In a perfect world, countries wouldn't spy on one another, but until that utopian day dawns on us, it is reasonable to expect intelligence collecting to continue as it has since the days of Sun Tzu and Julius Caesar. Knowledge is power, and wanting to know more about rivals, opponents and even friends is common across cultures.
Beijing and Washington face a challenging task of concluding investment talks before President Barrack Obama steps down in January 2017, according to observers in Brussels.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday that the South China Sea issue is not and should not be one between China and the United States.
The mechanism of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) has greatly promoted exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, a senior Chinese official said Monday.
This is the first time the meeting on people-to-people and cultural exchanges is being held concurrently with the S&ED.
Senior Chinese and US officials are to convene later this week in Washington for an annual gathering considered to be a paramount dialogue crucial for China and the United States to repair mutual trust damaged by US moves.
What has proved effective in the past decade is that more engagement can help the two countries better tap the potential of cooperation and reduce the risk of confrontation.
The US is hell-bent on curbing China's advance in cyberspace because it does not want its dominant role challenged.
Why do US children go to school with little homework, no weekend classes but still excel in education in comparison to most Chinese students?
After debacles in Syria and Ukraine, the US must realize that there is always a price to be paid for intervening in other countries' affairs.
