Onus on Tsai to maintain good cross-Straits ties
2016-03-01 10:25:14
The number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan has declined sharply before and after the island's leadership election in January, which Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen has won.
Calming troubled seas with claimant parties
2016-03-01 09:18:39
The troubles in the East and South China seas are equal parts competing for territorial claims and the deficiency of mutual distrust. One-on-one negotiations are thus essential to calm the increasingly muddy waters of the West Pacific.
Appointment shows desire for more effective communication
2016-03-01 10:25:14
Appointing Ning Jizhe, a well-known government think-tank economist, to be the new head of National Bureau of Statistics is a welcome move.
Anti-terrorism collaboration
2016-02-29 07:34:22
When answering questions about terrorism in China on Friday, an anti-terrorism expert with the Ministry of Public Security summarized terrorism's penetration in the country as increasingly severe and the anti-terror situation as very grave.
Clear information to tackle currency issue
2016-02-29 08:06:47
It is reasonable to wonder whether, if the current currency turmoil endures, Chinese policymakers' commitment to financial liberalization and currency internationalization will wane. One hopes that it does not come to that.
Chinese tourists provide a fillip to Japan's economy
2016-02-29 08:06:47
Japan is making increasing efforts to serve the growing number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan. All FamilyMart stores in Japan began accepting Chinese UnionPay payment cards on Feb 2, which means all the three major chain convenience stores in Japan.
Singapore-China ties: A progressive partnership
2016-02-29 08:06:47
Last year, Singapore and China commemorated 25 years of diplomatic relations, culminating in the exchange of state visits by Singapore President Tony Tan and Chinese President Xi Jinping. We established an All-Round Cooperative Partnership Progressing with the Times.
Collective actions key to global economic recovery
2016-02-29 07:34:22
Against the backdrop of global capital and currency market turbulences, it was crucial the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, who met in Shanghai over the weekend, agree to take concerted actions to combat downside risks and restore investor confidence.
Year of green finance nurturing economy
2016-02-26 08:28:16
The G20, in progressing work on green finance, can catalyze such learning that in turn can inform national and regional action.
More than media needed to boost soft power
2016-02-26 08:13:27
Xi is right about better communicating China's virtues to the outside world. But just using the media, as improved as they are, for the purpose is insufficient. More can and must be done.