Top-down planning chases innovation

In this year's Government Work Report, Premier Li Keqiang has repeatedly stressed the importance of innovation.

No place for greed in new political ecology

Finally, the "political ecology" is in the spotlight. And it is President Xi Jinping who has put it there.

Growth beyond mediocrity

The Chinese economy is still able to maintain a growth rate over the middle to long term that is much higher than the world's average if it works to tap its economic potential, says a People's Daily article.

Hong Kong protesters attacking tourists are worse than gangsters

Responding to an online call, protesters assembled in some streets in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and harassed, even attacked, shoppers they thought were mainland tourists. Comments:

More graduates can be their own bosses

The central authorities recently emphasized the need to promote innovation and encourage entrepreneurship. They also listed detailed policy support for emerging small-and medium-sized enterprises, such as rent subsidies and broadband access, as well as simplified administrative approval procedures. Comments:

Specific rules to uproot deceptive ads

The United States' leading toothpaste producer Crest received a record fine of 6.03 million yuan ($978,000) on Monday, for a deceptive advertisement that exaggerates the whitening effect of one of its products, according to the Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce. Comments:

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Nail the lie about Silk Road Initiatives

President Xi Jinping's Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives have attracted worldwide attention with some experts and media outlets calling them China's version of the Marshall Plan. The "Belt and Road Initiatives", however, are drastically different from the Marshall Plan.

Healthcare's for-profit non-profit balancing act

In 2009, China launched its healthcare reform, This is often considered one of the world's greatest social projects, given its broad coverage of more than 1.3 billion people and dedicated investment of over half a trillion US dollars. It has made major achievements, but there are still many challenges that need to be overcome.

Woman's right whether to have another child

Despite the easing of the family planning policy last year that allows couples where either party is a single child to have two children, many scholars are advocating that China should relax the family planning policy further. And since the number of families applying to have a second child under the recent reform has not been as high as expected, they argue preferential policies are needed to encourage families to have a second child. Last month, Mei Zhiqiang, a political advisor to Shanxi provincial committee, went even so far as to suggest that China should make it compulsory for every family to have two children.

Flexibility key to resolving DPRK issue

The Korean Peninsula is witnessing what has become an annual tit-for-tat drama. Ignoring the vehement protests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States and the Republic of Korea started their joint military drills, codenamed "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle", on March 2. While Washington and Seoul insist the exercises are defensive and non-provocative in nature, Pyongyang says they are "dangerous nuclear war drills ... (aimed at) invading the DPRK".