Opinion / International ties

China's peaceful, confident role

[2011-03-16 14:45]

China is increasingly self-confident and peaceful in foreign affairs, and China has the ability to deal with all kinds of issues. Such praise can often be heard in interviews of foreigners in recent years.

India should ease visa policy for Chinese

[2011-02-16 13:56]

Since the 2008 terrorist attacks, travel to India has not been easy. If the visitor is from China, Pakistan, or Bangladesh, the government has to be overcautious in granting a visa. Sometimes it really becomes a nightmare and one gets the visa hours before reporting at the airport.

Sino-US relations at critical juncture in history

[2011-01-24 15:04]

The United State of America, the only remaining superpower, has declined significantly due to the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression. China, on the other hand, has become more and more robust - both comprehensively and economically - during the last few decades.

Make Spring Festival an international holiday

[2011-01-20 16:02]

We appeal to you to consider earnestly and most sincerely declaring the Chinese Spring Festival as a festival in your country and at your organization and making it a one-day international holiday.

West should embrace competition

[2011-01-11 16:45]

Recently, some government officials, companies and the media in the US and Europe expressed concerns over the procurement and indigenous innovation policies of China, and thereby alleged that China's investment climate had deteriorated.

New year, old EU woes for China

[2011-01-07 17:59]

As we enter 2011, some of China's previous year's worries like EU sovereign debts have continued into the New Year.

Decade of working closely with EU

[2011-01-05 13:26]

Beijing is signaling fresh determination in enriching its relations with European strategic partners at the threshold of a new decade by intensifying bilateral high-ranking visits.

No way to reach win-win with a zero-sum opponent

[2010-12-14 14:51]

China seems very much poised to forge ahead with a "can-do" spirit and an inclusive optimistic world view. Increasingly, it seems as if America is less concerned with developing her own resources and more worried that she not lose ground to China. That's the hazard of playing zero-sum instead of win-win.

Exchange between DPRK and ROK can escalate into war

[2010-12-02 10:34]

The artillery exchange between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) military has made the world news for the last few days. Before anybody found out what really happened, the media has been condemning Pyongyang for provoking the incident.

Remembering 'Ted' Sorensen

[2010-11-22 11:10]

Ted Sorensen drafted but never claimed the Kennedy's only and most famous first inaugural speech, and widely quoted sentences, "Ask not what your country can do for you

Japan should restrain its expansionist appetite

[2010-11-05 09:09]

If it does not curb its expansionist appetite, it will have to taste the bitter fruit of its endeavors sooner or later.

China becomes scapegoat of American illness in mid-term election

[2010-11-04 10:59]

It is time for American politicians to stop blaming others for its problems and illnesses, and face the challenges and problems they generated themselves.

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