Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’
When promoting OBOR, China should fully consider risk returns, and try to maximize returns while minimizing risk.
Sino-US ties will be shaped by interactions
It’s unlikely that Beijing and Washington can feel assured of each other.
Backing Africa
Japan pledges $30 billion for Africa over next three years
African Union’s successes belie critics’ claims
On the positive side, multilateral partners are happy with the way the AU is conducting its business.
Chinese students run up against invisible walls on US campuses
While busy recruiting Chinese students for big tuition dollars, American universities have not been equally effective in addressing the difficulties and frustration commonly experienced by displaced Chinese students seeking support.
Economy can’t ease Northeast Asian tensions
Although the THAAD system may not be technically qualified for nuclear deterrence and faces strong opposition from citizens, the South Korean government decided to deploy the THAAD system to please the US.
Time for Japan to step up and act responsibly in managing China ties
As the world’s second and third largest economies, the two countries’ cooperation will achieve win-win results, speed up the integration of East Asia, and contribute to regional peace, development and prosperity.
Xi-Obama meeting chance to set right course
Such top-level meetings, including similar ones at Yingtai and Blair House, advanced shared interests, effectively managed differences, and catalyzed bilateral cooperation in all areas.
Data surge gives telecom room to drop outdated roaming charges
Ending domestic roaming charges will breathe new life into China’s telecom industry.
Kids get better chance of future away from parents
Li Tiejun, a father from the southwestern city of Luzhou, made headlines across China in 2005 when he had his 9-year-old daughter Li Jingci drop out of primary school since he believed that the kids could not learn anything there.
Phone killers
The death of Xu Yuyu, an 18-year-old schoolgirl from Shandong Province, provoked a public outcry this week. After she had just enrolled as a freshman at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xu died of a heart attack after being swindled out of 9,900 yuan ($1,489) to pay her tuition fees.
Tsai fails to transform into real Taiwan leader
Saturday is the 100th day since Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen was sworn into office. In the past few days, local media have been publishing polls on her falling approval ratings. The worst poll had only 39 percent of people supporting her.
IOE president hopes G20 summit to be engine of reform
Daniel Funes de Rioja, president of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), has expected that the upcoming G20 summit could give a strong impetus to comprehensive reform efforts at national level.
G20 summit chance to gauge China
China can shape the architecture of 21st century international relations, which also means it has to undertake more responsibilities.