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It is time for further mutual understanding and respect to forge close cooperation in a wider range of areas.
Many Japanese media outlets have criticized Japan's government for having "failed to stick to its original stance" after Tokyo released Zhan Qixiong, the captain of the Chinese fishing trawler, on Sept 25.
China and the United States were once again embroiled in a war of words recently, this time as a result of the military drills near China's coastal waters. Media in both countries decoded the recent war games from various angles: tit-for-tat actions, one country's anxiety over the other, or the extending of strategic feelers.
The assumption of the 1960s when the modernization theory in vogue at Harvard that the worldwide process of rationalization, defined in terms of industrialization, urbanization, Westernization and modernization, would wipe out cultural, institutional, structural, and ideational differences is no longer tenable.
Patriotic or nationalistic voices are strong in China following the tension with Japan over Japan's illegal detention of a Chinese trawler captain as well as the US military drills in the South China Sea and Yellow Sea.
Over the past two decades, Sino-Russian summits have become the norm.
There are reports of fairly frequent blackouts in some of China's provinces, especially Hebei, which almost encircles Beijing.
As Asian economies develop further, the ancient pursuit of 'harmony but not uniformity shines again.
Tokyo should desist from taking a stance on Diaoyu Islands that could escalate tensions and harm bilateral relations.
The role of regional powers is increasing even at high-level meetings of big countries, paving the way for multilateralism.
Despite progress, developing countries still need cooperation and assistance from the developed world
The following is the full text of the Joint Ministerial Statement issued by the Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministerial Meeting, which held its fifth meeting in Beijing from Sept 16-17, 2010.
President Hu gives priority to human resources development and strategies while addressing APEC meeting in Beijing.
This 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.
A 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.
The 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.
In this spirit of "mutual trust and respect", the economic symbiosis between China and the US must be upgraded and broadened to include the political and military symbiosis between the two great nations.
The 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.
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.
The potential importance of High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton's visit to China this week should not be underestimated.
Since iPad2 went on sale in China on May 6, hundreds of iPad fans and scalpers queued up overnight at almost every Apple store. The craze even led to a violent incident in Sanlitun, Beijing. Do you think iPad2 is worth the hassle?
Beijing - Dressed in a crisp suit, Li Zhirui, sitting on the window seat of a Beijing bus, silently gazes at the European-style villas, luxury cars and illuminated shopping malls as they pass him by.