From the Chinese press

The clowns behind gilded masks

Letters

To help, or not to help

Oh, boy, do the Chinese love Harvard!

It is no secret that the Chinese have a crush on Harvard. Naturally, high intelligence is drawn to elite universities like physical strength to top sports. Ivory towers now have come to salute outstanding Chinese applicants on a scale unprecedented in history. Harvard has de facto become a Chinese outpost.

Good times beckon for Latin American ties

In the span of 10 years, China has become one of the strongest forces of transformation Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have seen in over a century. Perhaps more important, China's presence has the potential to bring unprecedented prosperity to the region.

Lessons from Europe a century ago

World War I broke out on July 28 exactly 100 years ago. It claimed more than 9 million combatants' lives, the second deadliest war in history.

Prevent history repeating itself

The Potsdam Proclamation and the Cairo Declaration are very important in history. These documents contributed greatly to stability in postwar East Asia and, to some extent, determined the regional arrangement for East Asia. They should remind the Japanese public not to return to the isolation of World War II and not to repeat the mistakes made in those years.

Declaration still relevant

LOOKING AT THE POTSDAM DECLARATION 69 years after its release on July 26 in 1945 is of great help in knowing why the Japanese government's attitude toward the war of aggression it launched against China and other Asian countries during World War II matters a great deal to its relations with its neighbors and the situation in East Asia.

China can learn from Cuba's preservation efforts

Cuba, a socialist country, is building the Mariel development zone west of the capital Havana. The first such zone in the Caribbean island nation is wooing foreign investment from around the world.

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Saints savor training in serene scene

Coach Payton pleased to have holdout Graham back on board

Bon Jovi group eyes Bills move

A Buffalo Bills prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi has conducted a feasibility study into buying the NFL franchise and building a stadium across the border in Toronto, a person close to the situation said.

Chinese boxers basking in glory

For Zou Shiming, it's oddly appropriate that the most succinct articulation of boxing's ultimate truism was uttered by a fictional fighter.