The Chinese premier’s frankness in his report embodied not only decision-makers’ policy orientations, but also a profound people-first mentality that will be of far-reaching significance.

The rise of “angry Republicans” crystallizes the polarization of rich and poor in the United States over the past few decades, and ironically they have found a champion in a famous billionaire. Other symptoms, such as systemic political decay and dysfunctional government, also drive populist sentiments that are rising fast in American politics among both liberals and conservatives.

Five Year Plan contains an important proposal that has largely been overlooked: the ‘professionalization and modernization’ of agriculture. The history of agricultural development in countries like the United States suggests the destabilizing consequences in the Chinese countryside.

After its third infection with Zika, China is stepping up monitoring its citizens in Latin America. Globalization has made it easier for mosquitoes to move about the globe, which are spurring scientists to find solutions, such as creating genetically modified mosquitoes that render entire populations infertile.

While China is unlikely to pursue rendition activities with the U.S., Beijing’s alleged arrests of Hong Kong booksellers in Thailand have stoked international condemnation. While China may have a legitimate need to take into custody fugitives who have committed crimes and fled abroad, such actions must comply with established international norms and official channels.

Ted Cruz wants to rename the land in front of the Chinese embassy after dissident to Liu Xiaobo. While Americans understandably desire to help those who are oppressed, this move is clearly to benefit Ted Cruz. Foreign policy is the art of the possible—focused on protecting collective interests.

Roma Eisenstark compares experiences of Chinese living in America to Americans living in China, while considering questions of “immigrant” versus “expat” experiences, and conditions that can create cultural barriers—or engender social acceptance.

Anglophone journalism is not about the quotidian, but instead focuses on power—political and corporate. While Kaiser Kuo esteems this motivation, he argues that it also can create distorted newsreader opinions, misunderstands the complexities of individuals in the most populous nation, and begets worse treatment for journalists in an un-virtuous cycle.

Matthew Hartzell polls his Zhihu followers to see who they’d pick for the U.S. election—first from the vantage point of China's national interest, and then from their own conscience. The results are a revealing look at the competing and at times contradictory perceptions of U.S. presidential candidates, and more harrowing Islamophobia.

To me there is a profound contradiction at the source of my dislike for the evolution of Chinese New Year: few traditional customs are left today, yet we are all are compelled to cherish and practice them. The shopping, the travelling, and the restaurant feasts only reflect the spirit of capitalism rather than Chinese traditions.