Hanoi's latest provocation

STANDING BESIDE THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted their "shared" concern about the "extremely dangerous situation" "caused by China's many actions that violate international law", a common determination to stand against China, and a joint appeal for the world to "condemn China" and demand China end its "violations".

The pot calls the kettle black

What can you say about the reckless driver of a Hummer who honks his horn incessantly, even to the point of chasing pedestrians crossing at a crosswalk, complaining about others' bad driving habits? What can you say about a chain smoker who complains about someone else lighting up nearby? Hypocritical! Ridiculous!

PLA can be envoy of domestic brands

The four People's Liberation Army headquarters published a circular, approved by President Xi Jinping and the Central Military Commission, in January saying the purchase of new military vehicles should be made according to a centralized system and the armed forces need to choose domestic automobile brands. Following the circular, the PLA purchased more than 1,000 Hongqi H7 sedans made by First Automobile Works. And before the Hongqi sedans, it bought Trumpchi from Guangzhou Automobile Group and Besturn from FAW Group in deference to the central leadership's call for promoting frugality and cutting waste.

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New Asian security concept 新型亚洲安全观(xin xing ya zhou an quan guan)

From the Chinese press

Terrorists in Xinjiang doomed to fail

Political acts, not acts of faith

The Dalai Lama, in his private visit to Norway early this month, which was met with an official snub by the Norwegian government, called for an external investigation into the self-immolations that have occurred in the Tibetan-inhabited regions since February 2009.

The unsung heroes who built nations

In the winter of 2004, I took a train ride from Syracuse in upstate New York all the way to San Francisco. The view was breathtaking, to say the least, when the train passed through the snow-covered Rockies in Colorado. While the train was still trundling through the Rockies, the train conductor started explaining how Chinese workers built the railroad through the tough terrain, with many of them losing their lives.

Low-gear trade growth

THE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION THAT CHINA MAY miss its target for trade growth this year is crucial to a correct understanding of the new role that foreign trade will play in China's economic transformation.

Fresh impetus to ties with Russia

By holding their second face-to-face talks within three months, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have infused new vitality into bilateral ties and further boosted cooperation.

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US cyber charge ridiculous

It was back in May 2013 that the US government first accused the Chinese military of intruding into US computers to steal sensitive data. But in recent days this seemingly relentless attack on the Chinese military took an incredible turn for the worst with the indictment by the US Justice Department of five Chinese military officers.

Will China-India ties enter a new era?

India has elected a new government, and its leader Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the prime minister at a time when situations inside and outside the country are volatile. The Indian economy has slowed down in the last couple of years and is predicted to grow at less than 5 percent this financial year. Modi cannot create a miracle to revive the economy as he did to win the election, but there is one country that can help him convert his promises into reality - and that country is China.