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Clear commitment to global nuclear security

No international initiative on nuclear security can produce a meaningful global solution without full Russian participation.

Stability best for Myanmar

The inauguration of Myanmar's first elected civilian president in 54 years on Wednesday marked the smooth power transition in the Southeast Asian nation and the start of a new era.

Gray area in law allows bribe-givers to escape deserved punishments

MA YONG, former Party chief of Yiyang city, Central China's Hunan province, was arrested and prosecuted in January for accepting bribes.

Too much parcel packaging a pressing problem

STATISTICS SHOW THAT a total of 20.65 billion parcels were delivered in China last year, up 48 percent from 2014, leading to considerable packing material waste that poses a threat to the environment. Changjiang Daily commented on Thursday:

Banning e-bicycles will hurt the poor

A DRAFT regulation on non-motor vehicles and motorcycles in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, proposes banning the sales and use of motorcycles, electric bikes and other non-motor vehicles within the city. China Business Review commented on Thursday:

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Atomic power holds key to energy security

Facing growing energy demand, ever harsher conditions pertaining to domestic resources and protecting the environment, as well as the challenges of global climate change, including the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, China has to solve a series of basic problems in its energy development.

Prudence to help calm South China Sea waters

China's refusal to accept the arbitration initiated by the Philippines in the South China Sea issue in 2013 is entirely in accordance with the law. In 2006, China exercised its right under Article 298 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to reject compulsory arbitration on the issue.

The pros and cons of online education

The money that Wang Yu makes as an online teacher in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, has triggered an online debate.

It's futile for US to blame China to cover its own misdeeds

It is not unusual for senior US officials to throw jabs at China in their public speeches while traveling abroad.