From the chinese press

Owning up to one's crimes vital

A person should pay with money his/her debts and with life a murder he/she has committed, so goes an old Chinese saying. It is one of the oldest axioms in human history, too. But some Western countries think the axiom is not compatible with modern society, says an article in Beijing Evening News. Excerpts:

To avoid defaulting on the country's debts, Democrats and Republicans in the United States reached an agreement to raise the government's debt ceiling hours before the deadline was to expire on Aug 2.