Small ups and downs expected

China's solid economic fundamentals mean worries about a large rise or fall in the value of the yuan are unfounded

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Who should kneel before whom?

Who should kneel, the woman or the environmental protection bureau director and local leader?

US shows its true colors

JUST AS MANY HAVE OBSERVED, UNITED States President Barack Obama's Asia visit is essentially about Washington's and its allies' unease about a rising China.

Shared struggle should be stressed

On Sunday, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. After seeing the displayed historical documents that record the Japanese army's atrocities, she watered the tree of peace in the garden and put a yellow rose beside it.

Shows need grading system

Four popular American TV shows aired on Chinese video websites have been blocked "for policy reasons", creating a controversy over regulatory transparency.

EU naval ties in search of more wind

Two Chinese Navy vessels, CNS Yancheng and CNS Taihu, conducted a joint counter-piracy exercise with two EU Naval Force warships, FS Siroco and FGS Hessen, in the Gulf of Aden on March 20. The exercise included maneuvering of ships, refueling at sea, joint boarding and small-arms firing, with military helicopters hovering above. Significant as the exercise was, being the first between China and the European Union, it also laid the groundwork for President Xi Jinping's visit to Brussels on March 31.

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Welcome move by Japanese students

From the Chinese press

Chengguan should not use violence

Learning the lessons of defeat

On the 120th anniversary of the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), China should reflect on the causes for its defeat

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More needs to be done for vaccination

Vaccination Week, a campaign to promote the use of vaccines, which falls on April 24-30 this year, is also a time to celebrate. In China and elsewhere in the world, virtually every child is vaccinated, with phenomenal results: each year, 2.5 million newborn children are kept alive with a simple shot in the arm.