The difference between the traditional Chinese medicinal herb and its new offspring may confuse the public since it is to do with the specialist field of plant taxonomy, which requires professional knowledge to understand. But, the public can easily understand the process by which the name of the medicinal plant has been changed, as it reflects a redistribution of interests. Moreover, whether such a process is normal and fair is of great concern to the public nowadays.
In this year of sobering historical reminders, Aug 15 marks the 69th anniversary of Japan's announcement of surrender in World War II. That date is unlikely to bring inspiration or comfort to Japan's increasingly beleaguered Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Are sports galas like the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, scheduled to open on Aug 16, inspiring events for Chinese youths? No, if we go strictly by the physical health of the youths.
With police catching one celebrity after another for drug abuse, the question uppermost in the public mind is: What's wrong with the haloed characters of the entertainment industry?
Deng Xiaoping in historic transformation 历史转折中的邓小平 (li shi zhuan zhe zhong de Deng Xiaoping)
There are different views on Tibet's history and the autonomous region today. Some of the views are misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Tibet. Some are simply bias and lies. The real Tibet is often lost.
US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PROBABLY didn't anticipate his interview with The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in the White House Map Room, in which China was mentioned only on the sidelines, would stir up such an exasperated response across the Pacific.
Witnessing the growth of China's comprehensive strength and international influence in recent years, many Western media outlets, particularly those in the United States, have heaped an increasing amount of ironic praise on China, including the theory of "China's responsibilities", a "G2 Era", and "Chimerica". At bottom, the true reason for promoting such flowery concepts is that they want Beijing to assist Washington in maintaining the US' world order and even cleaning up its post-war messes.
Although the central authorities have time and again reiterated its promise of introducing universal suffrage in Hong Kong, some people are still skeptical, ignoring even the efforts it has made under the legal framework for the development of democracy in Hong Kong.
Killing animals for animals' good. Not many will buy the explanation given by Nature Conservancy to defend Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma's hunting spree in Britain. Ma, who is also a director on the board of the animal protection group, hunted 11 stags in Britain two years ago. In a recent report on Chinese nouveaux riches, The Sunday Times describes their newfound "wild" hobbies and says that Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, and his 11 traveling companies spent ￡36,000 pounds to rent a castle and hire a helicopter for their hunting trip.
The biggest illegal human organ trading case in China, unearthed in Jiangxi province in June, entered the second stage of trial this week. The gang running the human organ racket is said to have made more than 1.5 million yuan ($243,545) by selling 23 kidneys of 40 "potential suppliers" but paid the victims less than 25,000 yuan.
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