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Sustainable urbanization has many benefits
2012-03-10 07:57
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?
Law changes are progress
2012-03-09 08:01
The draft amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law, which the National People's Congress deputies are now reviewing, are a historic development.
Targeting China's consumers
2012-03-09 08:01
China's economy could be moving to a new stage, in which consumer companies fare better than its well-established manufacturing base and look for higher profitability.
Protectionism does not pay
2012-03-08 08:18
Before signing the bill into law, US President Barack Obama should ask himself - will protectionism really save American jobs and help it escape the quagmire it has got itself into?
Improve lives of migrant workers
2012-03-08 08:18
It's clearly necessary for the authorities to realize the importance of protecting migrant workers' rights and improving their lives in cities.
Slow growth step necessary
2012-03-08 08:18
China's five-year plan for 2011-15, released a year ago, was based on an even lower growth rate of 7 percent, shifting down from the annual pace of almost 10 percent enjoyed in the first 30 years of China's growth.
Good for China and the world
2012-03-08 08:18
A reduced growth target that is sustainable is therefore not a bad thing. To maintain its rise, China needs to undertake drastic economic reforms.
Message of peace
2012-03-07 08:06
No one could miss the message that China is committed to peace and communication when Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi gave an in-depth deliberation on China's foreign policy on Tuesday.
Investment in the future
2012-03-07 08:06
Premier Wen Jiabao's announcement at the National People's Congress on Monday that fiscal expenditure on education will reach 4 percent of GDP this year is more than reassuring.
Lower GDP target is healthier
2012-03-07 08:06
7.5% goal demonstrates China's determination to restructure its economy and transform the development pattern.
Imperative tasks ahead
2012-03-06 08:14
Premier Wen Jiabao's report on government work has struck a chord in and out of Beijing's Great Hall of the People because of its no-nonsense approach.
Raise farm productivity
2012-03-06 08:14
At present obtaining more land is only possible as a result of urbanization, when more farmers leave the rural areas to work in the city.

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