Libya: NATO strikes have killed 1,100 since March

Libya’s prosecutor says more than 1,100 Libyans have been killed and 4,500 wounded since NATO’s campaign of airstrikes began on March 19. Mohammed Zikri al-Mahjoubi said Wednesday that he will charge NATO’s chief in a…

Western Europeans say China will overtake US

WASHINGTON – A new poll finds that most Western Europeans believe that China has either supplanted or will supplant the US as the world’s leading power. The findings are part of a 22-nation poll released…

Land violations

The Ministry of Supervision and its land and resources counterpart are right when they require local leaders to learn the lessons from past mistakes and do a better job after they meted out administrative disciplinary…

A good omen for Sino-US relations

Following the visit of General Chen Bingde, chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to the United States in May, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid…

CPC recharged for the future

China celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) earlier this month; in fact, the celebrations continue. The history of the CPC is the history of modern China. The…

Tiananmen massacre a myth

Gregory Clark, a former Australian diplomat who specializes in Chinese affairs, wrote an article in Japan Times recently, saying the Western media forged the so-called Tiananmen myth. Excerpts: The recent WikiLeaks release of cables has…

China calls on world to normalise ties with Sudan

The world should recognise the efforts made by Sudan in bringing peace to its southern region, now an independent state, and normalise relations with Khartoum, state media on Thursday quoted a senior Chinese diplomat as…

China neither world power nor shrinking violet

US Admiral Mike Mullen and China’s General Chen Bingde sparred over the South China Sea issue Monday. The small-scale war of words made headlines at many media outlets. Chen’s tough words impressed more than a…