From the Chinese press

Chengguan should not use violence

Learning the lessons of defeat

On the 120th anniversary of the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), China should reflect on the causes for its defeat

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More needs to be done for vaccination

Vaccination Week, a campaign to promote the use of vaccines, which falls on April 24-30 this year, is also a time to celebrate. In China and elsewhere in the world, virtually every child is vaccinated, with phenomenal results: each year, 2.5 million newborn children are kept alive with a simple shot in the arm.

Safeguard national security

SOCIAL JUSTICE BASED ON THE RULE OF law for the settlement of social conflicts is the fundamental guarantee for national security and social stability. This is what Party General Secretary Xi Jinping said at a study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday.

Ensuring peace in Asia

There are two options to safeguard Asia's security: relying on big powers and Cold War alliances to deter threats to regional order, or building an Asian community of common destiny featuring trust and development.

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Protect the Earth from disaster

Stop pork from becoming easy meat

Pork is an important part of the Chinese diet and economy and is likely to remain so in the foreseeable future given the increasing demand for meat because of rising incomes and urbanization. As the largest producer and consumer of pork, China accounts for half of the world's pork production and consumption.

HK protests a disturbing trend

For the first time after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, one of the country's top leaders has taken a clear stand on universal suffrage and the "Occupy Central" movement in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. At a high-level meeting with media executives from Hong Kong on Friday, Vice-President Li Yuanchao said the central government strongly opposes the movement because it is illegal.

From the Chinese press

Dissecting a controversial film

Present tense, future imperfect

With Western powers and Russia engaged in a nasty conflict, the Ukraine crisis does not seem like ending anytime soon

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