Violence damages Vietnam's image

Chinese ships arrived in Vietnam on Monday to evacuate thousands of Chinese nationals from the Southeast Asian country after the anti-foreign violence resulted in many Chinese casualties last week. The evacuation is an emergency response to the security situation in Vietnam and a non-confidence vote in Vietnam's investment environment.

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Hanoi must stop muddying the waters

Vietnamese vessels have repeatedly disrupted China's drilling activities in the South China Sea ever since Beijing placed its deep-sea oil rig, HD-981, in the waters south of Xisha Islands on May 2. And the deadly anti-China protests across Vietnam amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Hanoi have severely endangered the safety of Chinese nationals and damaged Chinese enterprises' property in Vietnam.

China's platform for 'Asian century'

The three months leading to the 4th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, or CICA, were marked by a spate of terrorist attacks in several Chinese cities. The conference, therefore, has assumed greater significance. Besides, it is the first major international event to be hosted by China under President Xi Jinping's leadership. As Xi takes over the chairmanship of CICA, the largest regional forum in Asia, he is expected to showcase China's vision for the "Asian century". The conference will also see Xi elucidating on his Chinese Dream and Silk Road frameworks in the larger context of regional security and development paradigm.

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The tragic side of online fad

From the Chinese press

Sex scandal a blow to actor

Building security in Asia

Unresolved feuds and outside intervention leave lingering problems that require greater efforts to promote regional cooperation

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Improve Sino-US military ties step by step

Tours of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the littoral combat ship USS Coronado by Chinese Chief of General Staff, General Fang Fenghui during his visit to the United States are signs of both sides' will to improve military relations.

Security harmonization

TWO DAYS ARE TOO SHORT FOR CONSENSUSES to be reached on the multitude of security concerns facing the countries of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.

Joining Africa against terrorism

China stands ready to jointly face terrorism with Africa by ramping up its efforts to help African countries build their capabilities in the fight against terror.

China-Russia ties gaining strength

Some people can't help asking why Russian President Vladimir Putin should take part in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The answer is that Asia is of special significance to Russia. Representing the combination of European and Asian systems, both geographically and politically, Russia objectively bonds the great expanse of land known as Eurasia.