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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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.

Sino-Japanese ties worrying

THE PROSPECTS FOR SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS are worrying when 90 percent of the Japanese people surveyed said they have a bad impression of China and 80 percent of the Chinese surveyed said they feel the same way about Japan, according to the latest survey conducted by China Daily in China and the non-profit organization Genron NPO in Japan.

Soured relations hurt both

Japan's leaders are responsible for the worsening of its relationship with China, because they insist on persisting with their wrongdoings over territorial disputes and historical problems. Their deeds are foolish because Japan is also suffering from the worsening relations. The Japanese leadership should change onto the right track to avoid further losses.

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