The West is guilty of wishful thinking when it excitedly imagines people-powered revolt in the Arab world spreading to China. There is dissatisfaction in China.

The recent general consensus in the government, business and academic circles is that the 12th Five-Year Guideline marks a new historic start for China’s econo

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan send congratulatory messages on the launch of China-US Focus, a news website that they believe will enhance the bilateral relationship and present new ideas and new solutions for the challenges ahead.

China has promulgated five-year plans since 1953 and experienced  a fast growth rate of 9.2 percent in the First Five-Year Plan period (1953-57). The plans wer

At the starting year of the 12th Five-Year Guideline, let us look back to the last Five-Year Guideline which was intended to promote institution advancement, sustainable society and so on, and see the challenges we are still facing now.

The annual “two sessions (liang hui)” －China’s National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conf

Language plays an important role in international relations. Its function is not only for communication, but also for expressing the nuances of policy and strat

One day, while driving through the suburbs of Los Angeles, my French husband noticed a bumper sticker on a car that read: "My child is a superstar at Kester Ele

After Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled on February 11th by domestic protest waves and international pressure led by the United States, Thomas L. Frie

The recent eruption of protests and violence in Egypt and the resignation of its President, Hosni Mubarak, lead some pundits to predict that the same movement w