Op-Ed Contributors

China offers new growth pattern  2009-11-19 08:01:21

China's development in the past decades should serve as evidence that Africa should no longer regard the European or US model as the panacea.



Diminishing role of US role model  2009-11-19 08:01:21

The image of this US mentor has been significantly tarnished in the wake of the financial crisis which is now poised to threaten global economic growth.



China and US hold reins to a better global future  2009-11-19 08:02:23

US President Barack Obama's visit to China is arguably his most important international "rendezvous", especially because some perceive China as a "threat" to the US. But that perception must not be exaggerated because China still lags far behind America in every field - from military and economy to "soft-power".



Many good tidings from Obama's visit  2009-11-20 07:56:38

Barack Obama is the first US president to visit China within a year of assuming office. This shows the importance he attaches to US ties with China.



Asia must learn from Europe and look inwards  2009-11-18 07:50:53

Instead of running after expensive luxury goods that are low on value and high on cost, Asians need to learn from the European mindset.



Sino-US bridge over troubled waters  2009-11-18 07:50:53

The US and China are the world's largest and third largest economiesand the financial crisis has made the world look toward them for leadership.



Climate change, China's view  2009-11-18 07:50:14

As a responsible major developing country, China fully recognizes the significance and urgency of addressing climate change, and has made a series of efforts on its own initiative.



Think about the hungry before wasting food  2009-11-17 07:55:11

Hunger now scars the lives of more than 1 billion people across the world. So world leaders gathered for a UN summit in Rome on Nov 16 to debate what to do about it.



Tie-up in carbon use technology  2009-11-17 07:52:24

CCS technology with large-scale emission-reducing potential, has got more and more concern from the international community.



Clear communication needed  2009-11-16 07:37:49

Sino-US have much remains to be done on the security and military fronts despite of political and economic achievent.



What more can China do to boost ties  2009-11-13 08:56:01

Everyone is eagerly awaiting US President Barack Obama's state visit from Sunday to Wednesday.



Snow changes climate talk  2009-11-13 08:55:30

Tens of thousands of people are stranded on the highways and airports and railway stations across north and northwestern China.



Wheel has come full circle for APEC's rich members  2009-11-13 08:56:01

The global economic downturn has been arrested to certain extent and the world has seen some remarkable changes since the Lima summit.



Reassurance is a two-way street  2009-11-12 08:52:42

US should take concrete and positive steps to give shape to the "strategic reassurance" for developing relations with China.



Building socialism to ensure human rights  2009-11-12 08:53:07

Dramatic changes have taken place in China over the past six decades, with its human rights development making historical progress.



High rate must give way to quality growth  2009-11-11 08:38:15

Double-digit growth should no longer be the aim for China. It is the quality of growth and much will depend on greater equality between coastal and inland.



Air force: Sixty years of flying with flying colors  2009-11-11 08:38:15

The People's Liberation Army Air Force has gone through trying times but has always come out with flying colors.



Regional design in Asia-Pacific  2009-11-10 09:05:53

As a result of the global financial crisis, conditions for cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region have increased rather than diminished.



Dalai Lama suspended talks but door still open  2009-11-09 07:39:59

Zhu Weiqun was interviewed by Germany's Focus magazine about China's policy on the Tibet autonomous region and Dalai Lama.



How to handle global economic imbalances  2009-11-06 08:36:11

Regardless of whether we admit it or not, the financial crisis is deeply related to global economic imbalances.



Human rights well protected  2009-11-04 08:24:26

Check zooming property prices  2009-11-03 08:21:58

Growing up to the challenges  2009-11-02 07:37:08



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