Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’
When promoting OBOR, China should fully consider risk returns, and try to maximize returns while minimizing risk.
Defiant Tsai threatens cross-Straits progress
Monday marked Taiwan's 105th commemoration of Double Tenth Day. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen delivered a speech during the event that did not include goodwill to the Chinese mainland.
Myanmar won’t abandon China post-sanctions
On Friday, US President Barack Obama issued an executive order that formally eased long-standing sanctions on Myanmar. In 1989, the US government blocked Myanmar's access to trade benefits for poorer nations over human rights abuses. In 1997, the US implemented rules restricting trade with Myanmar at varying levels.
Washington-Seoul drill stirs new trouble on Peninsula
Seoul and Washington should also take the blame for the tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Managing ideological differences will shape Sino-US ties
It is necessary that China and the US, especially their leaderships, realize where the major threat to their future rests. Compared with disputes in the business and trade sphere, gaps in ideology are the most difficult to bridge.
Under fire
Note 7 production halted after a new fire scare.
Mainlanders’ misconnect with overseas Chinese a matter of patriotism
Many mainland Chinese have developed a lopsided understanding about their relationship with overseas Chinese. There is a tendency to believe that as long as mainland Chinese and overseas Chinese share the same roots, they should always support each other.
China’s media must take lead on racial issues
There has been a spat of racial issues involving Chinese lately that received some widespread attention. The Zhang Yimou film The Great Wall was hit with controversy regarding Matt Damon playing the typical and tired "white man savior" role. Constance Wu spearheaded the criticism and helped bring attention to the issue.
Political reforms China’s next ‘revolution’
Chinese media marked September 24, the 1,000th day since the Leading Group for Deepening Reform Comprehensively was established, with various eulogizing commentaries and in-depth reports. The group was headed by President Xi Jinping.
Abe’s ‘nuke free world’ slogan disguises desire for greater influence
Yoshihumi Okamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN, revealed in late September that Japan will submit a resolution to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons to the General Assembly in the fall of this year. This will be the 23rd consecutive year Japan has submitted this resolution. According to Japanese media, this shows the resolution of Japan to the world that it would continue to promote the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Russia, China can help Kashmir tensions
This year's BRICS Summit at Goa, India, will be held amid heightened Indo-Pakistani tensions in Kashmir and fears of a war between the nuclear powers. Earlier in September, 19 Indian soldiers died as a result of a terrorist attack which Delhi blamed on groups supported by Islamabad and India killed two Pakistani soldiers with "surgical strikes." It also led a successful boycott of a regional summit of South Asian nations that was meant to be held in Pakistan.
Car-hailing regulation shouldn’t deepen hukou divide
It is understandable that the regulations are aimed at addressing the cities' growing populations and overcrowded roads. But the government needs to bear the hukou issue in mind when working out policies. When addressing a thorny issue, it should avoid making the hukou problem a thornier one.
Is Trump’s presidential campaign over?
This year's election has exposed US entanglement between pro-establishment forces and real change. Even if Trump loses, he is a rare political specimen, and rebellion from the middle and lower classes against the elites will not die down.
Testy times
Tensioned Russia-US relationship