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US spying on Huawei an undeclared invasion

The world's attention has been so focused elsewhere lately that the United States' latest aggression has gone largely unnoticed by many people.

Uphill urbanization battle

WHAT THE SENSATIONAL ARSON in a village in East China's Shandong province has revealed is not just the conflict between villagers and realty developers. It is also about how villagers' contracted arable land should be requisitioned and how corruption be curbed in the process of urbanization.

Hangzhou invited criticism

Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, announced on Tuesday night that it would restrict the number of vehicles registered every year, and the new license plates would be issued via a lottery starting from Wednesday.

Merkel disappoints on Holocaust visits

In her almost nine years as chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel has won respect around the world for her dignified leadership, strong moral sense and disciplined, responsible fiscal policies. In her willingness to stand by unpopular but essential fiscal policies during the eurozone crisis, she has often appeared to be the last adult left standing among the current crop of European national leaders.

Remains return is positive sign

The remains of more than 400 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War (1950-53) will return home from the Republic of Korea on March 28 for permanent burial at a State cemetery in the Northeastern city of Shenyang, more than 60 years after the armistice agreement was signed bringing a ceasefire to the conflict.

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From the Chinese press

Satellites show worth in search

Special friends, win-win partners

Editor's Note: The French paper Le Figaro on Tuesday published an article by Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his three-day visit to France. The article, titled Special Friends, Win-win Partners, is translated by the Xinhua News Agency as follows:

Regulate online finance

The explosive growth of Internet finance in China must have caught everyone by surprise and leaves policymakers no choice but to come up with upgraded regulation as soon as possible.

US cyber hypocrisy

Is technology giant Huawei a private and independent company, as its leaders contend, or a spying front for the Chinese government, as US officials suggest?

Transition to green economy requires new metrics

Sesame Street's Kermit the Frog once lamented that "it's not easy bein' green." Today, this sentiment is surprisingly relevant to the global economy - only it is becoming green that is the problem.