Pentagon report biased

THE ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED BY THE Pentagon on China's military and security development is far from factual, as described by the Pentagon, as it contains incorrect 'facts,' inaccurate descriptions and ill-intended accusations concerning China's intentions for modernizing its military and the size of its defense spending, as well as its peaceful defense policy on regional issues, says a Xinhua News Agency commentary.

Drilling is legal and legitimate

Despite Japan's attempts at the G7 summit in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday to get the G7 leaders to blame China for the rising tensions in the East and South China seas, the G7 leaders said in a communiqué they are deeply concerned by the tensions and oppose any unilateral attempt by any party to assert its territorial or maritime claims through the use of intimidation, coercion or force, but without naming any specific country.

Education system in search of reforms

The college entrance exam (or gaokao) has put "super high schools" in the spotlight. And by portraying some shocking scenes from such schools, the popular documentary film A Bite of China has sparked a debate on special high schools such as Lu'an Maotanchang School in Anhui province.

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Enjoy China as it is

From the Chinese press

Mercedes-Benz versus Jaguar

US breaches Internet trust

Washington has committed a series of mistakes and jeopardized cybersecurity by leveling charges against five PLA officers

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Commercial banks should have more say in the market

At a meeting on May 12, Liu Shiyu, vice-governor of the People's Bank of China, urged the chiefs of some major commercial banks to accord preference to first-home buyers' demand for loans and charge them reasonable interest rates. But even after three weeks, the tight housing mortgage market has not shown any sign of easing. Instead, some commercial banks have raised their lending rates.

Scientists can help in planet's carbon cut

Human-made climate change and air pollution were both preventable. We scientists bear a special responsibility that they were not, as we had knowledge 25 years ago that should have allowed climate change and air pollution to be manageable problems, not tragedies. However, we failed to communicate the implications well enough with political leaders and we did not achieve effective action. The onus is on us to try harder now, because it is still possible to minimize the effects of climate change and it is possible to solve the air pollution problem.

Fed's mistake was to extrapolate

Chinese policymakers have been quicker than their US counterparts to face up to the perils of policies initiated in response to 2008 crisis

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Sunnylands spirit needed to rekindle relations

Sunnylands, or the former Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California, was little known to the world until Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama met there for an informal summit early last June.