Russophobia, self-defeating sanctions & fog of war – Editorial

Editorial         The war in Ukraine is a human tragedy that could and should have been avoided by all those directly or indirectly involved in it – Moscow, Kyiv, Washington and Brussels (the latter in a double sense, as that’s where both the EU and NATO are headquartered).Why and how the armed conflict erupted has its historic reasons that I mentioned in a previous editorial. I won’t enumerate them again but would like to reaffirm that as an adherent of the

April 7, 2022 | BY admin

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He who tied the bell on the tiger must take it off – Editorial

Editorial        Friday’s important video call between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden at the latter’s request contained, according a comprehensive analysis by Xinhua*, two traditional Chinese dictums used by Xi: “He who tied the bell on the tiger must take it off” and “It takes two hands to clap”.The first adage means that the responsibility for solving a problem should fall on the person who created it. The second one means that everyone

March 21, 2022 | BY admin

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Bloodshed in Ukraine stains Washington: China Daily Editorial

The United States is waging a campaign of misinformation to cover up the fact that it is losing control of the troubles emerging from the Pandora's box that it has recklessly opened in Ukraine.In a bid to divert the world's attention from its folly and culpability and ease the pressure it is under at home, the US administration is trying to scapegoat China.China is the obvious fall guy as it has declared it has a "no limits" strategic partnership with Russia. As a result, the

March 18, 2022 | BY admin

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Keep zero-COVID strategy but make it more targeted – Editorial

Editorial         Premier Li Keqiang said at his annual press conference following the nation’s “two sessions” on Friday that the central authorities will continue to make their COVID-19 response “more scientific and more targeted” based on the epidemic situation and new developments and features of the novel coronavirus. Li pledged that the authorities will continue to prevent and control the epidemic to protect people’s life, health and safety to keep

March 14, 2022 | BY admin

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High time to sit down and talk – Editorial

Editorial        The current Ukraine conflict is just the latest of a raft of military invasions and incursions into sovereign countries as well as other kinds of cross-border military operations such as airstrikes that have perturbed the international community in the past few decades – Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen spring to mind.Several Western European countries including the continent’s major powers Germany, France and the UK joined some of those

February 28, 2022 | BY admin

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‘Truly exceptional’ Beijing 2022 a splendid success – Editorial

Editorial        The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which ended with a touching closing ceremony last night, have been a splendid success – and safe to boot! The event’s motto “Together for a shared future” hit the nail on the head. The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCWOG) deserves praise for having been able to host a smooth and happy Games during “truly exceptionally” difficult times. The

February 21, 2022 | BY admin

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Beijing 2022 – togetherness in safety – Editorial

Editorial        When President Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Beijing earlier this week he reaffirmed that China is all set to deliver a “simple, safe and splendid” Winter Olympics next month. Bach, who won a foil fencing team gold medal for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, thanked China for the “excellent and smooth” preparatory work for the Games, saying that he is fully confident that

January 28, 2022 | BY admin

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Biden’s ‘summit for democracy’ – the us-vs-them mentality – Editorial

Editorial       US President Joe Biden’s virtual “summit for democracy” is set to further divide the world at a time when our planet is in urgent need of a global effort to tackle a host of pressing issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.Indeed, ideologically and geopolitically motivated divisiveness is the last thing that our planet needs right now.The summit taking place this Thursday and Friday comprises only about half of the world’s UN member states

December 6, 2021 | BY admin

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Global warming calls for cool heads – Editorial

    Editorial     The proceedings and outcome of this month’s 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow have reaffirmed my long-held view that global warming calls for a cool-headed response in order to be effective. One of the highlights of the conference was the joint declaration by China and the US on enhancing climate action, a prime example of the efficiency of political realism beyond ideological differences. The statement issued in the Scottish

November 22, 2021 | BY admin

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A matter of local & national interest, checks & oversight – Editorial

Editorial     The current public consultation exercise on the government’s proposed amendments to Macau’s two-decade-old gaming law is not only an important matter of local but also of national interest. Obviously, the aim of the revision must be to improve the government’s checks and oversight of our city’s gaming sector and to enable our casino operators to use their business acumen in a strictly regulated way that both benefits their companies and the Macau Special

September 27, 2021 | BY Harald Brüning

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Comparing apples and oranges – Editorial

Editorial        The reaction by some commentators and commenters to the outcome of Sunday’s direct and indirect Legislative Assembly (AL) elections – their relatively low turnout in particular, reminded me of the age-old idiom of comparing apples and oranges.Well, let’s be real.Sunday’s elections can hardly be compared to any of their predecessors since the mid-1970s when the current system of direct and indirect elections (in conjunction with a number of lawmakers

September 14, 2021 | BY admin

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Macau passes COVID-19 testing drive with flying colours but hesitancy still a drag – Editorial

Macau passes COVID-19 testing drive with flying colours but vaccination hesitancy still a dragEditorial      Macau passed its COVID-19 mass testing campaign last week with flying colours, proving once again that our city has an indomitable can-do spirit. All the citywide programme’s 614,465 test results proved negative – which is 100 percent positive for our city. Another 101,786 tests conducted outside the programme also all proved negative – another positive

August 9, 2021 | BY admin

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A city of avid mask wearers – and too many vaccination waverers – Editorial

Editorial        COVID-19 statistics released by the local government last week reaffirmed that Macau is not only a city of ubiquitous facemask wearers but also a city of too many vaccination waverers. The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced last week that over 200 million facemasks have been sold under the government’s facemask purchase scheme since its launch on January 23 last year, i.e. just one day after the Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed

May 10, 2021 | BY admin

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Press freedom put in perspective – Editorial

Editorial        Press freedom, which is guaranteed by Article 27 of the Macau Basic Law, can only be properly understood in its specific socio-cultural context. In other words, press freedom like all other kinds of freedoms must be put in perspective. Like all rights and duties, also press freedom involves the mutually interdependent aspects of the absolute and the relative. All freedoms have their limits. Macau’s radio and TV broadcaster TDM, which is owned by the

March 29, 2021 | BY admin

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