A 19-YEAR-OLD BOY from Sichuan province, Southwest China, who bought 24 imitation guns on the Internet has been sentenced to life in jail for "smuggling weapons", triggering a controversy. Comments:
As the world's two largest economies continue discussing a "Bilateral Investment Treaty", which could be a key issue during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US, it is worth considering how national security considerations could impact the entry of foreign investment.
Deepening strategic trust must be the top objective of the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Barrack Obama this week. Sino-US relations have reached a critical point because of the high level of cynicism, which means the world's two largest economies have to properly manage their cooperation and competition.
The past few years have seen a positive trend in China-US military relations. This was made possible because the two countries realized that peace and cooperation are essential to not only Chinese and American citizens, but also people in the rest of the world.
The political earthquake in Australia last week, which pushed Tony Abbott out of the prime minister's chair and propped Malcolm Turnbull up on the seat, has provided Canberra with an opportunity to come up with policies that will have a major impact on its relationship with China.
A promotion video released two days before President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States has become popular because it lends a touch of compassion to the interactions between ordinary people of the two countries.
The official statement, released on Monday, saying a negative list will be applied across the country in 2018, is a loud call for not only deepening reform at home but also welcoming foreign investors even as China itself is emerging as an important investor around the world.
A POLICE OFFICER IN LINGBAO CITY, Central China's Henan province, reportedly pulled out his gun and pointed it at a woman during a quarrel over her unlicensed van that was blocking the entrance to the local police station. He was later dismissed and banned from owning a gun, the local police authorities said. Comments:
SUN JIAZHOU, a professor at Renmin University of China, recently used his WeChat account to say he will not continue the tutor-student relationship with a newly enrolled student after the latter ridiculed professors from other universities. This has sparked a public debate. Comments:
Yin Xi, a graduate from the School of the Gifted Young, University of Science And Technology of China, has become the youngest Chinese professor at Harvard University. He is 31. He has been receiving a lot of public praise and admiration. Comments:
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