In a perfect world, countries wouldn't spy on one another, but until that utopian day dawns on us, it is reasonable to expect intelligence collecting to continue as it has since the days of Sun Tzu and Julius Caesar. Knowledge is power, and wanting to know more about rivals, opponents and even friends is common across cultures.
The seventh China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the sixth China-US High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange opened in Washington on Monday. This is the first time the meeting on people-to-people and cultural exchanges is being held concurrently with the S&ED, which reflects the rising importance both Beijing and Washington now attach to meaningful interaction between the two peoples.
China's opening of the Nathu La border point on Monday is not just a boon for Indians making a pilgrimage to the sacred religious sites of Mount Kangrinboqe and Mapam Yumco Lake in the Tibet autonomous region.
On Friday, one person diedand four people were injured when part of the highway that connects Guangzhou and Jiangxi provinces collapsed at the exit to Heyuan while four trucks were on it.
Smartphones are now a tool to fight graft. The Party's top discipline authority launched a "one-button report" app for smartphones last Friday.
About 56.7 percent of the Japanese public believe the security bills under deliberation in the Japanese Diet are unconstitutional, according to a telephone survey conducted by the country's Kyodo News over the weekend.
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former Florida governor Jeb Bush seem to lead the presidential race as Democrat and Republican candidates, and being the wife and brother of former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, they are drawing special attention.
Being an important part of World War II, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) played an important role in reshaping the postwar global order.
China's fu'erdai stink, but they're not the main problem.
As US allies in East Asia, Japan and South Korea should get along much better than they do. But they will have little to celebrate when they hold events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the normalization of their relations on Monday.
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