Dog Meat Debate

Beijing Morning Post

June 24

The heated debate over the annual dog meat festival in the city of Yulin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has recently occupied the media spotlight.

Regardless of the stance debaters choose, the discussion itself represents social progress in China, as more people are daring to express their opinions in public. Though there are ocassionally irrational voices in the crowd, modern society needs such debates to progress. Debates enrich our minds and broaden our perspectives. In order to grow, it's important to challenge ourselves with controversial ideas and criticism.

Eyes on the Skies

China Newsweek

June 16

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March has raised concerns over aviation safety. China Newsweek traced the process from a flight's takeoff to its landing and discovered a massive organizational system behind the process, one akin to our own nervous systems. Any mistake in the system would surely result in disaster.