DURING the latest televised debate for the island's 2016 leadership election, Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, said that the 1992 Consensus, which was built on the one-China principle, was "an option, but not the only option". Eastday.com has criticized Tsai's ambiguous stance and urges her to stop seeking "Taiwan independence":
A CHINESE translation of Stray Birds, a collection of poems by the Indian Nobel prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, has been recalled from shelves by the publisher, Zhejiang Literature and Arts Press, after it sparked wide controversy. Translated by Feng Tang, a 44-year-old writer from Beijing, the version shocked readers with its racy choice of words. A comment on ifeng.com says:
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, approved the country's first counterterrorism law on Sunday. The new law, which will enter into force on Friday, proposes a national leading body to identify terrorist activities and personnel and coordinate nationwide anti-terrorist work. This will help fight terrorism at home and help maintain global security.
Chinese national Fan Jinghui was beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in November. Of the less than 10 Chinese citizens being kidnapped overseas for ransom, this one ended in the most appalling of crimes.
The year 2015 saw China organize a series of activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the triumph of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
While wandering on a square in downtown Brussels on a quiet, wintry Christmas morning, I saw some people with lighted candles standing around a high-rise monument. But it seemed only a couple were reading the messages left on the cards with the flowers at the foot of monument.
Terrorism is not something peculiar to foreign soil.
It is unbelievable that a 45-year-old maid in South China's Guangdong province is being tried as a serial killer.
THE NATIONAL entrance examination for postgraduate studies was held on Saturday and Sunday. According to official data, 1.77 million people have applied for the exam, 7 percent more than last year. Many graduates choose postgraduate study in the hope of a better future, but will it truly grant them one? West China Metropolis Daily says:
AN APPLE, whose Chinese name pingguo sounds close to the word for Christmas Eve, was reportedly sold at 176 yuan ($27) on the Internet during Christmas, with the extra benefits including a fine wooden box for the apple and handmade flowers and chocolate. Costly as it is, the package has been purchased by many Christmas celebrators in the country. A comment on rednet.cn questions such festival-oriented spending and attributes it to the spiritual emptiness of a number of Chinese people:
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