Should Unmarried Mothers Be Fined?

Wuhan, the capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, recently published a draft regulation stating that parents of children born out of wedlock would befined. Accordingly, an unmarried woman who cannot provide the ID certificate of her partner     

Should Media Be Fined for Reporting on Disasters Without Government Approval?

China has long been criticized for media censorship and a recently discussed draft law on handling sudden events, which would see news media fined for reporting on emergencies without government approval, has again put China at the center of wide-ranging criticism. The draft law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National     

Should Fireworks Be Banned?

<正>During the Spring Festival,which fell on February 3 this year,a large number of fires and injuries to people were triggered by fireworks. A new round of debate over whether to again put firework bans in place     

Should Calligraphy Be Compulsory?

China’s Ministry of Education issued a notice early this year requiring Chinese calligraphy education to be made a required course at primary and middle schools. In big cities where there is a good cultural basis for such a move, calligraphy class is expected to start this autumn     

Should Traditional Masterpieces Be Cut?

<正>The Department of Education of east China’s Shandong Province recently issued a document, requiring middle and primary schools to screen and filter traditional classics carefully. The document says some content of traditional masterpieces, such     

Should ''''Anti-Corruption'''' Accounts Be Abolished?

The "account against corruption" originated in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. At the beginning of 2000, after Xu Yunhong, former Secretary of the Ningbo Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and some other top officials were arrested on corruption charges, the municipal government set up China's     

How Should Dogs Be Raised?

A 6-year-old girl recently died due to the bite of a Tibetan mastiff in Dalian, in northeast China’s Liaoning Province. One month before, an elderly man was also bitten to death by two fierce dogs while he was doing morning exercises in Zunyi, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. In May, five people were attacked by Tibetan mastiffs in Beijing. In response to a series of recent dog-related incidents, Beijing police have launched a citywide crackdown on large and dangerous dogs. A rule by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau bans dogs 35 cm in height or taller and 41 breeds identified as violent. Dog owners who breach the rule will be fined 5,000 yuan ($813), while     

Should Online Businesses Be Taxed?

From July 1,people running businesses or offering services online in China are required to register their identities with trading platform operators. The real-name registration system for online businesses under     

Should Premarital Property Be Personal?

The latest effort by the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China to clarify the ownership of premarital property has become a hot topic for discussion. The SPC issued on November 15 a draft judi-     

Should Care Visits Be Enforced?

<正>The China National Committee on Ageing recently announced the revision of the law which protects the rights of elderly people was completed. Among the revised sections,a provision that grown-up children will have to visit society’s elderly seniors more often was included in the draft law.     

Should Property Declaration Be Selective?

The Beijing-based weekly Study Times,a publication of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,is the latest media outlet     

Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legalized ?

Homosexuality has a long history in human civilization,and the population of gay people in China is not negligible. On January 30,a special wedding in Beijing provoked a firestorm of debate on the legalization of gay and lesbian marriage.The cause of all this controversy is that the couple who committed themselves to each other in a public wedding ceremony were two males. Official estimates released for the first time     

Should Moon Cakes Be Taxed?

<正>It is a custom in China that when the Mid-Autumn Festival draws near, a company or organization will offer its staff moon cakes, as non-cash benefits. It has recently been reported that these noncash benefits, such as moon cakes, should be taxed according to their value, which has spurred heated debate.     

Should We Be Grateful for Poverty?

正Wang Xinyi,an 18-year-old girl from a poor family in north China’s Hebei Province,was just admitted into the prestigious Peking University after performing incredibly well on this year’s national     

Should Housing Provident Fund Be Revoked?

The novel coronavirus outbreak has dealt a heavy blow to a large number of enterprises in China,especially small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)and private companies.Against this backdrop,Huang Qifan,former Mayor of Chongqing Municipality and current Chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center,suggested in a recent article abolition of the housing provident fund system in order to help businesses resume production amid diffi culties caused by the epidemic and al eviate their fi nancial burdens.     

Should Medical Price Controls Be Relaxed?

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Should Tourists Be Banned From Campuses?

正Xiamen University,one of the leading universities in China,began to ban tour groups from entering its campus on June 1.The notice of the university said that except for certain dining halls,most of the school's cafeterias will not receive tourists or accept cash.However,individual tourists are still allowed to enter the campus after registration.     

Should Billionaires Be a University Yardstick?

<正>From 1999 to 2010,Peking University (PKU)has produced 79 billionaires,and the most of all universities in China for three years in a row,said PKU President Zhou Qifeng.After PKU on the list is Tsinghua University with 70 billionaires and     

Should Heroic Deeds Be Suitably Rewarded?

Saving people in distress can now bring a good Samaritan big bucks. The govemment of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,announced in October that the maximum reward to people who risk their lives to save the lives and property of others,whether civilians or civil ser- vants,would be raised from 50,000 yuan ($6,667)to 300,000($40,000)yuan.The high-     

Should SCI Theses Criterion Be Revoked?

Recently,a notice released on the website of China's Ministry of Education(MOE)stirred a controversy in the country's universities.The notice listed 10 suggestions targeting Science Citation Index(SCI)academic papers.