A recent poll by an American survey company suggests that China has replaced North Korea to become one of the top three "greatest enemies" of the US. The EO has a frank discourse on what could lead to such a result.
The same pro-intervention mindset that eventually dragged the Chinese stock market into its current muck is back and begging for more. The government should come out from its silence and show that the markets must take their own reins.
Chinese official statistics show that fuel production, reserve level and exports are all stable. So why are there long queues and strict rations at gas stations?
The success of China's latest round of administrative reshuffling hinges on whether the government gives more power to the market and allows citizens to perform checks and balances.
Our editorial this week argues that those criticising Zhang Yin over proposals made in the political consultative conference are forgetting the spirit of the meeting and her legal right to represent her group's interests.
The EO anticipates that the first legislative session of 2008 will take important steps towards guaranteeing the basic needs of Chinese and breathing more life into democratizing China's political institutions.
With the prospect that China's massive but dwindling aquifers will virtually run dry due to over-pumping, Lester Brown calls for China to allow water prices to better reflect its scarcity.
"China and the world are accelerating in the fog toward a precipice", writes Paul Ehrlich, noted population and food security scientist, in discussing world food price increases.
Interview: Song Hongyuan of the Ministry of Agriculture tells the EO what's notable about this year's first central dossier, the revealing annual State Council policy statement.
China should take an initial ruling by the WTO against it to heart. Though it may be popular to respond by calling the WTO a puppet for special interests, as a member, China must respect its rules and use reason to win trade disputes.
Power outages and transportation bottlenecks caused by recent snowstorms in southern China showed how the Chinese government has much to improve upon regarding disaster preparedness and relief.
