Beijing not being led astray by TPP intentions

From Washington to Beijing, signs of ambivalence abound in the discourse about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

No need to politicize HK students' ability to read in Simplified Chinese

THE DELIBERATIONS OF the Hong Kong education authorities on Chinese courses recently came to an end, and the document has aroused debates in Hong Kong because it mentioned students becoming able to recognize characters in Simplified Chinese after having mastered Traditional Chinese, as the former is mainly used in the Chinese mainland. Do not politicize the issue, says an article in the Global Times Chinese edition on Tuesday:

Poverty relief is not a stage for shows of power

THE ONGOING poverty-alleviation campaign in China has witnessed some local governments trying to fabricate the impression that they have significantly improved local residents' well-being, even though they have not. Officials in less developed areas have reportedly resorted to tricks to fool superiors. People's Daily condemns such actions and calls for genuine efforts to aid those struggling to escape poverty in its comments on Tuesday:

Grace period proves its worth to many couples

ABOUT 4,500 COUPLES in the Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province, Southwest China gave up the idea of divorce last year thanks to the introduction of a grace period for divorce proceedings promoted in 2015 by the local government, Guangming Online reported on Sunday. The website comments:

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Who are the people rooting for China's 'collapse' and why?

The "China collapse" theory can be analyzed in three parts: What is the argument? Who are its advocates? Why does it resonate?

Tearing down the barriers of exclusivity

The central authorities have issued a guideline on urban development, which maps out the basic principles, key tasks and targets to ensure cities are "orderly constructed, properly developed and efficiently operated".

The TPP and its implications for Beijing

The Trans-Pacific Partnership signed at Auckland, New Zealand, earlier this month has 12 APEC members (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States). Led by the US, the TPP is one of the largest free trade agreements in the world with its members accounting for about 40 percent of the global economic output.

All Americans shall have the same dream

The case of Peter Liang is increasingly catching the attention of people in the United States, and beyond, especially among Chinese, Asians and African-Americans.

Make urban planning sustainable, visionary

The State Council, China's Cabinet, released a document on strengthening the administration of urban planning on Sunday. It sets a clear guideline of how the country's urban development should be regulated to make it more healthy and sustainable.

Market to set rail ticket prices

High-speed railways are the pride of the nation.