Op-Ed Contributors - China Daily

Op-Ed Contributors - Key to unlock China's creativity

13 Mar 2012 08:39:21 +0800

Prolonged economic difficulties in what are essentially Chinese manufacturers' main export markets pose long-term challenges to the country's economic model and this is placing an increasingly strong emphasis on the development of its cultural industries.

Op-Ed Contributors - New rules for global governance needed

12 Mar 2012 08:47:36 +0800

The BRICS summit, to be held in New Delhi at the end of March, provides the opportunity to begin a discussion on the global governance deficit.

Op-Ed Contributors - Sort out social security financing

12 Mar 2012 08:46:00 +0800

For the second year in a row, social security topped netizens' concerns ahead of the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consulative Conference. No wonder.

Op-Ed Contributors - Sustainable urbanization has many benefits

10 Mar 2012 08:51:55 +0800

China's recent history has been marked by tremendous economic growth and dynamism as it has progressed from a modest farming society to a thriving manufacturing success in less than three decades. As China's economy continues to grow, it must now wrestle with a new emerging challenge: How will it handle the shift from a majority rural population to a majority urban one?

Op-Ed Contributors - In pursuit of quality growth

10 Mar 2012 08:51:03 +0800

Moderate rate of development will be more sustainable, help protect environment and improve people's lives

Op-Ed Contributors - Changes needed to build up rental market

09 Mar 2012 08:29:09 +0800

China's housing market has come to a crossroads.

Op-Ed Contributors - Progress for women helps all

By Noeleen Heyzer — 09 Mar 2012 08:26:22 +0800

We are in a race against time - with just three years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Op-Ed Contributors - Real gains, but more needed

By Abhimanyu Singh and Julia Broussard — 08 Mar 2012 08:52:15 +0800

Nation yet to realize its Millennium Development Goal of letting women take 30 percent of seats in parliament.

Op-Ed Contributors - Precision farming yields many gains

By Robert Paarlberg — 08 Mar 2012 08:50:43 +0800

The Chinese government's No 1 central document released in February attached great importance to high-tech agriculture.

Op-Ed Contributors - Spending attacks indefensible

By Yang Yi — 06 Mar 2012 08:52:27 +0800

China announced a day before the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress that the country's defense spending will increase by 11.2 percent to about 670 billion yuan ($106 billion) in 2012.

Op-Ed Contributors - Rebalancing Russia's foreign relations

By Mikhail L. Titarenko — 06 Mar 2012 08:28:20 +0800

The geopolitical position of Russia, with its 10 time zones stretching for over 11,000 kilometers East to West, dictates a balanced approach to the development of its Euro-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific relations.

Op-Ed Contributors - Proactive should be less cautious

By Mark Williams — 05 Mar 2012 08:52:57 +0800

Finance Minister Xie Xuren will deliver the 2012 budget to the National People's Congress early this week.

Op-Ed Contributors - More sustainable growth

By Paul J. Heytens and Yolanda Fernandez Lommen — 05 Mar 2012 08:50:27 +0800

Last year, the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CCPPC) were dominated by the launch of the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), one of the most critical plans since the foundation of the People's Republic of China.

Op-Ed Contributors - Today's students need global outlook

By Anthony Jackson — 03 Mar 2012 08:31:14 +0800

This month in New York, the International Summit on the Teaching Profession, now in its second year, will gather together education leaders from among the highest-performing countries in the world, as determined by OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment.

Op-Ed Contributors - Keep a red line for arable land

By Yang Liangmin — 03 Mar 2012 08:21:56 +0800

Protecting farmland and ecology and developing agricultural technologies are essential for nation's long-term grain security

Op-Ed Contributors - New direction for World Bank

By Jeffrey D. Sachs — 02 Mar 2012 08:29:26 +0800

The world is at a crossroads. Either the global community will join together to fight poverty, resource depletion, and climate change, or it will face a generation of resource wars, political instability, and environmental ruin.

Op-Ed Contributors - Fostering development of SMEs

By Michele Geraci — 01 Mar 2012 08:23:58 +0800

The World Bank report released this week, stated that liberalizing interest rates according to market principles is a priority for China's financial reforms over the next two decades.

Op-Ed Contributors - Peace and stability in Syria

By Ruan Zongze — 01 Mar 2012 08:22:02 +0800

Moves to arm the opposition and bring about another Libyan-style regime change will only lead to more bloodshed.

Op-Ed Contributors - Balancing trust deficits

By Ma Zhengang — 29 Feb 2012 08:39:59 +0800

China and the US need to make greater efforts to establish mutual understanding and expand exchange channels.

Op-Ed Contributors - Consumption to lead growth

By Chi Fulin — 28 Feb 2012 09:35:44 +0800

Urbanization and restructuring will boost residents' spending and promote more sustainable development.

Op-Ed Contributors - 'Linsanity' should be a 'Linspiration'

By David Kan Ting — 27 Feb 2012 09:15:28 +0800

The Jeremy Lin phenomenon has been labeled "Linsanity", but perhaps a more meaningful word to describe the whirlwind now sweeping the globe would be "Linspiration".

Op-Ed Contributors - Advancing strategic mutual trust

By Zhou Qi — 27 Feb 2012 09:13:03 +0800

Xi's visit to the United States lays the foundations for a more effective working relationship between the two countries.

Op-Ed Contributors - Xi building bridges on global tour

By Harvey Dzodin — 25 Feb 2012 08:43:18 +0800

I was shocked the other day to see this headline in a Canadian newspaper: "The good news from Xi Jinping's world tour was that there was no news".

Op-Ed Contributors - Further R&D reform needed

By Cong Cao — 25 Feb 2012 08:38:27 +0800

China must make science and technology respond to the need for an economy based on knowledge and innovation.

Op-Ed Contributors - Increasing Sino-US trust

By Liu Weidong — 24 Feb 2012 08:54:10 +0800

Better communication needed to enhance mutual respect and understanding and overcome long-standing problems.

Op-Ed Contributors - Military spending a necessity

By Li Hong — 23 Feb 2012 08:30:59 +0800

The Western media have already played up China's defense budget growth even before the convening of the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Op-Ed Contributors - Need for managing inflation

By Syetarn Hansakul — 22 Feb 2012 08:57:20 +0800

Over the weekend, China's central bank announced it would lower the reserve requirement ratio by half a percentage point to 20.5 percent for larger financial institutions in an effort at "fine tuning" as Premier Wen Jiabao said a week ago.

Op-Ed Contributors - Language evolves on shifting sands

By Berlin Fang — 22 Feb 2012 08:52:40 +0800

'If I were given only one word to capture Chinese society, guan would be it," wrote translator Eric Abrahamsen in an article in the New York Times.

Op-Ed Contributors - Is risk in eye of the beholder?

By Lee Il Houng — 21 Feb 2012 08:46:36 +0800

China's economic growth for 2012 was revised down to 8.25 percent. But still, China remains a bright spot in the midst of intensifying strains in the euro and fragilities elsewhere.

Op-Ed Contributors - Trade war looms over EU's airline tax

By Martin Khor — 21 Feb 2012 08:42:37 +0800

A trade war is looming over the European Union's move to impose charges on airlines based on the greenhouse gases emitted during a flight into and out of European airports.

Op-Ed Contributors - Releasing growth potential

By Li Keqiang — 20 Feb 2012 09:26:22 +0800

Development and opening-up must be well coordinated to boost domestic demand and adjust the economic structure

Op-Ed Contributors - Nuances of not-so delicate ties

By Tom Plate — 20 Feb 2012 09:05:59 +0800

Don't get me wrong. Abject kowtowing is no way to forge an honest and productive relationship with anyone, including China.

Op-Ed Contributors - China's position on Syria issue

China Daily — 18 Feb 2012 08:33:08 +0800

UN representative says it urges all factions to engage in dialogue to agree comprehensive political reform plan and mechanism.

Op-Ed Contributors - Tibet not what the West thinks it to be

By Eirik Granqvist — 17 Feb 2012 08:33:57 +0800

When I visited China in 2006 for the first time, I had the same preconceived notions about the country as most Westerners.

Op-Ed Contributors - Will US ever accept the truth?

By Wang Yusheng — 16 Feb 2012 08:51:01 +0800

It is a matter of routine for the media in the United States to carry articles written by top US scholars at the end of a year and the beginning of the next, expressing concern over the country's prospects.

Op-Ed Contributors - Bringing up babies in various ways

By Berlin Fang — 16 Feb 2012 08:28:37 +0800

Recently, author of Bringing Up Bb, published an article in the Wall Street Journal saying French moms are superior because of their ability to cultivate such characteristics as discipline, patience, enjoyment and delayed satisfaction in their children.

Op-Ed Contributors - Closer EU-China cooperation

By Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso — 15 Feb 2012 08:39:34 +0800

The world is going through rapid changes and global readjustments caused by globalization and increased inter-connectedness between countries and peoples.

Op-Ed Contributors - Beijing's Middle East policy justified

By Wang Jinglie — 15 Feb 2012 08:37:33 +0800

China, together with Russia, vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Feb 4 , which urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after months of riots, because it seeks a political and peaceful resolution of the Syrian crisis.

Op-Ed Contributors - Smartphones a boon to the elderly

By Jin Jianbin — 14 Feb 2012 08:40:20 +0800

Many people are so reliant on their cell phones that the devices have become inseparable part of their everyday lives.

Op-Ed Contributors - Pragmatic view of relations

By Wei Shen — 14 Feb 2012 08:38:22 +0800

China's willingness to get involved in Europe's debt crisis is based on both economic and political considerations.

Op-Ed Contributors - 1.3 billion will always be greater than 13

By Zheng Xiwen — 13 Feb 2012 10:12:21 +0800

That 1.3 billion is greater than 13 is a matter of common sense for ordinary people, but not for some "human rights fighters".

Op-Ed Contributors - Time to turn over a new leaf

By Shen Dingli — 13 Feb 2012 10:11:57 +0800

US must honor 'One China' principle and China's sovereignty, and both sides should dispel hegemony for the benefit of all.