盟友 | Russia is by far China's most useful ally. The others - Cambodia, Laos, North Korea and Pakistan - would not be much help in a challenge to America. America, by contrast, has about 60 of the 150 largest countries by populations as its allies. (The Economist)展开全文 原微博
一国两网 | The Chinese government could be about to relax its strict censorship laws, albeit only in a small area of one of its cities. The South China Morning Post reports that Facebook, Twitter and other websites will be unblocked in a free-trade zone of Shanghai. (BBC)展开全文 原微博
经济放缓 | China's GDP growth slowed in the second quarter to 7.5 percent year-on-year as weak overseas demand weighed on output and investment, lining up a test of Beijing's resolve to revamp the world's second-biggest economy in the face of deteriorating data. (Reuters)展开全文 原微博
China's Michelle Obama? | Wives of Chinese leaders usually stand in the background, but Peng is no ordinary First Lady."We've always looked forward to having an elegant First Lady ... now we have one." (CNN) 🔗 网页链接展开全文
政府重组 | China has dissolved its powerful railways ministry in a raft of measures aimed at boosting government efficiency and tackling corruption. (BBC)展开全文 原微博
