It's time to control and manage disparities

To control and manage are seemingly the top priorities for handling the differences between China and the United States.

China, US should transcend economic fears

In his inaugural address of 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said that, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Those words provide guidance to the upcoming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, which takes place under deepening economic challenges.

China's helping role in developing nations' growth

Since the 1950s, China has been providing what is known as South-South Cooperation to other developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere.

US can't shun its responsibility in refugee crisis

European and other international organizations have stepped up efforts to help rehabilitate the refugees in some European Union countries, and last week Germany and Austria opened their borders to receive more refugees.

Deepened SOE reforms can revitalize Chinese economy

The long-awaited blueprint for reforming and revitalizing the State sector has been released and it promises to give a huge boost to China's battle against the downward pressure on its economy. More importantly, the latest drive to deepen reform of State-owned enterprises may, in the long run, prove wrong those who believe that China's growth miracle has run its course.

FTA would benefit Australia

Australians who oppose the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement should look at the larger picture of bilateral trade and the great impact it will have on China-Australia interaction and regional economic integration.

Cheating in car emissions test again shows need to root out corruption

Each car in China must pass an annual exhaust emissions test. However, a recent China Central Television report shows no matter how bad a car's emissions are, it can pass the test as long as the owner pays an agent 200 yuan ($31), of which 150 yuan goes to the testing staff. Comments:

Market needs, not lots, should decide majors

The Department of Civil Engineering at University of South China in Hengyang, Hunan province, reportedly asked its 500 fresh students to decide their majors in a creative way: the top 200 students in terms of academic performance got an opportunity to choose, while the remaining 300 drew lots. Comments:

School's closure after scandal only raises questions

The Hanzhong Health Vocational School in North China's Shaanxi province was recently shut down after photos of its principal forcing female students to drink with him and his guests at a local KTV last year were posted on the Internet. Comments:

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China's advantage to avoid 'Japan syndrome'

China seems to be in the same position, economically speaking, that Japan was in the early 1970s. Japan relied heavily on exports to register extraordinary growth in the 1950s and 1960s. But its rapid growth was halted by the 1973 oil crisis, which also had a devastating effect on the world market. During the next decades, Japan's GDP grew 3.4 percent a year, barely 40 percent of the average rate it had achieved in the 20 years before the oil crisis. And when its real estate bubble burst in 1993, Japan's GDP began a long period of virtually zero growth, with its domestic price levels declining secularly.