New thinking in China's diplomacy

For decades, China's diplomacy has been shaped by a mindset that include keeping a low profile, nonalignment, laying an incomparable emphasis on the relationship with the United States, and that diplomacy should serve domestic economic development.

Two wings to lift Sino-Australian ties

Setting the agenda for greater bilateral cooperation in the future, China and Australia held their second annual Foreign and Strategic Dialogue in Sydney on Sunday. This attention-grabbing event, which came in the run-up to President Xi Jinping's visit to Brisbane for the G20 summit in November, will undoubtedly help enrich the bilateral strategic partnership.

Pledge of strong reform

PREMIER LI KEQIANG'S DIALOGUE WITH GLOBAL corporate executives on Tuesday, prior to the start of this year's Summer Davos in Tianjin, and his keynote speech opening the event on Wednesday were, in effect, China's report card to the world about its transition to a more efficient economy.

New-normal growth engines

If China really wants to become a country full of economic vitality, it must inspire innovation. China should not only copy the West's ways of doing things. China needs to rely more on itself. This is an inevitable process coming with China's development, and a process transforming China to a new innovative economy, which relies more on innovation industries, innovations of individuals and enterprises at home.

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SCO outshines NATO in valuing cooperation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on Sept 11-12 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, is likely to see member states issue a joint statement to boost multilateral strategic cooperation.

US needs neutral policy on sea disputes

During her first visit to China over the weekend, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice said President Barack Obama views his scheduled visit to China in November as a milestone because he attaches great importance to Sino-US relations.

Educator's wrong idea of manual labor

Nearly 500 students in Nanchang University in Jiangxi province submitted a petition to the university president recently demanding a change in a new regulation that requires students to clean the bathrooms in their dormitory buildings. Among the reasons cited by the students to show that such an arrangement is not feasible is the poor infrastructure in the buildings. For instance, water sometimes cannot be pumped up to the higher floors and students have to fetch water from lower floors to take a bath. As a result, many a time they run late for classes that begin at 8 am.

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Taking the icing off moon cakes

Election must abide by rule of law

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has explicated the method for the election of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's chief executive in 2017 through universal suffrage.

Mischief-maker needs to undo his mischief

A great throng of Chinese tourists swelled the number of foreigners visiting Japan to a record high in July. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, nearly 1.27 million foreigners visited Japan in July, up 27 percent from a year earlier, with 281,200 Chinese tourists visiting the country, double the number that visited Japan 12 months ago.