Justin Yifu Lin, economics professor at Peking University and former World Bank chief economist
As a new year approaches, China Daily invited researchers and experts to share their thoughts on 20 major issues that are expected to have an impact in 2016.
Almost all the delegates seemed to agree the UN climate change conference in Paris was a great success.
The steel industry, coal burning and growing factories around cities are the main factors causing dense smog in North China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Dec 14.
A spate of senior officials' resignations hit the headlines recently, making people inquisitive about their motives. One of them was Ye Zhaohui who resigned as deputy mayor of Zhuji, a prosperous city in East China's Zhejiang province.
News from Puerto Rico is depressing these days as the United States Congress last week denied the beautiful Caribbean Island a bankruptcy bailout to overcome its deep debt.
The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, together known as the Belt and Road Initiative, are aimed at building an inclusive community of shared interests and political mutual trust, and integrating developed and developing economies. They will not only help more Chinese enterprises to "go global" but also benefit many Middle East states.
Visiting the United States for the first time in 1993, I was deeply impressed by how rich, vibrant and advanced the country was. At the same time, I was appalled by the huge army of homeless people on the streets of the big cities such as New York, Washington, San Francisco and even Honolulu.
By dragging the South China Sea dispute to arbitration, the Philippines has made a politically provocative move under the cloak of law.
Innovation finds frequent mention in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).
In my work as the British consul-general in Guangzhou, I am involved with a broad range of issues.
The military parade in Beijing on Sept 3 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory in the war against fascism provided a good opportunity to review whether the peace forged by blood is solid, and what are the risks and challenges on the way ahead.
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