in North America
New York, thundershowers, with a high of 32 degrees.
Washington, thundershowers, highs of 33
Houston, overcast, 33.
Honolulu, overcast, 28.
Toronto, thundershowers, 28.
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires, sunny, 14.
and Rio de Janeiro will be overcast with highs of 27 degrees Celsius.
 
 
Top News
 
 
Putin says no to US request to extradite Edward Snowden
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is still at Moscow's main airport.
Putin, who is currently on a visit to Finland, says Snowden's arrival in Moscow was completely unexpected.
He says he hopes Snowden's presence at the airport in Moscow won't impair ties with the United States.
However, Putin is rejecting any notion of Russia extraditing Snowden, noting the US and Russia don't have an extradition treaty.
"As far as any sort of extradition is concerned, to wherever it may be, we are only able to hand over citizens of foreign states with those countries with whom we have a corresponding international agreement on handing over criminals. We have no such agreement with the United States."
Putin says Snowden is free to travel wherever he wants and insists Russian security agencies haven't been in contact with him.
He adds Snowden is not technically in Russia, as he is currently in the transit zone of a Moscow airport and has not passed through Russian immigration.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is on record saying the U.S government wants Moscow to comply with common law practices between countries where fugitives are concerned.
Snowden disappeared from public view on Sunday after flying from Hong Kong to Moscow.
It's believed he's trying to gain transit to Ecuador to avoid extradition to the United States, where he's facing upto 30-years in prison for leaking secret government information.
 
 
China rejects US accusation about Snowden
 
The Chinese government is brushing aside U.S complaints about its handling of the Edward Snowden case.
The White House says the Chinese government facilitated Snowden's flight from Hong Kong to Moscow.
The Chinese government is describing that accusation as "baseless and unacceptable".
Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.
"The U.S side has no reason to call into question the Hong Kong government's handling of affairs according to law. The United States' criticism of China's central government is baseless. China absolutely cannot accept it."
The foreign ministry has also responded to suggestions from the White House the Snowden case may hurt bilateral ties.
"On U.S.-China relations, China's stance has always been clear, maintaining the healthy stable development of China-U.S. relations fulfils the interest of the two countries, as well as their people, as well as benefiting the development of peace and stability in Asia Pacific as well as the whole world."
The central government says it respects the Hong Kong government's handling of the Snowden case.
 
 
China, India to hold talks on border issues
 
The Chinese and Indian governments are set to hold border talks later this week here in Beijing.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Indian National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon will oversee the border talks on Friday and Saturday.
This is the 16th meeting between special representatives on the issue.
The Chinese government says both sides have been keeping in contact with one-another on issues connected to the border.
China and India have been at odds for decades over the demarcation of their shared border in both the Kashmir region and along India's eastern border with China.
 
 
Nine dead in Rio slum shooting
 
9 people, including a police officer, are dead after an overnight shootout in a slum in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
The clashes started after a group reportedly set up a roadblock to rob stranded motorists.
Hundreds of police and National Guard officers have since secured the area.
The shootout left many people living in the area caught in the crossfire, with 9 wounded.
"I lost a lot of blood. I thought I was going to die. No one could help me to get medical help because there were a lot of shots fired. Shots coming from this side or that. I sat there waiting. I wasn't going to sit in the store to die. So, I ran to the back of the store and was able to get out. A van passed and it took me."
So far 9 suspects have been detained in connection with the shootout.
 
 
Early morning protests in Sao Paulo disrupt rush hour traffic
 
Protesters in Brazil are returning to the streets of Sao Paulo to demand better education, transport and health services.
At least 500 people have been blocking main streets in the city for several hours in the suburbs of Sao Paulo.
"We want a Brazil that's different, a Brazil of quality in which people can feel confident that the politicians represent us."
"What the poor people want is a health service, policies they can believe in, respect, where they have opportunities. There is such a failing in the education system, in everything."
The protests come just a day after President Dilma Rousseff proposed a referendum on political reforms in the country.
She is also promising to boost spending on public transportation and focus on health and education as part of what she calls "five pacts " with the people.
Protesters have been taking place across this country this month, with demonstrators upset about the state of public services and the high cost of hosting next year's World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Olympics.
 
 
Nelson Mandela's condition unchanged
 
Relatives and tribal leaders in South Africa have been gathering outside the former home of South African president Nelson Mandela.
"But we as citizens we are grateful for what (inaudible) Madiba has done for the nation. He set us free in the capacity of not only social freedom or economic freedom, but he's given us an opportunity to have freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of association, that's why are about to do what we came to do."
The South African government is reporting former President Nelson Mandela's medical condition remains unchanged.
The 94-year-old has been in hospital for 18-days with a serious lung infection.
Mandela has been struggling for years with lung problems after developing Turburculosis toward the end of his 27-years in prison during his fight against apartheid.
 
 
Obama announces climate change plan
 
Anchor
US President Barack Obama has laid out a comprehensive plan to curb climate change, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions and an expansion of renewable energy projects.
CRI's Washington correspondent Xiaohong has more.
Ann
In a highly anticipated speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, Barack Obama has warned Americans of the deep and disastrous effects of climate change, urging them to take action before it's too late.
"It demands our attention now. This is my plan to meet, a plan to cut carbon pollution, a plan to protect our country from the impacts of climate change, and a plan to lead the world in a coordinated assort on a changing climate. This plan begins with cutting carbon pollution by changing the way we use energy: using less dirty energy, using more clean energy, wasting less energy throughout our economy."
The measures include limits on emissions from power plants and the doubling of renewable energy projects across the country.
Obama says by improving the country's carbon emission standards for power plants and increasing the efficiency of Federal buildings, the United States is expected to cut a total of three billion metric tons of carbon emissions by 2030.
At the same time, the Obama administration is also planning to double the number of clean energy projects across the country by 2020.
Obama is also promising the United States will be a global leader in curbing climate change through cooperation with other governments.
He's pointing to a recent agreement reached between the US and China to phase down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.
Obama says his administration is also going to try to help the developing world move away from HFC consumption.
"And I'm directing my administration to launch negotiations toward global free trade in environmental goods and services, including clean energy technologies to help more countries skip pass the dirty phase of development and join a global low carbon economy."
Despite the grand vision, Obama's plan is likely to be met with resistance, as many of his Republican opponents, and even some within his own caucus, remain skeptical about global climate change.
As such, it's widely expected Obama is going to use his executive privilage as the US President to push through much of his plans, allowing him to bypass the divided congress.
Xiaohong, CRI, Washington.
 
 
China, Russia, US jointly establishes a credit rating agency
 
Anchor
China, Russia and the United States are teaming up to form a new, stand-alone credit-rating agency.
As CRI's Hong Kong correspondent Xu Weiyi reports, the move comes amid the frustration with the way the current leaders on the global credit-rating scene do business.
Reporter
Currently, the so-called "Big Three" rating agencies in the world, namely, Moody's, Standard & Poor and Fitch Group are all American companies with a sovereign background.
The newly established Universal Credit Rating Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and all its three founding members are independent agencies from three countries.
Guan Jianzhong, the chairman of UCRG, said that the new agency enjoyed unique strengths compared to other rating agencies in the world.
"First, it's non-sovereign and represents the common interest of the human society. Second, it will introduce a credit rating system with brand new rating theories and criteria, which can be applied to the whole world."
Over the past years, credit rating has been playing a key role in facilitating global capital flow. However, the inaccurate ratings issued by rating agencies have dramatically hurt investors and economies, especial before and after the global financial crisis.
Director of UCRG, Sean Egan, says the founding of the UCRG is an answer to the call to reform the credit rating system. Also, as parts of the world which are providing credit right now basically don't have a voice in the credit rating industry, UCRG will try to better assist these regions.
"To date, there has been a shift in the flow of credit. We are trying to assist in having a greater representation from a variety of groups around the globe especially representing those areas of the globe that are major contributors of capital."
UCRG is planning to establish its new global credit rating service system and methodologies by 2020 and set up rating operations in all participating countries by 2025.
Economist, independent consultant, Norbert Gaillard, believes that it may take time before UCRG get recognition from global investors. But the agency will have a fantastic opportunity to grow in the Asian markets.
"I think that UCRG has real knowledge of emerging markets, particularly Asian markets. I think it may be a real strength for the future when you realize that in China, in Thailand, in Indonesia, in Malaysia, in Vietnam and so on, there will be more and more debt issuers."
For CRI, I'm Xu Weiyi in Hong Kong.
 
 
China steps up international cooperation ahead of world anti-drug day
 
Today marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
To that end, Chinese anti-drug officials say they're working to try to strengthen international cooperation to keep drugs from entering the country.
Around 70-percent of the drugs consumed in China are being smuggled in from the so-called 'Golden Triangle' along the Mekong River delta.
But Chinese authorities are also warning of an increase in drug trafficking from Latin American countries.
Liu Yuejin is the deputy director of the Public Security Ministry's anti-drug bureau.
"In recent years, we've increased cooperation with governments and police in countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. We've stepped up information sharing and also cooperated on the handling of some drug trafficking cases."
China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have been conducting joint patrols on the Mekong River since 2011.
However, Liu Yuejin says there are still challenges when it comes to international cooperation on drug trafficking.
"Different countries have their own regulations, cooperation often has to go through complicated diplomatic and judicial process. This tend to cause delays in intelligence sharing in some cases."
The Chinese government has recently launched a cooperative mechanism with the BRICS countries to try to crack down on drug trafficking.
 
 
Temporary quake resettlements in SW China to be completed
 
Authorities in Sichuan say they expect to complete all the temporary resettlements of people affected by April's earthquake in Lushan through the end of this coming weekend.
The municipal government in the city of Ya'an says nearly 90 percent of the 210-thousand households affected in the earthquake have moved into temporary settlements.
The rest should be resettled by the end of the month.
People living in the rural regions of Lushan County are being told to fortify or rebuild their own homes.
Repair work on schools is expected to be finsihed by the start of September for the start of the new school term.
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Lushan County on April 20th left nearly 200 dead.
 
 
Tiangong-1 Retires
 
The Tiangong-1 space lab has been officially retired.
The crew of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft have left the Chinese orbiter.
Tiangong-1 was first put into orbit in 2011, and played host to a total of 6-Chinese astronauts.
The space lab is due to be put into a higher orbit.
The Tiangong-1 lab was developed as a training platform for the eventual-Chinese space station, which is due to be built by 2020.
Meanwhile, Shenzhou-10 is due to return to earth later this morning.
 
 
Biz Reports
 
 
Anchor
First off, a check on the stock market of North America and Europe.
Join me on the desk, CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng.
Reporter
U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday after Monday's sell-off, as the country's economic data came in better than expected.
Reports on Tuesday showed home sales reached a five-year high in May and consumer confidence hit its highest level in more than five years.
When the markets closed,
The Dow gained nearly 0.7 percent,
the S&P 500 surged 0.9 percent,
and the Nasdaq added 0.8 percent.
Meanwhile, Canada's S&P/TSX jumped 1.4 percent.
Over the Europe,
The positive U.S data and China's central bank's announcement to inject liquidity have contributed to the European shares bouncing off seven-month lows.
Germany's DAX gained 1.5 percent.
France's CAC 40 was also up 1.5 percent
and Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.2 percent.
 
 
China shares exend losses amid fear over credit crunch
 
Chinese shares are due to open trading later this morning after extending their losses yesterday for a 2nd straight day.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost to 0.2 percent to end at 1959.
This marks a 7-month low.
The Shenzhen Component Index dipped 1.2-percent yesterday.
However, the banking sector saw fewer losses than Monday, with none of the banking shares shedding the daily 10-percent limit.
Communication and internet shares actually bucked the trend, increasing over 3.5 percent in yesterday's trading.
Financial commenter Ye Tan says we should expect the markets here in China to remain polarized in the coming days.
"In short term, we will continue to see panic selling on the A share market. But in long term, we may see polarization in the market. For the stronger companies, their shares have reached the lowest point, investors may start to buy in. For weaker companies, their shares may drop further."
Monday saw both Shanghai and Shenzhen drop by 5.3 and 6.7-percent respectively.
 
 
Live call-in Central bank inject liquidity to lenders
 
The People's Bank of China is moving to inject liquidity to certian lenders.
The central bank also says it will lend further support to the larger banks if they face a shortage of funds in the future.
The move marks a reversal of a previous hard-line stance the PBOC has been holding to over the past couple of weeks.
The central bank has been pressing lenders here in China to tighten up their own liquidity, despite the recent spike in interbank lending rates the past couple of weeks.
Hu Xiaolian is the Vice Governor of People's Bank of China.
"Generally speaking, the overall liquidity in the domestic banking system is abundant, and the provisions are at a high level. The central bank has already taken measures to stabilize the banking market, which fluctuated violently in the past several days. The interests of the monetary market started to fall."
The Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate, or SHIBOR, hit an all-time high this past week.
For more on this, we are now joined on the line with Benjamin Cavender, Associate principal at China Market Research in Shanghai.
Questions:
1. Why the backtrack by the PBOC?
2. Do you expect this might be a one-off move to help them through the end-of-the-month bills?
3. Why has the PBOC been taking such a hard line with the banks?
4. What is the overall effect on consumer and investor confidence in the Chinese banking system?
Back Anchor:
That was Benjamin Cavender, Associate principal at China Market Research in Shanghai.
 
 
Company outlines plans to build canal connecting Pacific to Caribbean
 
The Chinese businessman behind the plan to build a waterway across Nicaragua to rival the Panama Canal says his plan is being backed by an experienced team.
Wang Jing, owner of Hong Kong-based HKND Group, says US-based McKinsey and China's state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation are among his consultants.
He says the 40-billion U.S dollars plan will be financed by large Chinese and international banks, which he is refusing to name.
"There are many risks. One of them is a political risk. The other one is a financial one because it is a big project. We need to ensure the capital for the project will match the deadlines and the time constraint. Technically we will face some new difficulties."
HKND won approval from the government of Nicaragua earlier this month to build and run a 286-kilometer-long shipping channel across the Central American country.
Wang says he hopes to deliver a feasibility report a year from now.
If feasible, he says they could break ground on the project by the end of 2014.
Initial plans are to have the shipping lane open by 2020.
Wang Jing is predicting annual shipping revenues will reach 5.5-billion dollars when the canal is at full capacity.
 
 
China's iron ore stockpiles rise on soft transactions
 
Iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports have been on the rise amid subdued demand.
Inventories of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports came in at over 75 million tones this past week, marking a 0.7 percent week-on-week increase.
The price index for iron ore imports is also up around 1-percent.
The increase in prices comes as steel producer's rush to replenish their inventories.
Despite the rise in prices, the overall iron ore market hasn't seen a significant improvement in trading volumes.
China is the world's top iron ore consumer.
 
 
U.S. home prices set record monthly rise in April
 
U.S home prices have set a monthly record increase in April.
New figures from S&P-Dow Jones shows the average home prices across 20 major cities in the United States rose 12 percent year-on-year.
This represents the largest gain in 7-years.
It also marks a 2.5-percent rise month-on-month.
All major cities, expect Detroit, have posted year-on-year price increases, with 12 posting double-digital gains.
Meanwhile, a separate report shows U.S. consumer confidence has surged this month to its highest level in more the 5-years.
The New York-based Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 81, up from 74 in May.
The index has increased for a third consecutive month and is now at its highest level since 2008.
The positive data helped Wall Street rally on Tuesday.
It also helped the U.S dollar strengthen slightly against the euro, gaining 0.17 percent.
 
 
Japan's ANA to end budget airline joint venture with AirAsia
 
AirAsia and All Nippon Airways are disolving their budget airline joint venture in Japan.
Malaysia-based AirAsia is going to sell its 29-percent stake in AirAsia Japan for 25-million US dollars.
The two sides have only been operating the budget carrier in Japan for the last two-years.
The budget carrier hasn't caught on among Japanese travellers.
ANA is going to take over the budget carrier as its own wholly-owned subsidiary.
The Japanese carrier says it's going to reveal plans for a new budget service next month to replace AirAsia Japan.
 
 
Headline News
 
 
Astronauts aboard Shenzhou-10 spacecraft ready to return
 
The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft have put on air-tight suits and taken their place in the return capsule.
Beijing Aerospace Control Center says the hatch of the return capsule has been closed and the spacecraft is ready for return.
Shenzhou-10 is now in the return orbit after two attitude adjustments.
The spacecraft is scheduled to land at the main landing site in Inner Mongolia.
Weather conditions there are said to be favorable.
 
 
Snowden still in transit area at Moscow airport -- Putin
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is still at Moscow's main airport.
Putin, who is currently on a visit to Finland, says Snowden's arrival in Moscow was completely unexpected.
He says he hopes Snowden's presence at the airport in Moscow won't impair ties with the United States.
Snowden disappeared from public view on Sunday after flying from Hong Kong to Moscow.
It's believed he's trying to gain transit to Ecuador to avoid extradition to the United States, where he's facing upto 30-years in prison for leaking secret government information.
 
 
9 dead, 9 injured in Rio slum shoot-out
 
At least 9 people are dead and another 9 hurt in a shoot-out between police and drug traffickers in the Brazilian city of of Rio de Janeiro.
A police officer is among the dead.
The slum in question has been occupied by the authorities for months, after a wide-ranging sweep to try to root out drugs and crime in Rio's notorious slums.
Fighting in the slum began on Monday when police launched a search for a group of vandals.
Another 10 have been arrested in the sweep, which resulted in a separate pair of shootouts.
 
 
Israeli Bedouins lash at relocation plan
 
Israeli Bedouins are calling for national strikes amid a new plan to relocate them.
The Israeli parliament has narrowly voted to support a new plan to replace the nomadic camel herders to different plots of land in the south of Israel.
While the proposed legislation still has to pass through two more stages before becoming law, Arab-Israeli lawmakers have been blasting the move, physically tearing up the draft law at one point.
Supporters of the roughly 30-thousand Bedouins living in southern Israel contend the Israeli government is trying to steal their traditional lands.
 
 
Central bank inject liquidity to lenders
 
The People's Bank of China is moving to inject liquidity to certian lenders.
The central bank also says it will lend further support to the larger banks if they face a shortage of funds in the future.
The move marks a reversal of a previous hard-line stance the PBOC has been holding to over the past couple of weeks.
The central bank has been pressing lenders here in China to tighten up their own liquidity, despite the recent spike in interbank lending rates the past couple of weeks.
 
 
China's registered drug users top 2 mln
 
The Ministry of Public Security is reporting the number of registered drug users here in China now exceeds 2-million.
The stats suggest over 4 out of 5 drug users here in China are men.
The ministry says over half of the known drug users here in China are between 19 and 35.
Less than 1-percent of the known users are under the age of 18.
The stats also show a rise in the rate of synthetic drug abuse here in China.
3 out of 5 users here in China are addicted to opiates.
The stats have been released to coincide with world anti-drug day today.
 
 
Newspaper Picks
 
 
BEIJING NEWS
Headline
Astronauts to be home in time for breakfast
Summary
The Shenzhou-10 space-craft is due to return to Earth in about half an hour (8am.)
It's scheduled to land at the main landing site in Inner Mongolia.
Weather conditions at the landing site are said to be favorable.
CHIN DAILY
Headline
Children should be better protected
Summary
Legal experts are calling for a new system to be set up to regulate the temporary custody from parents who fail to fulfill their parental obligations.
This comes after two toddlers left at home by themselves and starved to death in Nanjing.
The 22-year-old mother is being held on suspicion of murder.
GLOBAL TIMES
Headline
Kunming PX risk "acceptable"
Summary
The China National Petroleum Corporation has released an environmental assessment report on a controversial oil refinery and paraxylene project or PX in Kunming.
The report says the project is "acceptable" based on its influence on the area's environment.
The report comes after two major protests in Kunming last month in connection with the project.
YANZHAO METROPOLITAN DAILY
Headline
Prosecutors reject murderer's confession
Summary
Prosecutors in Hebei have rejected a suspect's confession to a 1994 murder and rape, which could prove a miscarriage of justice that led to the execution of another man.
Wang Shujin, sentenced to death for a different case in 2007, claimed his confession has been great help to police and should earn him a reprieve.
DONGGUAN TIMES
Headline
School principal gets 18 years for sexual assaults
Summary
A school principal has been jailed for 18 years for raping and molesting girls in Anhui.
The 59-year-old raped two girls several times and molested 7 others between 2001 and last year.
The case is the latest involving educators, and has raised public concern about the safety of students.
BEIJING TIMES
Headline
Online platforms to be included in supervision plan
Summary
The Chinese government is adding Apple's App Store, Taobao and Amazon to its copyright supervision plan against online piracy.
The online platforms will be required to report on their work in protecting copyrights and handling complaints filed by title holders.
The administration is also extending its supervision to music videos for the first time.
BEIJING MORNING POST
Headline
Hebei to cut coal use
Summary
Provincial authorities in Hebei are planning to cut coal consumption by 40 million tons over the next 5-7 years to clean up the air.
This is expected to help clear the air here in Beijing and neighboring Tianjin.
A new report shows 7 of the 10 most polluted cities in China are located in Hebei.
 
 
Special Reports
 
 
Chinese FA sacks Jose Camacho
 
Anchor
A leading Chinese football observer is warning the sacking of Jose Camacho as the head coach of this country's national football squad is likely going to mean even more problems for the struggling Chinese side.
CRI's Marc Cavigli has more.
Reporter
The arrival of Jose Camacho in August 2011 was met with much celebration here in China.
However, that celebration was less about new Spanish coach's arrival, but more about the disappointing departure of his predecessor, Gao Hongbo.
Ma Dexing is deputy editor in chief of Titan Sports, a flagship sports magazine here in China.
He explains the teams need for consistency:
"Since 2001 when China last qualified for the world Cup, the national squad has seen six coaches over 12 years, a consequence of bad performance but also a culprit of the national squad being so disorganized due to lack of an organizational consistency."
Much of this problem doesn't stop with Camacho, whose resume boasts nine La Liga titles and a quarterfinal berth in the 2002 World Cup.
Ma Dexing says the fact that Camacho did not bring a miracle to China does less to tarnish his own credentials than to expose problems that did not end when he took over:
"Our football association has yet to come up with a detailed planning as what kind of football we want to achieve and how do we go to get there. Firing coaches to appease the fans and hiring new coaches to rekindle that faint hope could only be the easiest thing to do."
Ma explains that changing coaches regularly costs money, 3-million euros in the case of Camacho, but it also comes at the hidden cost of letting the real problem remain ignored.
He added that the fact the Chinese Super League Club Guangzhou Evergrande, only just set up China's first ever Youth Academy in 2012, is an added embarrassment for the football association.
Ma believes although club managers and fans have been paying to keep the stadiums open, the national team can only stop bringing back humiliations once the FA does what needs to be done.
"Guangzhou Evergrande has been doing well. The management, the fans, the press have all helped to create that football spirit which makes football such a great thing. But the national team is a different story, rather than seeing itself merely as a watchdog, it should start thinking about how it can to help."
The Chinese FA has since issued an apology after sacking Camacho.
They claim to take the majority of responsibility for China's shameful defeat to Thailand in a friendly two weeks ago.
The FA further added it would start building a more organized national team from scratch.
For now it remains to be seen how this re-building will unfold.
For CRI, I'm Marc Cavigli.
 
 
Sports
  
 
Li Na, Peng Shuai Through to Wimbledon Second Round
 
Anchor
Chinese ace Li Na and compatriot Peng Shuai are through to the 2nd round at Wimbledon.
CRI's Tu Yun has more from Wimbledon.
Reporter
Sixth-seeded Li Na grabbed her first victory of the tournament in a little over one hour, easily rolling through Dutch compeditor Michaella Krajicek 6-1, 6-1.
"I think today I played differently (from the last few matches) because I was daring to try some new things that I've been practisinng over the past couple of days. Yes that includes serve and volley."
Li Na will next face world number 32 Simona Halep of Romania.
Li Na lost to Halep in straight sets in the US Open two years ago in their first and only meeting.
Meanwhile, rising Chinese star Peng Shuai is through to round-2 after downing Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-2.
Peng Shuai will next meet Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in the next round.
Zheng Jie, a 2008 Wimbledon semi-finalist, is out after going down to number 100-ranked Caroline Garcia in straight sets.
The French qualifier's victory puts her into a second-round collision with defending champion Serena Williams.
The five-time American champion is through to round two after powering past Mandy Minella of Luxemburg 6-1, 6-3.
"I feel like I was a little rusty for some reason today. I don't feel like I played my best. I felt really upset when I lost my serve in the second set. With that being said, I think Mandy played really well. I thought she was really mixing up her shots, mixing up her game. It wasn't an easy match for me. I'm a little excited I was able to play a tough match and to get through it."
Most other top players on the women's side are safely through to the second round, except for 10th-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia.
The Russian was upset by Britain's top female, Laura Robson 6-3, 6-4.
On the men's side, major seeds including Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer are also safely through.
For CRI, I'm Tu Yun at Wimbledon.
 
 
A second string British and Irish Lions squad sweep the Rebels
 
The British and Irish Lions thrashed the Melbourne Rebels 35-0.
After the touring squad's surprise upset by Australian provincial outfit the ACT Brumbies last week, the victory was a confidence booster ahead of this weekend's second Test against Australia.
Irish scrum-half Conor Murray dived for the first try 17 minutes in. Then a powerful drive by Manu Tuilagi set up winger Sean Maitland for another first half try.
The rebels floundered beneath the Lions umbrella-style defense, which prevented them getting the ball out to the wings.
Ａ penalty try and second-half tries by substitute Ben Youngs and Sean O'Brien helped the Lions sweep the Rebels.
The game was the last opportunity for the Lions second string side to impress the coaching staff and possibly earn a spot on the roster for the more important second test against the Wallabies.
That match will take place on Saturday in Brisbane.
Head coach Warren Gatland might be having to arrange a side without prop Alex Corbisiero and centre Jamie Roberts, who were both injured in the first test.
 
 
Michael Clarket will play with Australia against Somerset
 
In cricket,
The doctors have okayed Australia captain Michael Clarke to lead his team in the opening match of their four-day tour against Somerset.
The 32-year-old had been out with a reoccurring back injury, and missed playing in the final Test when India devestated Australia 4-0.
Australia needs Clarke's batting expertise. He has accumulated 7,275 test runs, more than three times as many as any other member of Australia's Ashes squad.
Clarke's presence also helps anchor a team that is being rocked by coaching changes and disciplinary issues.
Darren Lehmann replaced former coach Mickey Arthur, who was abruptly sacked on Monday.
Lehmann ran his first day of training yesterday, which Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin said was successful.
"Darren is a good person he loves the game of cricket. He loves talking about the game of cricket. He loves the guys learning about cricket. So he has got a lot of knowledge (and) he is well respected, not only over here, but obviously at home. He is very excited about getting the group together and playing some cricket."
The team will also be missing batsman David Warner until the start of the Ashes.
Warner was suspended and fined for punching England's Joe Root in a bar after the team's loss to England in the ICC Champions Trophy.
 
 
Guangzhou evergrande beats Shanghai East Asia
 
In the Chinese Super League,
Guangzhou Evergrande beat Shanghai East Asia 1-0 at Tianhe Stadium yesterday.
The Guangzhou side's only goal came in the second half from Brazilian Elkeson di Oliveira who planted a header off a cross from Muriqui.
Manager Marcello Lippi
Sven Goran Erikkson, the newly appointed manager of Guangzhou R&F, was a spectator at that game.
Erikkson will have to coach against Marcello Lippi's Evergrande when the two rival sides meet in future matches.
 
 
Entertainment
 
 
Arab Idol winner returns to Gaza to a hero's welcome
 
Mohammad Assaf, the young Palestinian winner of Arab Idol, has received a hero's welcome on his return to the Gaza strip.
The 23 year old's victory over the weekend brought the region to a standstill, with hours of dancing and festivities erupting onto the streets.
The former wedding singer entered the competition as an unknown back in March before becoming the first Gaza-resident to win the competition.
Tens of thousands flooded the route towards Assaf's home in the Khan Younis refugee camp despite the grueling heat.
Assaf's win was announced on Saturday after he sealed the deal with a song urging peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The singer is currently awaiting Israeli permission to perform future concerts at the West Bank.
 
 
Chris Brown hit and run charges
 
Chris Brown is up in tangles with the law again.
(Chris trailer)
We reported yesterday that the singer may face chargse after he allegedly pushed a woman to the ground.
The incident is said to have taken place at an LA nightclub and left the woman with torn ligaments.
Now it has emerged that the 24 year old has been charged with a hit-and-run as well as driving without a valid license.
The charges comes after Brown's car collided with a Mercedes last month.
Brown refused to hand over his license and gave false insurance information to the police.
The singer may face a one year jail sentence if found guilty of the offences.
In response to the fresh crop of controversy, Brown has taken to Twitter, claiming to be the victim of "bullying and yellow journalism".
Brown is currently on a 5 year probation for assaulting and making criminal threats against ex-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009.
 
 
MIA premieres latest video
 
M.I.A has premiered her latest music video for "Bring the Noize".
(MIA trailer)
The video sees the 37 year old icon yet again challenging concepts of beauty with neon pop-art.
The track, produced by Switch and Surkin, is taken from her upcoming album Matangi.
The single is the follow up to 2012 Grammy nominated single "Bad Girls".
(Bad Girls trailer)
Originally released in the artist's Vicki Leekx mixtape, the song will also feature in Matangi, which is set to drop this Autumn.
 
 
G-Dragon to work with Missy Elliot and Diplo on new album
 
The prince of K-pop G-Dragon has confirmed collaborations with US artists Missy Elliot and Diplo on his forth coming solo album.
(G-Dragon trailer)
The rapper, singer and fashion icon from boyband the Big Bang is currently about the wrap up his solo world tour.
Fans attending the closing shows in Singapore this weekend are in for a treat.
G-Dragon's YG entertainment label mates, girl band 2NE1 will also be taking to the stage.
G-Dragon's second solo album is set for release on August 18th.
 
 
Jackie Chan backs up on vow to depart from action genre
 
Jackie Chan has swallowed his words after going back to action in his upcoming release "Police Story 2013"
The star previously claimed that he would be quitting the action genre after 2012's CZ12.
Chan explained at a press junket that Police story director Ding Sheng had changed the original script adding action sequences to Chan's character as the shoot progressed.
The 59 year old filmmaker added that whilst he still enjoys the action scenes he is sad that directors do not approach him for romances.
Chan recently expressed a desire to broaden his cinematic repertoire and become the "Asian Robert De Niro".
 
 
 
That's all we have time for on the show as well.
Recapping our top headlines....
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the NSA whistleblower is still at the airport in Moscow, and will not be extradited to the US by the Russian side.
Leading Chinese and Indian authorities are due to sit down this week for another round of border talks.
US President Barack Obama has unveiled his new ambitions when it comes to dealing with climate change.
In Business, all eyes will be on the Chinese markets this morning amid new plans by the PBOC for targeted liquidity injections into the banking system.