OPINION

Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’


When promoting OBOR, China should fully consider risk returns, and try to maximize returns while minimizing risk.

Xi’s visit to Dhaka will mark a milestone for Sino-Bangladeshi relationship

Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a visit to Bangladesh Friday. The visit is taking place three decades after the former Chinese president Li Xiannian visited Dhaka in 1986. Both China and Bangladesh have great expectations for this historic state visit.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/13 19:28:39

India boycott hasn’t hurt China goods

Diwali, one of the most important Hindu festivals and one of the biggest shopping seasons in India, is coming at the end of October, but encouragement to boycott Chinese goods has been spreading in the last few days on Indian social media, and even a few Indian politicians are exaggerating facts.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/13 19:28:39

BRICS Summit provides opportunity for further engagement

The 8th BRICS Summit, to be held in India, will enable members to discuss various issues such as the economic challenges and cement relations, the BRICS Business Council-India Chapter said on Wednesday.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/10/13 10:15:12

China must be wary of extremist cyber incitement

According to local media reports, a female student at a vocational school in Anhui Province stood trial on Tuesday for possessing items promoting terrorism and extremism. In 2013, she became friends with someone known as "Abdullah" on QQ, an online chat platform in China. She apparently planned to become a jihadist under Abdullah's incitement.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/13 0:13:39

Can Obama’s manned Mars plan prevail?

Humans have landed on the moon, yet sending people to Mars is more risky and technically challenging, especially launching the lander in Martian gravity to return the astronauts to Earth.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/13 0:13:39

Political rupture

GOP political rupture
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 23:48:39

Tibet can be gateway to Indian trade

Tibet is an important part of the China-initiated "One Belt and One Road" initiative. Geographically, as a hub of critical value in connecting China and South Asia, the autonomous region is playing an increasingly important role in regional networks with the acceleration of India's development and the boosting of Sino-Indian economic relations.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 20:03:39

China should explore fresh opportunities amid new tensions on Korean Peninsula

The "Invincible Spirit 2016" joint drills conducted by the naval forces of the US and South Korea started on Monday and are to be held until Saturday. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, took part in the drills.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 20:03:39

Enforcing central govt rules key to housing market control

The country's real estate market has made people increasingly confused. A growing number of citizens have joined the home-buying frenzy.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 0:28:39

South Korea turns fishery dispute into political clash

South Korea alleges that a Chinese fishing boat rammed into and sank one of its coast guard speedboats on Friday. No casualties were reported, yet South Korean media has been hyping up the incident for days. Seoul said Tuesday that it would authorize South Korea's coast guard officers to use firearms, including handguns and onboard cannons, against illegal Chinese fishing vessels if they are deemed a threat.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 0:28:39

Joint resistance

China-Russia joint resistance against the deployment of the THAAD system
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/12 0:23:39

China’s consumers cure to cooling S.Korea ties

Despite a row between China and South Korea over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, a large number of Chinese tourists chose South Korea as their destination during the just concluded National Day holiday.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/11 19:58:39

Current woes show the vulnerability of South Korea’s shaky economy

Since the second half of this year, negative reports about South Korean economy have drawn the attention of the Chinese public.
Source: Global Times | 2016/10/11 19:53:39