OPINION / Liu Shinan

Liu Shinan

Letting the young learn from life
Chinese youths who live, study and work in Western and other foreign countries surprised the world last month when they staged rallies to roar their anger at the Western media's biased reports about the situation in Tibet and the Beijing Olympic Games.


How they helped fire young hearts
Thousands of Chinese rallied over the weekend in Paris, London and Los Angeles, protesting some Western media organizations' distortion of facts in Tibet and their hostile attitudes to China's hosting of the Olympic Games. During the protests, many Chinese students, especially girls, wept.


Kind lessons for robber and society
A media report last week of how an elderly woman foiled a robbery attempt and even saved the wounded burglar's life has triggered debates among netizens.


Quality of translations deteriorating
Translation used to be a serious academic endeavor but now it has become a heavily market-oriented industry, and one in great disorder.


A reaction to ideological pressure
In the angry protests sweeping across cyberspace against certain Western media outlets' distortion of the facts in the Lhasa riots, Chinese netizens repeatedly posted a slogan that had been forgotten in China for nearly 30 years: "Down with imperialism!"


A reaction to ideological pressure

A response to readers' comments

A case of getting the facts right

Real function of the CPPCC

All hail China's new job-seekers

Challenging a medical statement

Chinese defy natural calamities

Take tickets out of reach of scalpers

Thieves of the State's coal fields

Courage for speaking up commended

Time to put a stop to these feasts

Appraisals need a fresh look

Laws have element of sympathy

Laws need better understanding

Rape of human dignity

Instilling a sense of shame

A lack of education breeds apathy

Jobs for college graduates

Messages of hope for working class

Metro line 5 a tangible benefit

Letters of yester years

A case of overlooked talent

Climate - a problem for all nations

Learning the value of money

Hassle over defective cell phone

Look to drivers for traffic solution

Efficient police a sign of the times

Killing the goose that lays the golden egg

It's a dog's life for man's best friend

Weighing the costs of luxury

Correct, timely government intervention

Let 10,000 rare plants be preserved

A selfless act from pair who have nothing

Brick kilns: Where were authorities?

Time to defend teachers

Officials need to read in order to lead

How can people be so cruel?

Our officials have speech problems

Road signs should be made clearer

Put guard not customer in danger

Human life worth more than a straw

Time to shine light on tax evaders

Tax a matter to scratch our heads

In defense of individual's right to die

Railway ticket prices need gov't control

Shamed by a little girl's red lanterns

Why cherish our Lunar New Year

'Original sin' of a wealthy entrepreneur

Send spoiled kids to do manual work

Traffic laws need sane enforcement

Drivers need road tests and manners

Local officials stupidly ban solar energy

Down with wasteful destruction

Improve knowledge of Chinese, other cultures

A long way to go to make dreams a reality

Price hikes should bring benefit to our farmers

Now is the time for hard slog, persistence

Reinstate compulsory pre-marriage medical tests

City officials need to work on their management

Substitute teachers should be respected

We should stand up against evil

Do not leave language to the whims of big pawns

AIDS fight needs a wider perspective

Behaviour of tourists has no quick fix

Stop charging unreasonable overdue fines

'Efficiency' made at cost of workers' interests

Don't go soft on offenders who profit from crime

Respect other people's sense of decency

Fame addicts scorn public social norms

Valentines, Qixi battle for Chinese hearts

Universities have right to manage visitors

Help rural students get education

Chinese football fans face long wait for glory

It's important to honour promises

Hysterical commentator scores massive own goal

Youngsters must know importance of hard work

We must stop pampering children

Improved educational standards required

Three Gorges Project sets good example

Paparazzi set poor example

Jaywalkers give up right to privacy

Pick up the habit of reading books

Unspoken reason for admin fees

Police entitled to defend themselves

Bureaucratic buck passing stops here

Coupon reminder of hungry days

Severely punish those who wilfully break laws

Achieve both efficiency and fairness

'Fair-price' hospitals won't solve the disorder

Maintain traditions of festivals

End of ban lights fuse of festive fun

Chunyun tests gov't ability to administer

Shenzhou to Songhua, 2005 saw progress and problems

Helping farmers raise income level

Don't forget the poor amid festive celebrations

Severely punish theft of manhole covers