Where is 'best opportunity' to bring peace to Syria?

Whether "the best opportunity" can be seized rests in the will of all parties in Syria.

A peaceful solution to S. China Sea disputes

If Yongxing Island can offer offshore financial services, companies based there will wield their own influence to stop regional military confrontations.

African Union faces challenges of peacekeeping in torn continent

How to solve the Burundi crisis and how to cope with terrorism are the two new challenges topping the 26th African Union (AU) Summit agenda.

Africa and China need each other to grow

China and Africa urgently need to seize the development opportunities they offer to each other.

For China, recognising North Korea as a nuclear power may be the most viable way to defuse crisis

Deng Yuwen and Huang Ting believe forcing Pyongyang to give up its nuclear plans would only provoke it further.

Could Japan's new security bill be a double-edged sword pointing at US?

In this article, the writer analyzes that Japan's new enacted security bill is the result of encouragement from the U.S., but it could also be a sharp double-edged sword pointing at it.

US has no way to end Putin's dream

Russia's political rise, obvious since the Ukraine crisis began, represents Vladimir Putin's dream, which the United States currently can neither understand nor end.

India's ambition is not setback for made-in-China

The development of "Made in India" should not be seen as a threat but more of a win-win.

Beware of strategic risks in China-US cyber contention

China-US cyber conflicts are unlikely to cause major troubles so long as the strategic risks are handled well.

International Criminal Court: China, US differ on Africa

If the ICC is to improve its relationship with Africa and resume its authority, it will need to make some changes in its court hearing, decision making and law enforcement.