All Vietnam wants is bargaining chips

The question of how China should react to the provocation of Vietnam, which seems to switch from escalation to moderation, then back again, has aroused a heated debate in China. Some of the commentators think…

Poland outlines agenda of EU presidency

Tadeusz Chomicki, the Polish ambassador to China. Photo: Courtesy of the Polish embassy in Beijing As Poland took over the presidency of the European Union on July 1 from Hungary, Tadeusz Chomicki, the Polish ambassador…

Military ties move forward

The recent visit to China by US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, will further improve bilateral military-to-military ties that have warmed considerably since President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United…

Opportunity knocks for states and cities

When Christine Gregoire, the US National Governors Association (NGA) chair and governor of Washington, signed the formal agreement in February with her Chinese counterpart to establish a China-US Governors Forum, she knew that the new…

China proud of progress on human rights

BEIJING – China takes pride in the impartiality of its judicial system and its protection of citizens’ rights to know and be heard, as well as other progress it has made in securing human rights,…