Editor's Note: Graham T. Allison, political scientist and professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, has written two articles - in Financial Times in August 2012 and The New York Times in July 2013 - cautioning China and the United States not to fall into the Thucydides Trap, where a rising power causes fear in an established power which leads to a war.
The General Administration of Sport of China issued a long-awaited reform plan for soccer, especially the Chinese Football Association, on Monday that says the association will be separated from the administration soon.
The 6-percent plunge of the benchmark Shanghai Composite index on Tuesday is only the latest warning that, in spite of the Chinese government's strenuous efforts to stabilize the stock market, a large correction in share prices could still be an imminent risk.
Wednesday is the seventh day after the deadly explosions in Tianjin, North China. On this traditional day of mourning for the dead, the central government has reiterated its promise of a thorough investigation to identify the cause of the accident and those who should be held responsible.
Given China's poor soccer performances for decades, the Chinese Football Association has gained as poor a reputation among domestic soccer fans as the country's soccer team has.
THE AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL of college students on the Chinese mainland continues to worsen, according to a report jointly released by the Youth Development Department of the General Administration of Sport and Beijing Sport University on Saturday. However, the physical health of primary and secondary school students has slightly improved after years of decline. Comments:
AN INVESTIGATION BY THE AUTHORITIES in Guizhou province in Southwest China found that hospitals at various levels in six cities were colluding with healthy residents to get money from the medical insurance fund. The residents cannot get the money without the hospitals, which issue the invoices required, and the hospitals need the "patients" as they cannot access the fund themselves. Comments:
THE LOCAL government in Shaxian county, East China's Fujian province, is trying to establish a group for the fast food chain Shaxian Snack, which has grabbed an increasing share in the domestic market since the 1990s. Excerpts:
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