The seventh meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, to be held in Seoul on March 21 after a hiatus of almost three years, is of great significance, because this year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the war against fascism and the triumph of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
Some countries have created an uproar over China's arms trade following the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's report on global arms sales because they have ulterior motives. The report, published on March 16 and based on the data from 2010 to May 2014, says China has surpassed Germany and France to become the world's third-largest weapons exporter; it is behind only the United States and Russia. The report also says China has witnessed the fastest growth in weapons' exports.
The Republic of Korea, according to an agreement reached last year, will return the remains of another 68 Chinese soldiers who died in the Korean War (1950-53) to China on March 20. The humanitarian move, which follows a similar one last year, is a goodwill gesture by the ROK toward China, which fought on opposite sides in the Korean War, and its people.
Many know that Washington has been suffering from serious dysfunction, as was reflected in the latest Gallup poll in which Americans said the government was the US' No 1 problem, but few realize that the symptoms of paranoia are worse.
Xu Jianyi, board chairman and Party secretary of China FAW Group Cooperation, was placed under investigation for abuse of power on Sunday, followed by Liao Yongyuan, general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation, on Monday.
China's ongoing soccer reform is not aimed at nurturing excellent players alone, if indeed it does, it is also intended to set up a sound system to promote the development of the sport in the country, says an abridged article from China Youth Daily.
MORE THAN 20 YEARS AFTER NIE SHUBIN, THEN A YOUNG LAD, was sentenced to death and executed after being convicted of rape and murder, and 10 years after another suspect confessed he was the actual murderer, Nie's lawyers finally got approval to read all the documents related to his case, a move widely believed to signal there will be a retrial. Comments:
HU XIAOYI, VICE-MINISTER of Human Resources and Social Security, recently told reporters that the ministry will fully introduce nationwide social medical insurance for serious diseases within the year. Comments:
IN THE NEXT 20 days or so, Beijing will launch circuit inspections of all kindergartens in the capital, with a focus on whether preschool children are being taught primary school lessons, the municipal education commission announced on Tuesday. Those kindergartens teaching primary school lessons will be downgraded in accordance with the relevant regulations. Comments:
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