{"id":3089,"date":"2020-12-03T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T10:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lvk.ayy.fi\/?page_id=3089"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T10:58:36","slug":"beijing-day-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lampovoimakerho.fi\/en\/travel-blog\/beijing-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing – Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air pollution\u00a0 and\u00a0 acrobatics <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As our first\u00a0 activity\u00a0 of the\u00a0 day\u00a0 we\u00a0 visited\u00a0 the\u00a0 embassy\u00a0 of Finland\u00a0 in the\u00a0 business district\u00a0 of Beijing. It located about\u00a0 10\u00a0 km\u00a0 from\u00a0 our hotel.\u00a0 The\u00a0 building\u00a0 was\u00a0 very\u00a0 nice\u00a0 and\u00a0 we\u00a0 very\u00a0 astonished by\u00a0 the\u00a0 view\u00a0 from\u00a0 the embassy\u2019s\u00a0 26th\u00a0 floor.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0 embassy\u00a0 provided us\u00a0 with\u00a0 three\u00a0 presentations\u00a0 about\u00a0 China in\u00a0 general, the\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 trade\u00a0 and\u00a0 companies\u00a0 in China and\u00a0 what\u00a0 it\u00a0 is like\u00a0 to\u00a0 work\u00a0 in China as\u00a0 a Finnish\u00a0 hockey\u00a0 coach\u00a0 from\u00a0 Kainuu. The\u00a0 presentations\u00a0 were interesting\u00a0 and\u00a0 we\u00a0 had\u00a0 many\u00a0 questions\u00a0 especially\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 Chair\u00a0 of\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 Trade\u00a0 Committee.\u00a0 Apparently,\u00a0 the number\u00a0 of Finnish\u00a0 companies\u00a0 in\u00a0 China has\u00a0 increased\u00a0 quite\u00a0 a lot\u00a0 during\u00a0 the\u00a0 last\u00a0 decade\u00a0 and\u00a0 there\u2019s now approximately\u00a0 400\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 companies in China. However,\u00a0 for\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 companies it\u00a0 might\u00a0 be\u00a0 easier\u00a0 to\u00a0 cooperate\u00a0 with\u00a0 a\u00a0 local\u00a0 company\u00a0 since\u00a0 alone\u00a0 they\u00a0 might\u00a0 face\u00a0 certain difficulties.<\/p>\n

As for\u00a0 working\u00a0 in China, the\u00a0 locals work\u00a0 according\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 \u201cnine-nine-six\u201d,\u00a0 that is\u00a0 from\u00a0 nine\u00a0 to\u00a0 nine\u00a0 six\u00a0 days a week.\u00a0 The\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 hockey\u00a0 coach\u00a0 had\u00a0 also\u00a0 had\u00a0 some\u00a0 difficulties\u00a0 with the\u00a0 working\u00a0 hours, since\u00a0 they\u00a0 were\u00a0 so irregular. Also,\u00a0 the\u00a0 working\u00a0 legislation\u00a0 isn\u2019t\u00a0 as advanced\u00a0 as\u00a0 in\u00a0 Finland. A case\u00a0 in point,\u00a0 one\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 man\u00a0 was fired\u00a0 when he\u00a0 was re-applying\u00a0 his visa\u00a0 in\u00a0 Finland\u00a0 with\u00a0 a\u00a0 message\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t\u00a0 know\u00a0 what\u00a0 to\u00a0 say\u201d.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0 the\u00a0 end\u00a0 of the\u00a0 excursion\u00a0 we\u00a0 explained the\u00a0 current\u00a0 trends in the\u00a0 energy\u00a0 sector\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 embassy\u2019s\u00a0 workers followed\u00a0 by\u00a0 discussion\u00a0 on\u00a0 the\u00a0 subject. In\u00a0 the\u00a0 western\u00a0 countries\u00a0 we\u00a0 want\u00a0 to\u00a0 overcome\u00a0 the\u00a0 global\u00a0 threat\u00a0 of climate\u00a0 change\u00a0 as for in\u00a0 China the\u00a0 driving\u00a0 force\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 energy\u00a0 sector is\u00a0 reducing\u00a0 the\u00a0 air\u00a0 pollution.\u00a0 Government\u2019s interest\u00a0 is to\u00a0 keep\u00a0 the people happy\u00a0 and\u00a0 the\u00a0 air pollution\u00a0 is\u00a0 one\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 things that\u00a0 bothers\u00a0 them\u00a0 most.<\/p>\n

There\u00a0 is\u00a0 demand\u00a0 for\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 cleantech\u00a0 in\u00a0 China and\u00a0 one\u00a0 example is the\u00a0 Finnish\u00a0 company\u00a0 called Vaisala\u00a0 who works in the\u00a0 field\u00a0 of\u00a0 weather\u00a0 and\u00a0 environment\u00a0 monitoring.\u00a0 Their\u00a0 office\u00a0 located\u00a0 near\u00a0 the\u00a0 embassy\u00a0 and\u00a0 there\u00a0 we were\u00a0 told\u00a0 more\u00a0 about\u00a0 the\u00a0 air\u00a0 pollution\u00a0 in Beijing\u00a0 and\u00a0 China in\u00a0 general.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 before\u00a0 the\u00a0 actual\u00a0 presentation we enjoyed\u00a0 a\u00a0 delicious\u00a0 lunch\u00a0 and\u00a0 learned\u00a0 more\u00a0 about\u00a0 the Chinese\u00a0 kitchen,\u00a0 guided\u00a0 by\u00a0 the\u00a0 head\u00a0 of Vaisala\u00a0 China.<\/p>\n

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After the\u00a0 lunch we\u00a0 learned\u00a0 that the\u00a0 amount\u00a0 of air\u00a0 pollution\u00a0 varies\u00a0 in\u00a0 a large\u00a0 scale. On\u00a0 a bad\u00a0 day\u00a0 in Beijing\u00a0 you might\u00a0 not\u00a0 be\u00a0 able to\u00a0 see\u00a0 further\u00a0 than\u00a0 the\u00a0 building\u00a0 across\u00a0 the street. However,\u00a0 on\u00a0 the\u00a0 good\u00a0 days, the\u00a0 air\u00a0 quality might\u00a0 be\u00a0 even better\u00a0 than\u00a0 the\u00a0 average\u00a0 in\u00a0 Helsinki.\u00a0 So\u00a0 the situation\u00a0 in\u00a0 Beijing\u00a0 isn\u2019t\u00a0 as\u00a0 bad\u00a0 as\u00a0 you\u00a0 may\u00a0 think. This is due\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 fact\u00a0 that\u00a0 the\u00a0 officials are\u00a0 strictly\u00a0 controlling\u00a0 the\u00a0 industry\u00a0 and\u00a0 a\u00a0 lot\u00a0 of\u00a0 factories has\u00a0 been\u00a0 moved\u00a0 to another parts\u00a0 of China.<\/p>\n

For Vaisala,\u00a0 China\u00a0 has been important\u00a0 part\u00a0 of\u00a0 their\u00a0 business\u00a0 for\u00a0 a\u00a0 long\u00a0 time.\u00a0 The\u00a0 reason\u00a0 why\u00a0 they\u00a0 have succeeded\u00a0 to\u00a0 take\u00a0 their share of\u00a0 the\u00a0 markets is\u00a0 the quality\u00a0 of their\u00a0 products. Without\u00a0 the\u00a0 excellent\u00a0 product quality\u00a0 and\u00a0 a\u00a0 reputation\u00a0 of\u00a0 a\u00a0 trust-worthy\u00a0 business\u00a0 partner, the\u00a0 local\u00a0 competitors\u00a0 would\u00a0 for sure\u00a0 be\u00a0 chosen before\u00a0 Vaisala\u00a0 as\u00a0 the\u00a0 supplier.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 rest\u00a0 of the\u00a0 day\u00a0 we\u00a0 spend\u00a0 enjoying\u00a0 a\u00a0 breathtaking\u00a0 Chinese\u00a0 acrobatic\u00a0 show\u00a0 and\u00a0 the\u00a0 night\u00a0 views from\u00a0 above the city\u00a0 in a\u00a0 skyscraper. Chinese\u00a0 acrobats\u00a0 surprised\u00a0 us\u00a0 with their\u00a0 talents. We\u00a0 saw\u00a0 ten\u00a0 women driving\u00a0 one\u00a0 bike,\u00a0 a man balancing\u00a0 on\u00a0 top\u00a0 of\u00a0 eight\u00a0 chairs in\u00a0 the\u00a0 height\u00a0 close\u00a0 to\u00a0 ten meters\u00a0 and\u00a0 eight\u00a0 motorcycles\u00a0 in\u00a0 a\u00a0 sphere\u00a0 steel cage, for example. It\u00a0 was\u00a0 also\u00a0 amusing\u00a0 to\u00a0 notice\u00a0 that\u00a0 there\u00a0 were\u00a0 a lot\u00a0 of\u00a0 Chinese\u00a0 people\u00a0 who\u00a0 looked more\u00a0 like tourists\u00a0 with\u00a0 their\u00a0 tourist\u00a0 guides\u00a0 than\u00a0 we\u00a0 did\u00a0 and\u00a0 in\u00a0 addition\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 acrobatic\u00a0 theatre,\u00a0 we\u00a0 were\u00a0 also\u00a0 and attraction\u00a0 to\u00a0 see\u00a0 for\u00a0 them.\u00a0 However, the\u00a0 local taxi\u00a0 drivers\u00a0 were\u00a0 less interested\u00a0 in\u00a0 us when\u00a0 we\u00a0 tried\u00a0 to\u00a0 get\u00a0 a\u00a0 taxi to\u00a0 the hotel\u00a0 after\u00a0 visiting\u00a0 the\u00a0 skyscraper\u2026<\/p>\n

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Air pollution\u00a0 and\u00a0 acrobatics As our first\u00a0 activity\u00a0 of the\u00a0 day\u00a0 we\u00a0 visited\u00a0 the\u00a0 embassy\u00a0 of Finland\u00a0 in the\u00a0 business district\u00a0 of Beijing. It located about\u00a0 10\u00a0 km\u00a0 from\u00a0 our hotel.\u00a0 The\u00a0 building\u00a0 was\u00a0 very\u00a0 nice\u00a0 and\u00a0 we\u00a0 very\u00a0 astonished by\u00a0 the\u00a0 view\u00a0 from\u00a0 the embassy\u2019s\u00a0 26th\u00a0 floor. The\u00a0 embassy\u00a0 provided us\u00a0 with\u00a0 three\u00a0 presentations\u00a0<\/p>\n

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