People's Daily draws debate on officials

A COMMENTARY IN PEOPLE'S DAILY ON TUESDAY refuted the extreme view that most civil servants over 55 years old and above the deputy-county-head level are corrupt. The piece immediately prompted hundreds of thousands of comments from netizens. Comments:

Public's role in protecting environment

ON WEDNESDAY, the Ministry of Environmental Protection began soliciting public opinions on a draft regulation that will allow the public to participate in environmental protection investigations. The draft also requires environmental protection departments to help social organizations launch litigation in the public interest. Comments:

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AIIB to help deepen relations with EU

The bold entries of Germany, Britain, France and Italy, the largest economies and principal US allies in Europe, into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is not only of symbolic significance to but also of great importance for China-Europe cooperation.

The challenge of parallel trading in HK

This week the Ministry of Public Security took action to restrict visitors to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region after the increase in day-trippers and traders buying goods in the city led to weeks of protests. As Shenzhen authorities announced a limit on cross-border trips by the city's residents, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying issued a warning against parallel traders. Concurrently, the multiple-visit permit will be replaced by a new one-visit-per-week permit.

'New normal' key to cleaner, greener China

On April 12, hundreds of people in Heyuan, Guangdong province, protested against the expansion of a coal-fired power plant, reflecting growing public awareness of environmental protection. Therefore, the local government has to address public concern, especially because the Chinese economy has embraced the "new normal", which features mid-to high-speed growth with higher efficiency to achieve sustainable development.

Use UN rules to seize corrupt fugitives at large

The "Fox Hunt" to bring back corrupt officials who have fled abroad continues after its big success last year. But China can add more teeth to its overseas anti-corruption drive by applying the rules of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

'Belt and Road' should be collective endeavor

'Vision and Actions on Jointly Building the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road", the first official document detailing the initiative, lays out an ambitious blueprint for their realization.

Friends can cause corruption

The provincial Party committee of Jiangsu in East China recently issued a document listing multiple concrete measures to ban the social and private activities of officials aimed at gaining promotion and economic benefits, such as meetings with classmates, colleagues, comrades-in-arms and those from their hometowns.

Hillary Clinton still a strong candidate in 2016 US election

HILLARY CLINTON HAS OFFICIALLY announced her decision to run in the 2016 presidential election, which has aroused heated discussions not just in the United States but around the world. Comments:

Leniency and monopoly weaken tobacco ban

BEIJING HAS ISSUED A TOBACCO CONTROL REGULATION that will come into effect on June 1. The authorities have also listed three gestures available for residents to persuade somebody nearby to stop smoking. Comments: