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US looks to Asia after Iraq withdrawal
Even though Obama claimed the most urgent priority is to fix the sickly economy of the US, it is widely believed that a withdrawal from Iraq could give the Obama administration a stronger hand to deal with Asian issues.
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Bloated US intelligence needs an urgent diet
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a huge portion of US intelligence has been contracted to private firms and organizations. Nine years later, even Secretary of Defense Robert Gates doubts whether the US government is still in control of its most sensitive activities.
US principles make compromise tough
A by-product of US belief in fairness and equality is their painstaking efforts to keep human influence away from these fundamental principles.
Virgin obsession shows pathetic male insecurities
Cui Jian, the father of Chinese rock'n'roll, continued his attempts to shake people out of their numbness toward the remaining antiquated ideas in modern Chinese society.
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- On a new documentary that records the transformation of China's SOEs
- On a recent survey that found 70% people under 30 cannot support their parents
- On the proposed household registration reform for farmers
- On the controversy of the growing share of SOEs in the overall economy
- On the huge profits of central government-controlled State-owned enterprises
- On Fidel Castro's illness
COMMENTARYmore>>
Bloated US intelligence needs an urgent diet
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a huge portion of US intelligence has been contracted to private firms and organizations.
FOREIGN VIEWmore>>
Political noise blocks Huawei's chances in US
Huawei, one of China's biggest telecommunication firms, is facing unfair obstacles in gaining access to large network contracts in the US.
EDITORIALmore>>
Growing confidence shows the real China
A confident nation should honestly present to the world its variety and complexity.
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Time to end the lasting pain of chemical weapons
If Japan does not want to see the remaining chemical weapons serving as a fresh reminder of their militant past, it should finish the destruction work.
CHINESE PRESSmore>>
Toxic river fish not just a worry in the kitchen
An international environmental protection organization has found high levels of nonylphenol and octylphenol in the wild carp and catfish in the Yangtze River.
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