WISDOM of the AGED

Insights on what matters most in life from 11 people, all of them more than 100 years old

Nation prepares for massive parade

Zhao Bingqing, a 27-year-old university teacher, has spent a period of time at a military compound in the northwestern outskirts of Beijing.

Foreign media given peek behind gala

Foreign journalists who registered to report on celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China began a series of field interviews in Beijing on Tuesday.

Decades of rising productivity ensure food security

From the sweet potato fields of North China, where agricultural machinery digs up the root vegetable, to the golden-tan rice terraces and crimson grapes hanging from vines in the southwest, the autumn harvest is in full swing across the country.

I see the land as a safety net

About four decades ago, when I was growing up on my parents' farm, the harvest was at the will of the "weather god".

Escalating violence in SAR reveals Western media's ill intentions

Violence has continued unabated in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region even as Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is actively building a platform for dialogue in a bid to foster cohesiveness in society and find ways to bring the city back to the development track.

Time running out for Tsai to mend her ways

Given the pro-independence stance of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party, it is not surprising that the island has lost many of its "diplomatic" partners in recent years.

China-ASEAN ties enter new stage

A golden opportunity for China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to synergize their development outlooks and deepen cooperation, that is what the 16th China-ASEAN Expo provides.

It's time Hong Kong residents helped police end violence, restore order

After more than 100 days of chaos, many of the original reasons and excuses for the demonstrators in Hong Kong no longer hold water. The truth has gradually emerged and the nature of the chaos has become increasingly clear.

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Time for Tsai to read the writing on the wall

That her refusal to accept the 1992 Consensus that there is only one China and instead curry favors with the United States, which in reality can be no one's friend, would come back to haunt her was obvious. But rather than waking up and realizing it was a shadow she and her ruling party were following, she continued to dream of "independence".

Advancing political consultation to serve national rejuvenation

The system of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference should be upheld, and its work of political consultation, democratic oversight, and participation in State affairs improved. This message for the CPPCC came from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday, the eve of its 70th anniversary.