Netting fugitive officials

BRINGING TO JUSTICE CORRUPT OFFICIALS who have fled abroad with their ill-earned money is more than just a matter of justice and social fairness. It is also a potent way of deterring other corrupt elements from fleeing the country with their families and ill-gotten fortune.

Naked truth about 'naked officials'

With more "naked officials" moving their families and fortune overseas, China is not only losing huge amounts of money, but also facing the challenge of preventing foreigners from linking the country with corruption.

Anti-graft drive bolsters reform

In leading the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in a well-publicized probe to Xu Caihou, a former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission accused of selling ranks in the military, Party General Secretary Xi Jinping has affirmed that his anti-corruption drive is the boldest and most serious that China has ever experienced.

Western media expose their prejudice

Usni.org, the official website of US Naval Institute, has created a controversy by posting an article that says, "China sends uninvited spy ship to Rimpac" (Rim of the Pacific Exercise). Quoting anonymous sources, the article says, "the ship was operating south of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, near the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) carrier strike group (CSG) and the main body of the 50 ships participating in the exercise".

A globalizing China benefits world

Globalization can be understood as an actual historical process toward a structural convergence in economy and politics among nations in their ever-increasing interaction and interdependence, with the consequences of such convergence having an impact on their social and cultural spheres. It is generally understood that China has been rapidly globalizing and that a globalizing China has been a primary catalyst for improving living standards in many parts of the world.

Letters

Allow vendors to peddle their ware

From the Chinese press

Zero tolerance for plagiarism

Meiji-style thinking outdated

Japan will be the loser if it fails to heed the lessons of the past and dares to revive its military expansion nowadays

Cartoon

Typhoon relief efforts expose loopholes

A Chinese saying goes: "Provide timely help such as coal in winter." Yet a charity has included winter quilts among its supplies to those in need after a hurricane in summer.

No leniency on food crimes

SHOULD HUSI FOOD BE CONFIRMED TO HAVE supplied unsafe beef and chicken to McDonald's, KFC and other food chains, whether it eventually receives the penalty it deserves will matter a great deal to food safety control in China. The scandal will also make a difference to the amending of the Food Safety Law, which is being reviewed by lawmakers of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Big food brands tainted by scandal

The involved international fast food chain stores might have enjoyed quite high reputations, but that has much to do with the strict food safety practices in their home countries. Without strict supervision, they can also fall astray and break rules.