US-Japan alliance and China

The world fears a "face-off" between Japan and China at the Shangri-La Dialogue, to be held in Singapore from May 30 to June 1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to deliver a speech at the "track one" annual security forum, which is highly likely to invite criticism from Chinese diplomats.

Time for Russia's 'pivot to Asia'

The $400-billion, 30-year natural gas deal just announced by China and Russia is the biggest single trade agreement in history. With this deal, Russia has signaled a major and sharp pivot of its economic and strategic focus to Asia. Russia's "pivot to Asia" and dramatically enhanced relations with China, which this deal and related agreements signify, will have substantial long-term implications for Asia and more broadly for the Asia Pacific region.

Letters

China, too, can learn from India

From the Chinese press

Call a stop to knock-off culture

US' industrial cyber espionage

On May 19, the United States Justice Department indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking into computers and stealing valuable trade secrets from leading US companies. This is the first time that the US has leveled such criminal charges against a foreign country.

New stage for people's economic and social rights

In general, China has experienced three different stages in promoting and guaranteeing its citizens' economic and social rights; with the first stage starting from the founding of the new China in 1949 to the initiation of the reform and opening-up policy in 1978, during which the government took active measures to boost people's economic and social rights.

Fight terror on two fronts

FOUR OF THE FIVE CULPRITS OF THE TERRORIST attack on Thursday came from a poverty-stricken county in the south of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Thai friendship in our hearts

With no end in sight to Thailand's political turmoil, it is natural for some people to worry that China's traditionally sound ties with the country may suffer. However, such concern is groundless, says a Xinhua News Agency commentary.

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There is no logic to terrorism

With 43 deaths and 94 injuries, the May 22 bomb attack in Urumqi has not only claimed the highest number of lives in a single attack in China, but also proven that terrorists are changing their modus operandi. From the car crash on Beijing's Tian'anmen Square in October 2013 to the violent attack at Kunming railway station in Yunnan province this March to the explosion at Urumqi railway station in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region last month, the recent terrorist attacks prove that terrorists are using deadlier techniques in order to cause the maximum damage to the people and the State.

Manila has violated law of the sea

On May 6, the Philippine National Police intercepted a Chinese fishing boat off Half Moon Shoal in the Nansha Islands and detained 11 Chinese fishermen, who were then shifted to the southwestern province of Palawan. The Philippines' alleges that the Chinese fishermen violated wildlife protection laws by poaching endangered marine turtles in its "exclusive economic zone". Nine of the 11 Chinese fishermen have been charged with poaching.

Letters

Monumental hypocrisy