http://www.cdeclips.com/China Daily RSSCopyright © 2008- China Daily Hong Kong Limited, All Rights Reservedhttp://www.cdeclips.com/web_xml/RSS/ChinaDaily_RSS_edop_contributors.xmlThu, 16 Sep 2010 04:50:36 GMThttp://www.cdeclips.com/web_xml/RSS/china_daily_logo.jpghttp://www.cdeclips.com/With a third round of negotiations scheduled to be held in Brunei in October, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) still faces ambiguity in promoting its intentions.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51785http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5178516 Sep 2010 10:01:32 +0800Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sung Kim, special envoy for the Six-Party Talks, and other US officials arrived in China Wednesday to discuss the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51789http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5178916 Sep 2010 10:01:32 +0800This year has been fruitful with abundant achievements in the field of the global financial regulatory rulemaking. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act marks, in the midst of controversies and compromises, greatest legislative change to financial supervision since the 1930s.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51790http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5179016 Sep 2010 10:01:32 +0800The Diaoyu Islands dispute was a disruptive mine planted by the United States into Sino-Japanese relations nearly four decades ago.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51705http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5170515 Sep 2010 09:34:00 +0800The US congress will hold a hearing today to judge whether China has revaluated its currency to its "requirement". On June 19, 2010, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced a policy re-pegging the yuan to a basket of currencies. But the Americans, eager to see a faster increase in the value of the Chinese currency, don't seem to be happy with the "slow revaluation".http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51710http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5171015 Sep 2010 09:34:00 +0800The recent 100-km long traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, which extended till Beijing's outer suburbs caught the world's attention because of the sheer scale of the block and the length of time that people were caught up in it. But media coverage in many of the world's most affluent countries was generally received by audiences with a wry smile that said: "China, welcome to the motor age."http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51711http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5171115 Sep 2010 09:34:00 +0800China recently released a very ambitious national talent development plan. The National Medium- and Long-term Talent Development Plan (2010–2020) sets a blueprint for creating a highly skilled national workforce within the next 10 years.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51583http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5158314 Sep 2010 09:41:19 +0800By WANG HUIYAOChen Guangbiao is among the few philanthropists in China to pledge his entire fortune to charity after his death. But most of the rich Chinese have till now kept away from the charity campaign of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, which will culminate at the end of this month.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51587http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5158714 Sep 2010 09:41:19 +0800By Yang ZhiyongThe 14 Chinese fishermen and their trawler, detained off Ishigaki harbor in Okinawa after a collision with Japan Coast Guard ships on Sept 7, set off for home yesterday morning. But the Japanese authorities are still holding the Chinese captain of the trawler, Zhan Qixiong for allegedly "obstructing public duties." A Japanese court ruled on Friday that Zhan be detained for 10 days until Sept 19.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51588http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5158814 Sep 2010 09:41:19 +0800By Jin YongmingWe use electricity every day, but what we might not know is that most of the world's electricity today is still running on networks we used over 50 years ago. How does this impact us?http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51498http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5149813 Sep 2010 09:20:56 +0800By Roberto BoccaChina's current economic concerns hinge on three fundamental questions. What is its present condition? What problems does it face? What steps does it need to take next?http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51499http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5149913 Sep 2010 09:20:56 +0800By Xia BinThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the historic China-World Bank Group partnership — a partnership that has seen one of the most successful engagements of the World Bank Group and has contributed to shaping China's modernization and development.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51503http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5150313 Sep 2010 09:20:56 +0800By Robert ZoellickOn Aug 23, China's top legislature began the first reading of an amendment to the Criminal Law, which proposes to drop the death penalty for 13 economics-related non-violent crimes.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51504http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5150413 Sep 2010 09:20:56 +0800By Meng LinThe amendment to the Criminal Law, which proposes to drop the death penalty for 13 economics-related non-violent crimes and people above 75 years of age, may be the biggest in China's history of the Criminal Law.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51505http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5150513 Sep 2010 09:20:56 +0800By Yi ShenghuaThe hijacking of a bus, full of Hong Kong tourists, in the Philippines ended in the loss of eight innocent lives recently. Besides mourning the death of the eight Hong Kong residents, we should learn a lesson from the tragedy so that such incidents can be prevented.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51443http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5144311 Sep 2010 11:46:38 +0800By Xiao ShuThe cool breeze coming through the window has reminded us that the much anticipated fall season is here to bring welcome relief from the oppressive heat of the past several months. I've carefully drawn up a vacation plan for October as a reward to myself for the hard work done in the past months covering the Shanghai Expo.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51444http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5144411 Sep 2010 11:46:38 +0800By Xu XiaominThis year marks the 30th anniversary of China resuming its legitimate seat in the World Bank. While constantly deepening its reform and opening-up process, China has cooperated very successfully with the Bank in project loans, knowledge sharing and international development.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51374http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5137410 Sep 2010 09:23:26 +0800By Xie XurenChina has had excellent success in building a large industrial base, which enables it to export more than 50 percent of its output and also meet a high percentage of its domestic demand. Its companies are proud of their factories and the goods they make.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51379http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5137910 Sep 2010 09:23:26 +0800By Handel JonesA Chinese fishing trawler, Minjinyu, collided with a 1,349-ton Japanese patrol boat, Yonakuni, near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday. Two other Japanese patrol boats then reportedly chased and hit Minjinyu, and six Japanese personnel boarded it when it stopped and questioned the Chinese fishermen.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51380http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5138010 Sep 2010 09:23:26 +0800By Hu FeiyueAt present, China's economy is enjoying high growth thanks to the process of industrialization and urbanization. But, the problems of farmers-turned-workers are closely related to both the city and the countryside and are a fulcrum to balance urban and rural development.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51296http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5129609 Sep 2010 09:47:21 +0800By Jiang ChangyunI have dozens of reasons to love this city: spectacular river views, free museums, the best theaters, top football matches, countless cultural events, etc., you name it.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51297http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5129709 Sep 2010 09:47:21 +0800By Zhang HaizhouEfforts to ensure food security in China have so far been successful. The country has experienced more than three decades of sustained agricultural growth and significant reduction in hunger. Gradual agriculture-led reform in the late 1970s and technological breakthroughs, such as the development of hybrid rice, have led to large increases in agricultural output.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51301http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5130109 Sep 2010 09:47:21 +0800By Fan ShenggenThe news of China's old-age pension funds having a "1.3-trillion-yuan ($191.31 billion) empty account" has caused widespread public anxiety. But social security expert Zheng Bingwen, the person who revealed this fact at an international seminar, sees the problem differently.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51302http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5130209 Sep 2010 09:47:21 +0800By Wang YiqingSino-African relations have remained on track for all-round and rapid development over the past years under the guidance and propulsion of the well-founded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Enormous progress has been made in political, economic, cultural, security and other fields and bilateral cooperation mechanisms are continuing to steadily improve.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51222http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5122208 Sep 2010 09:55:57 +0800By Zhang HongmingChina's key macroeconomic challenge over the next two decades is to determine how to manage its exchange, interest and inflation rates to facilitate sustainable, stable and efficient economic growth as the Western economies shrink in size relative to emerging market economies.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51226http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5122608 Sep 2010 09:55:57 +0800By Xiao GengOn Aug 31, US President Barack Obama announced the formal end to America's seven years of combat mission in Iraq, saying Washington had fulfilled its responsibility and "now it is time to turn the page". This is a sign that the Obama administration has embarked on a mission to clean the political, economic and military mess left behind by its predecessor.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51227http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5122708 Sep 2010 09:55:57 +0800By Yuan ZhengPropelled by the United States, the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relaunched direct peace talks in Washington on Sept 2, the first direct talks since Israel mounted a devastating military assault on the Gaza Strip in December 2008.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51147http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5114707 Sep 2010 09:55:09 +0800By YU GUOQINGThe recent US-written-and directed farce in East Asia has a dazzlingly clear plot. It does exhibit the "writer-director's" habitual arrogance but belies its lack of confidence.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51150http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5115007 Sep 2010 09:55:09 +0800By Wang YushengChina and India have begun counting their people. China has started its sixth national census, while India is into its 15th. For both countries, the exercise involves enormous use of manpower, financial resources and administrative planning. Several niggling problems in compiling demographic data pose challenges for the two countries.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51151http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5115107 Sep 2010 09:55:09 +0800By Amitendu PalitWith a string of events being sponsored to celebrate Shenzhen's 30th anniversary as a special economic zone (SEZ), it is necessary for China's earliest SEZ to look back at the special initiatives it has taken over the past three decades to spearhead the country's economic boom and explore new ones to lead the city and the whole nation to a larger economic miracle.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51055http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5105506 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0800By Qin XiaoyingThe latest economic developments in Europe and the United States should serve as essential references for Beijing's policymakers, who are racing against time to give the final touches to a new national economic and social development guideline for the next five years.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51056http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5105606 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0800By Fu JingChina's Danxia Landform has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site, evoking cheers and worries from the people. The Danxia Landform consists of red bed characterized by steep cliffs.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51059http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5105906 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0800By WEI HOUKAIThe Danxia Landform recently became China's 40th world heritage site, leading to an upsurge in other places bidding for the UNESCO honor. About 35 Chinese sites, including the West Lake in Hangzhou, are trying to get the world heritage stamp from UNESCO.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51060http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5106006 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0800By Quip FangFor eight weeks of every British summer a series of classical concerts, described by Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival", are held in London.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51002http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5100204 Sep 2010 12:03:49 +0800By WANG ZHENGXUThanks to Bi Sheng (970-1051), the inventor of movable type printing technology during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), books replaced expensive silk scrolls, monopolized by the rich, and became an affordable source of knowledge for the common people. But even Bi didn't know it would take another thousand years for his people to take their global publishing initiative seriously.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=51003http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5100304 Sep 2010 12:03:49 +0800By Li YangChina's consumer price index (CPI) in July rose 3.3 percent year-on-year, 0.4 percentage points higher than the increase in June, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50935http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5093503 Sep 2010 09:33:37 +0800By Yi XianrongDuring the third quarter of this year, western Pacific Ocean was far from pacific. Unusually large, complex and high profile US-led naval exercises have been held near Hawaii, Northeast Asia, and in the South China Sea.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50940http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5094003 Sep 2010 09:33:37 +0800By CHUNG-YUE CHANGMany teens will welcome Chongqing municipality's new "Law for the Protection of Minors", which keeps their personal communications out of reach of prying parents. Conversely, many parents would instinctively wish they could continue to monitor their children's personal communications, particularly on the Internet.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50941http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5094103 Sep 2010 09:33:37 +0800By NAREN CHITTYUnder the multilateral framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), substantial progress has been made in regional economic cooperation, trade and investment in recent years.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50859http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5085902 Sep 2010 09:22:35 +0800By Wan JifeiAfter 30 years of reforms and opening up, China finally has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest economy. Although it has been foreseen for some time, the news that it has finally taken place has caused a stir all around the world. Eyes are turned to China's ascendance. Its influence has touched off a restructuring of the global framework.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50863http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5086302 Sep 2010 09:22:35 +0800By Fong Yun-wahThe US has been pointing a finger at China, directly or indirectly, over the past several months, especially over issues involving China's relations with its neighbors. The devastating floods in Pakistan have given it another opportunity to prod China.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50864http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5086402 Sep 2010 09:22:35 +0800By HAN HUAAs the sleeping dragon awoke toward the end of the last century, the West felt uneasy. And when it took off on the road to rapid economic development, the West's unease began turning into fear, giving rise to the "China threat" theory which is bandied about so rampantly across the world today.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50865http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5086502 Sep 2010 09:22:35 +0800By Li YangThe ongoing week-long strategic dialogue between China and the European Union (EU), respectively headed by State Councilor Dai Bingguo and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, is a fresh move taken by both sides to push forward bilateral ties.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50755http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5075501 Sep 2010 09:31:27 +0800By Xing HuaThe Korean War: A History, a book by Bruce Cumings, a professor of history at the University of Chicago, has attracted a lot of attention from the US media. Since Cumings has revealed the US army's atrocities in the "forgotten war" and said American hegemony in international politics is not right, some US media outlets have called him a leftist.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50760http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5076001 Sep 2010 09:31:27 +0800By LU CHAOChina now sits atop $2.4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, the largest held by a country (Japan is second with $1 trillion). But this bounty comes with one big headache: where should Chinese officials park all that money?http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50761http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5076101 Sep 2010 09:31:27 +0800By Orville SchellAll indicators for economic power shifts now point from North to South, and from West to East. The recent ascent of emerging markets has changed the economic and political landscapes.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50663http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5066331 Aug 2010 09:56:25 +0800By JIN LIQUNWhen Catherine Ashton, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief, visits China this week, she will have an opportunity to focus on how to move EU-China ties forward. To her credit, Ashton is not just flying in and out of Beijing. She has been to Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, too. This should give her the opportunity to see the huge contrast in lifestyles that make up China today.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50667http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5066731 Aug 2010 09:56:25 +0800By FRASER CAMERONSince the start of the economic reform and opening up three decades ago, about 200 million farmers have left their rural homes and travelled across the country in search of work. Rural workers have become essential to the functioning of China's economy and society, yet their social and cultural needs are not necessarily understood.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50668http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5066831 Aug 2010 09:56:25 +0800By Sun WanningOn Aug 16, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) issued its annual report on China's military power. As required by Section 1201 and 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, a report on the development of Chinese military power needs to be submitted to four US Congress committees every year.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50598http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5059830 Aug 2010 09:49:07 +0800By Yao YunzhuChina's economy has grown by leaps and bounds over the past three decades. It has overtaken France, Britain and then Germany in terms of GDP. There are now reports, unconfirmed though, that it has overtaken Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world. Japan's latest official data seems to confirm that: Japan's GDP in the second quarter of this year was $1.288 trillion compared with China's $1.339 trillion.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50603http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5060330 Aug 2010 09:49:07 +0800By Huang DahuiGDP is an index that demonstrates the economic scale of a country and the influence it exercises. That China's GDP is reportedly the second largest in the world signifies it is the second most influential economy and its degree of influence on the world economy now is far beyond its people's imagination.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50604http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5060430 Aug 2010 09:49:07 +0800By Hiroshi MatsunoChina and Japan are witnessing two milestone developments. China is closing in on Japan as the world's second largest economy in size and buying enough Japanese government bonds to become one of Japan's largest creditors.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50552http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5055228 Aug 2010 11:19:17 +0800By ZHANG JIFENGChina has scored a number of remarkable achievements in its foreign financial business over the past three decades. It has developed from being a country with insufficient reserves and a capital importer into the world's largest foreign reserves holder and net capital exporter. It has also successfully discarded its "debtor" identity and evolved into the second largest creditor in the world.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50448http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5044827 Aug 2010 09:14:01 +0800By Zhang MonanThere is a fundamental paradox in China's energy policy, which is made all the more visible by recent trends in the electricity and transportation sectors, and cities. China is the biggest user of dirty energy as well as clean energy, home to the world's first eco-cities and some of the world's most polluted cities, and host to the greatest number of new oil-dependent cars but third in terms of producing alternatives to petroleum.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50452http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5045227 Aug 2010 09:14:01 +0800By Benjamin K. SovacoolRecently, I was on a road in the Choma district of Zambia to meet with Rosemary Pisani, a smallholder farmer and mother of eight who struggled to feed her children prior to joining a farmer's cooperative to raise goats.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50453http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5045327 Aug 2010 09:14:01 +0800By Kanayo F. NwanzeTuesday marks the 18th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Objectively speaking, over the past 18 years, the quick development of China-ROK ties has gone beyond even the most optimistic forecast at the outset.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50371http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5037126 Aug 2010 09:54:13 +0800By Dong XiangrongIn the early 21st century, the annual output of Chinese films was less than 100, most of which were funded by direct or indirect government investment. The market was depressed and the box office was around 500-600 million yuan annually. Cinemas relied on Hollywood blockbusters to sustain their business, and the only Chinese films that sold well were the so-called "New Year greeting films", made by directors such as Feng Xiaogang.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50372http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5037226 Aug 2010 09:54:13 +0800By Yin HongHistorically, the western part of China has lagged severely behind in economic development. As a result, many Chinese have moved from the west to work in the wealthier coastal provinces in their quest for a better life.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50375http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5037526 Aug 2010 09:54:13 +0800By DAN STEINBOCKAlmost two years into its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, where is global capitalism heading? "A lot of people have asked me what I think about it," says Noam Chomsky. "Frankly, I don't have an answer." But one crisis will follow another if the existing economic system, in which predatory financial institutions gobble up more than 40 percent of the total profits, is not dismantled.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50376http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5037626 Aug 2010 09:54:13 +0800By YOU NUO and ZHANG ZHOUXIANGWhat should the country focus on in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015)? This article is part of China Daily's New Roadmap series that brings readers the views of experts on this subject.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50264http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5026425 Aug 2010 10:08:12 +0800By Xiang YongDuring the summer recess, Catherine Ashton, one of the European Union's most powerful ladies, may have been hastily cramming in lessons on China in preparation for negotiations with Beijing.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50265http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5026525 Aug 2010 10:08:12 +0800By Fu JingThe figures for new yuan loans made by Chinese banks in July represented a slowdown from June. In the first seven months of this year, new loans reached 5.16 trillion yuan ($759.06 billion), compared with 7.73 trillion yuan during the same period last year.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50269http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5026925 Aug 2010 10:08:12 +0800By Xiao GangA popular saying, "with great power comes great responsibility" comes to mind when one reads of the news of China reaching another milestone in its phenomenal economic development: replacing Japan as the world's second largest economy.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50270http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5027025 Aug 2010 10:08:12 +0800By David Kan TingChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are beginning to harvest tangible economic benefits two decades after a dialogue mechanism between the two was initiated.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50198http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5019824 Aug 2010 09:55:49 +0800By Zheng AnguangThe series US-Republic of Korea (ROK) military exercises has, for justified reasons, caused widespread concern in China. The scale and non-peaceful purpose of the joint drill, conducted perilously close to China' maritime border, make it different from normal military exercises.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50199http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5019924 Aug 2010 09:55:49 +0800By Jin YongmingYou don't have to spend long listening to Chinese officials talk about economic policy before certain themes start cropping up. The government wants to sustain rapid growth this year and next, we are told. It is trying to rein in policy-directed lending and the associated risks to banks. And it is determined to engineer a more sustainable form of growth that delivers greater benefits to workers.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50200http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5020024 Aug 2010 09:55:49 +0800By Mark WilliamsThe strategic influence of rapidly evolving China-Latin America relations has become prominent as China rises to become a world power and the Latin American countries gain higher international status. After President Hu Jintao paid a successful visit to Latin America in November 2004, the United States became highly concerned about booming China-Latin America ties.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50125http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5012523 Aug 2010 09:34:31 +0800By SUN HONGBOAccording to newly released data by the Japanese government, Japan's nominal gross domestic Product (GDP) was worth $1.286 trillion in the second quarter, compared with $1.335 trillion for China, indicating that China will certainly overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy this year.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50126http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5012623 Aug 2010 09:34:31 +0800By ZHANG MINGNew energy has got unprecedented importance in China. The mid- and long-term development program for renewable energy was issued in 2007. The new energy and industrial development plan is about to be promulgated soon, and should help the new energy and related industries to attract 5 trillion yuan ($736.16 billion) in direct investment in the next 10 years.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50130http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5013023 Aug 2010 09:34:31 +0800By Lin BoqiangThe country's rapid economic growth has increased the demand for energy. But the supply is not rising correspondingly with the demand. The double pressure of increasing energy supply while reducing carbon emissions demands something of an energy revolution. Choosing the right type of energy to meet the rising demand, however, is a strategic problem.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50131http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5013123 Aug 2010 09:34:31 +0800By Zhou TianyongI was a fashion writer for a couple of years, but the luxury industry could neither make me fall in love with it nor respect it. The first reason is obvious: astronomical prices. But the second reason, environmental unfriendliness, which deserves more attention.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50078http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5007821 Aug 2010 11:02:03 +0800By Xu XiaominMany significant changes have taken place since 2003, when China launched pilot projects to reform its cultural industry. Several of the pilot projects were almost complete within the next two years, after which the all-round reform of the cultural industry started. Since 2008, the authorities have issued a series of significant reform policies and implemented several plans across a range of fields, especially publishing.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50079http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5007921 Aug 2010 11:02:03 +0800By Zhang XiaomingWhat should the country focus on in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015)? This article is part of China Daily's New Roadmap series that brings readers the views of experts on this subject.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50022http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5002220 Aug 2010 09:45:15 +0800By Wang ZhenyaoThe rise of China is, as we all know by now, the definitive economic and political story of our time. Every week a new book title announces an "irresistible" tilt East, the emergence of "Chimerica" and a not-too-distant future when China "rules" the planet. The mainstream media, and especially the business press, are gripped by the narrative of China taking over the world — every other headline in the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal has a China focus.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50025http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5002520 Aug 2010 09:45:15 +0800By Ioannis GatsiounisOpen the newspapers these days and you can hardly avoid reading about the activities of China's super rich — whether it is about the exclusive properties they are buying in London or the activities of their often-spoilt offspring.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=50026http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=5002620 Aug 2010 09:45:15 +0800By Grayson ClarkeDespite its overtaking Japan in second quarter economic output, the basic fact that China is still in the primary stage of socialism determines that the country will still be a developing nation for a long period in the future.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49943http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4994319 Aug 2010 09:59:53 +0800By Li QingyuanEven the Sage of Singapore can be surprised. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, whose bilingualism-at-all-cost policy caused many Chinese Singaporeans a lot of heartache over the years, is seeing a sea change among younger parents in Singapore.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49944http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4994419 Aug 2010 09:59:53 +0800By P N BaljiOne after another, factories are moving from China's coastal cities to its western regions seeking lower costs. Following them are heavy road traffic and large urban crowds. Some overseas observers call it the "flying geese paradigm", first used to describe Asian economies taking off one after another after Japan. In China, cities in inland areas are busy turning themselves into copies of coastal manufacturing towns.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49948http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4994819 Aug 2010 09:59:53 +0800By YOU NUOThe close association of some businesspersons and celebrities with a Taoist monk has come to light on the Chinese mainland of late. These people are probably seeking spiritual solace after fulfilling their material needs and amassing huge amounts of wealth.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49949http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4994919 Aug 2010 09:59:53 +0800By Chen Peng-jenThis summer has been brutal. More than 1,200 people have lost their lives in China as a result of torrential rain and landslides; millions more have lost their homes and seen their farms inundated — and this on top of the worst drought in the south-west of the country earlier this year.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49838http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4983818 Aug 2010 09:55:39 +0800By Anthea WebbThe United States seems to be flexing its military muscles in Northeast Asia and the South China Sea for some time now, especially after the sinking of the Republic of Korea's (ROK) corvette, Cheonan, on March 26.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49839http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4983918 Aug 2010 09:55:39 +0800By FU MENGZIThe ultimate goal of socialism is complete liberation of man. For that, governments should undoubtedly protect the basic human rights of citizens and their equal access to national wealth. In this sense, social justice should be judged by equal distribution of public services and human rights among all members of society.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=49833http://www.cdeclips.com/en/opinion/fullstory.html?id=4983318 Aug 2010 09:55:39 +0800By Yao Yang