Opposition not excluded from election

The decision of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on the method for selecting the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by universal suffrage in 2017 has greatly upset the "pan-democrats". They believe this decision is designed to exclude them from the chief executive election by universal suffrage. But this is due to some major failings in their thinking.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the US

United States President Barack Obama, a 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate, has declared two wars in the last two weeks, but they are of totally different kinds.

Natural partners build rapport

THE CHINESE PRESIDENT BEGAN HIS STATE VISIT IN a place other than New Delhi.

Tap the benefits of cooperation

To further promote cooperation, India and China must overcome two obstacles, namely the geographic interference of global and regional powers from without, and resistance of interest groups from within. Whether they pass through these difficulties will shape the future of their relations.

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What to make of Beijing's liquidity move

The People's Bank of China provided standing lending facility (SLF) of 100 billion yuan ($16.28 billion) each with a three-month tenor to China's five biggest banks (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of China and Bank of Communications) this week.

Sports diplomacy may not work for ties

The 17th Asian Games, which opens in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on Thursday, is a major sports event for most participants. But for athletes from the two parts of the Korean Peninsula, it will be yet another platform for a new round of political game.

Exam reform a far cry from progress

The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued the most complete reform plan for schools and college enrollment and the examination system since the resumption of the college entrance exam (or gaokao) in 1978. The reform is aimed at exploring the correlation between college enrollment and senior middle school education, facilitate quality education, offer more options to and ease the exam burden on students, and promote their all-round development.

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Closing down of 'holiday office' 撤销假日办 (che xiao jia ri ban)

Sex trade not moral but social problem

Chinese Film director Wang Quan'an has been detained on charges of soliciting sexual services. But he is not the first celebrity to face such charges. Other celebrities, including the actor Huang Haibo and microblogging celebrity Xue Manzi, have been punished for the same offense.

Coordinating human rights development

President Xi Jinping proposed to "realize the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" in November 2012.

Urbanization drives growth

THE GOVERNMENT IS BETTING HEAVILY ON A new round of urbanization to provide the "kinetic energy" that bridges the urban-rural divide, promotes agricultural modernization, raises production capacities and farmers' incomes, stimulates consumption, attracts investment, incubates new industries, unleashes greater domestic demand, defuses the economy's downward pressures, and guarantees its steady and persistent progress.