China has always regarded Africa as a place of opportunity rather than a source of problems. It has courted African governments as political allies since the foundation of the People's Republic. Unlike the West whose aid was centered on technical and financial assistance, China uses a different approach.
Some breakthroughs are expected to be achieved at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which starts on Friday in Johannesburg, where Sino-African cooperation in agriculture is expected to be high on the agenda.
Paris started the year on a tragic note. The terrorist attack on the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan 7 killed 12 people and injured 11.
This year's worst air pollution in Beijing once again demonstrated the necessity for China to address its environmental challenges with immediate and unprecedented efforts.
A better internationalized Chinese currency and a more representative Special Drawing Rights will definitely help deliver better economic and financial performance within and beyond China in the long run.
Never has Beijing been shrouded in such apocalyptic smog.
TUESDAY MARKED WORLD AIDS DAY. Data show that the number of students who are HIV-positive in China has risen by 35 percent over the past 35 years, while in Hunan province the number of college students that are HIV-positive has risen 37 times since 2007. It is time to pay more attention to raising awareness of the virus, says Beijing News.
DRIVERS IN NANJING, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province, may face a fine of 2,000 yuan ($313) if their cars are dirty or covered by disturbing advertisements, according to revised local regulations on the city environment.
CELEBRITY TV host and producer, Cui Yongyuan, took fire online after he recently responded sharply to criticism by students from an agricultural university of his previous posts against genetically modified food. A Beijing Times commentator says personal attacks have no place in public debates.
Editor's note: The Central Military Commission Reform Work Meeting was held from Nov 24 to 26 to map out a plan for deepening reform in the military. Zhang Junshe, a military expert, talks with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang on how the reform move should be interpreted. Excerpts:
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