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The rising Western cacophony about China's currency policy is not a good omen for the fragile global recovery.
Though 61 is a mature age for people, the new China, which celebrated the 61st anniversary of its founding on October 1, is still in its adolescence, developing rapidly and full of the vigor of a young man.
China's exports and imports are expected to continue recovering this year. The first half saw robust growth. Total foreign trade went up 43.1 percent year on year, exceeding expectations. The value was 9.6 percent more than the corresponding figure for 2008, when the economic crisis was beginning to unfold.
The rising economic strength of China, India and other emerging economies is not a threat but "good news" for the world, a senior French diplomat has said.
How can a single meal raise enough money to feed and clothe everyone? How can the concept of charity be implanted into the public's minds and hearts? How can charitable contributions be encouraged by institutional support?
President Hu Jintao's recent remarks on "inclusive growth" are sparking high expectations as a further sign that the Chinese leadership is refining its perspective on development.
Chen Xujun, as a proponent of eco-tourism and "tourism for learning", says the "mass tourism" that has developed over the years in the country has been "de-assimilated" by over-commercialization. It is important, instead, to pursue a soulful journey on a tour, he says.
Flexibility and compromise are essential to paving way for translating the targets and projects made in Copenhagen into specific legally biding treaties against global warming at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Cancun in December.
Yet the ever-rising vegetable prices, which have pushed food prices up by 7.5 percent this August compared with the same month last year, indicates unbalanced urban expansion.
In fact the deliberate reduction of power supply is part of a concerted national effort to limit energy consumption, negotiated between the central and provincial governments.
To solve the currency problem and achieve mutual benefits, peaceful talks with China, rather than adding outside pressure, is more sensible. China will not bend on its yuan policy and has its own approach to development issues such as climate change and human rights.
As the US Congress moved a step closer to punishing China for allegedly manipulating its currency, economists told Xinhua that the bill, even if it became law, would not aid the US economy.
