Wang Yong

Chief Opinion Writer

It's a Shanghai show all the way! The business of flowers and the scent of nature - China Opinion

It's a Shanghai show all the way! The business of flowers and the scent of nature

The Shanghai International Flower Show, another example of how nature was introduced into the heart of the city, may be over but the scent of nature remains.

More than a silver lining, these trains for the elderly boost consumption with slow tours - China Opinion

More than a silver lining, these trains for the elderly boost consumption with slow tours

The "silver trains" – designed to serve the needs of elderly passengers – reflect China's broader effort to boost travel services for seniors, and thereby consumption.

2025-05-13 22:24 0

Shanghai's instant departure tax refunds: Bringing real benefit to everyone not just 'us' - China Opinion

Shanghai's instant departure tax refunds: Bringing real benefit to everyone not just 'us'

An effective departure tax rebate policy not only boosts inbound consumption but also reflects Shanghai and China's determination to bring real benefit to everyone.

2025-05-06 19:11 0

Shanghai takes the lead in promoting AI development for shared progress of mankind - China Opinion

Shanghai takes the lead in promoting AI development for shared progress of mankind

An AI innovation center in Shanghai stands to epitomize the city's, as well as the country's, effort to promote technological development for shared progress.

2025-04-30 21:22 0

'Bold experimentation, bold breakthroughs, and independent reform' - China Opinion

'Bold experimentation, bold breakthroughs, and independent reform'

Zhou Hanmin, president of the Shanghai Public Diplomacy Association, emphasizes the need for deeper reform with greater openness to de-escalate the trade and tariff war.

2025-04-24 09:00 0

Withstand, persevere and stand firm! Top official talks up China's tariff stance - China Opinion

Withstand, persevere and stand firm! Top official talks up China's tariff stance

These interwoven US tariff attacks seek to exert maximum pressure, with the ultimate aim of delaying – or even halting – the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

2025-04-23 19:47 0

Ministry declares firm opposition to US trade pressure - China Opinion

Ministry declares firm opposition to US trade pressure

China is against any deal between the US and its trading partners at the expense of Chinese interests and calls on all parties to stand on the side of fairness and justice.

2025-04-21 20:03 0

Tariffs & trade! Foreign investors reaping benefits of China's opening-up, development - China Opinion

Tariffs & trade! Foreign investors reaping benefits of China's opening-up, development

In many ways, foreign investment (including from the US) and China's development have formed a win-win relationship, so when China grows, foreign investors gain as well.

2025-04-14 21:09 0

From a poem to a pouch to an outdoor cafe courtyard, Shanghai's Wukang Road takes on smoking - China Opinion

From a poem to a pouch to an outdoor cafe courtyard, Shanghai's Wukang Road takes on smoking

In nudging smokers toward proper cigar etiquette in public places, nothing may be too small to matter as even a poem or a pouch can help.

2025-04-10 21:31 0

Harnessing people's inertia and nudging your way to tame outdoor smoking - China Opinion

Harnessing people's inertia and nudging your way to tame outdoor smoking

If we hate passive smoking, we probably will prefer an outright ban to simple moralization, forgetting that something in the middle may well work wonders in certain contexts.

2025-04-03 19:42 0