Coping with Tsai's conjuring of 'de facto independence'

As expected, the inauguration speech by Tsai Ing-wen avoided any reference to the 1992 Consensus. This is consistent with her long-standing position of no commitment to the one-China principle.

Philippines' partition a provocation under a legal cloak

The unilateral arbitration case forcibly pushed forward by the Philippines is a provocation against China under a legal cloak. Essentially, it is not aimed at resolving the country's territorial disputes with China, but a naked attempt to repudiate China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.

Visit can help coordinate Chinese and Indian initiatives

As the city with the biggest Indian settlement in China, Guangzhou is the most important destination in China for Indian business travelers, which is why Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is beginning his visit to China from this city on Tuesday.

EU should not waste opportunity to send right message

Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba group, is to meet the Belgian king in Brussels on Monday. This is their third meeting since June last year when King Philippe paid a state visit to China. They also met at World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland in January.

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Ending road-use charge shows respect for public opinion

THE GOVERNMENT IN ZHANGBEI COUNTY, North China's Hebei province, announced on Friday that it will stop collecting the 50-yuan ($7.60) charge per person it had introduced to use a 150-kilometer scenic road. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

Give empty buildings a new life

A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS in some provinces remain unused years after completion. Cnhubei.com commented on Saturday:

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Poverty aid is not meant to be used as a dowry

SOME STATE-LEVEL poverty-stricken counties are reportedly limiting the dowries grooms can offer to would-be brides. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

Rectify police behavior to let justice be seen in every case

How should police officers behave in the execution of their duties?

Tightening vaccine control

According to an announcement by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Thursday, 125 people have been arrested for their involvement in the recent vaccine scandal, and 37 people are being investigated for crimes involving abuses of their official power.

Tsai's only sensible option is to endorse Consensus

Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan, who will lead the island over the next four years, resorted to rhetorical ambiguity in Friday's inauguration speech.