Cartoon

Finger pointing not the way forward

A year ago, Chinese and US government officials worked around the clock to prepare for the fifth China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, a meeting that was expected to match the upbeat tone set by Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama at their shirt-sleeves summit in Sunnylands, California.

Truth about Japan's atrocities

In order to achieve the status of being a "normal country", the Shinzo Abe administration in Japan has been doing everything it can to bury the country's criminal war record. With their false sense of pride, Abe and his cronies haven't hesitated to lie and deny younger generations access to the truth.

Rectifications needed, not excuses

At a recent State Council meeting, Premier Li Keqiang urged the State departments concerned to carefully rectify the problems exposed by the auditing authorities and report the actions taken to the State Council by the end of October; they will also be made public. Such a definite deadline is expected to prompt the departments to address the issue seriously and take practical measures to rectify the problems exposed during their audits, a Beijing News editorial said.

New map boosts China's claim in sea

A local publishing house in China has published a verticalmap of the country giving equal weight to land and sea areas. The new map is different because, unlike traditional horizontal maps that show the islands in the South China Sea in cut-away boxes in a bottom corner, it gives a good idea of China's land and sea territories at a single glance, and thus strengthens its territorial claims.

Protect vulnerable senior citizens

Police in Xiayi county, Henan province, recently reported a serious case of sexual assault on elderly women who live alone. Police claim that from early 2011 to March 2014, the suspect Wang Jun has sneaked into the houses of more than 10 elderly women who live alone in nearby villages and raped them. The victims are aged between 73 and 95 years. The wave of heinous crime in Xiayi, which is part of Yemiao township, shows how vulnerable "left-behind" elderly people in rural areas are and exposes the loopholes in the public security and service systems. "Left behind" senior citizens in rural areas have become more vulnerable in recent years because of an increase in criminal activities. Although the Xiayi incident may be an extreme example, the media have been reporting that quite a few "left-behind" women and children are falling victims to sexual assaults, and many elderly people are living in miserable conditions and suffering from depression.

Hot Words

Swipe the tigers on the eve of July 1 七一打虎(qi yi da hu)

From the Chinese press

Housing advertisement unethical

Battle against the enemy within

Efforts need to be made to increase transparency in the military to help eliminate corruption and ensure its fighting capabilities

Abe now pulling the strings at NHK

A man in his 60s set himself on fire outside Tokyo's Shinjuku railway station on Sunday to protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to lift the ban on collective self-defense.

Tax deal needs framework

THE 2010 FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE Act represents a significant initiative by the United States to tackle offshore tax evasion. But it has not been popular with Chinese authorities, especially the banking sector, in part because it was considered an extra burden.

Fighting online soccer gambling

In response to illegal soccer gambling during the World Cup period, the Ministry of Public Security recently issued an urgent notice demanding a severe crackdown on not only crimes committed by gambling gangs but also on online gambling.