Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’
When promoting OBOR, China should fully consider risk returns, and try to maximize returns while minimizing risk.
Why the US resents Beijing-Manila rapport
China has no intention to drive the US out of Asia. In many cases, it doesn't reject the US' willingness to be a global leader. But we hope it knows that its strength is limited, as well as its understanding of the world.
Affirmative action meets the era of pluralism
With the ethical appeal to create an equal and just world and a more cohesive society, affirmative action has been going on for many years around the world. Such measures go by various names depending on the context and perceived acceptability. In China, the term preferential policy is more popular. For years, affirmative action has attained its goals to varying degrees in different countries even though debates around such policies are never silenced. Nowadays this practice is experiencing ever-increasing opposition everywhere. The reaction to the cut of college admission quotas to national key universities in Jiangsu and Hubei Provinces several months ago is a recent example. With the rise of social assertiveness in China, it could be expected that affirmative action will surely encounter increasing challenges in the future.
Education glue that keeps good Sino-US ties
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the US, exchanges of people from the two countries have increasingly deepened, forming the basis of the Sino-US relations. Even after a recent furious row between the two sides, caused by the South China Sea conflicts, this basis has not changed and continues to consolidate, forming an important foundation for us to judge the trajectory of Sino-US relations.
Indian boycott of Chinese goods results in little political effect
According to Indian media, some politicians and citizens in the country have recently launched campaigns to boycott Chinese products. They blame China for India's failure to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and for Beijing blocking India's UN bid on sanctioning a commander in Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based military group. Beijing and New Delhi are currently negotiating about these two issues and it is believed that mutual understanding will be reached eventually.
Russia, US barreling down dangerous road
After the Cold War, the US and Russia have become "frenemies," with the status of their ties swinging from good to bad, and then the other way. If their relationship becomes too bad under a previous president's regime, a change of leadership can reboot their ties. The upcoming two years will mark a new cycle of the US-Russian relationship as Washington is in the heat of a presidential race, and Moscow will have Duma elections this year and a presidential election in 2018. Some Western scholars believe that both countries have engaged in a public confrontation.
Organ harvesting rumors follow need to demonize China
China has still more to do to improve the transplant system and many challenges can be expected. In this process, what China needs most is international support rather than doubts and accusations.
US media churlish on Duterte’s China visit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ongoing trip to China has been seen as a gamble by the American media. Their astonished reaction clearly shows the selfish considerations of the US and its Western allies on the South China Sea issue. They take Philippine willingness to be a loyal part of the US alliance system as granted.
Space for envy
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BRICS helps raise Africa’s voice: expert
At the BRICS summit over the weekend, the BRICS nations looked for ways to boost trade among their developing economies. Given the challenges each of them faces domestically, how will this bloc keep its allure? As the last member to be included in it, what is the role of South Africa? Global Times (GT) reporter Wang Wenwen talked to Professor Godfrey Netswera (Netswera), director of the South African BRICS Think Tank based in Johannesburg, over these issues.
Election a chance to evaluate US democracy
The US general election is in full swing, and the two presidential candidates' TV debates have aroused the interest of the public. The election process for the single superpower seems to be transparent and fair, but in fact it is not. Some misunderstandings should be clarified.
India uses BRICS to outmaneuver Pakistan
Over the weekend, the 8th BRICS summit was held in the Indian seaside resort state Goa. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met to discuss issues ranging from regional security, to financial infrastructure, to global economic and financial governance. India, which assumed BRICS chairmanship on February 15 this year, hosted the summit with the core theme "building responsive, inclusive and collective solutions."
Japan’s string of Nobel prizes cannot veil its research funding squeeze
With the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13, all the 2016 Nobel Prize winners have been revealed. The Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his outstanding contribution to research into the mechanism of cell autophagy, becoming Japan's 17th Nobel laureate since 2000. His success has seen Japanese natural science research (physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry) win Nobel's recognition for three consecutive years. Since the millennium, Japanese scientists have repeatedly won Nobel Prizes in natural science research, ranking second after the US.
China’s support indispensable for Philippine president’s domestic goals
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine president, embarks on his state visit to China Tuesday. Duterte has fully preheated this visit, which can be seen from his itinerary. As early as the East Asia Summit at the beginning of September, Duterte received an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. However, he later decided to visit China before visiting Japan, which made China the first country Duterte will visit outside the ASEAN countries, reflecting his emphasis on Sino-Philippine relations.