Opinion Columns

The way of water

Wang Yong Opinion editor of Shanghai Daily

Email: wangyong@shanghaidaily.com

No superlatives, no fancy words but farmer writers still strike a chord

WHEN we talk of migrant workers, an image of lean but muscular men carrying bricks or binding steel bars on construction sites, rain or shine, comes to mind. Liu Shili fits perfectly into this image. ...

August 7, 2025, Thursday


Chinese tech firms join hands to promote circular economy

AS the world confronts a growing e-waste crisis, Lenovo, a US$69-billion-revenue global technology powerhouse listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, has joined hands with the United Nations to promote ...

July 29, 2025, Tuesday


China anti-desertification drive fuels green growth, common prosperity

TO understand China’s growth potential and strategy, it’s not enough just to calculate how many cars or clothes are produced and sold. A look into the country’s vast desert area is necessary if one is ...

July 8, 2025, Tuesday


Whose voice is it anyway? A growing debate over AI-generated content

WHO has stolen your voice? This was the main headline of an investigative story published by a leading news agency in China on February 12. The subtitle: A look into the abuse of AI-generated voices. Xinhua ...

February 25, 2025, Tuesday


Ancient texts reveal wisdom of plant-based diet

Two foreigners — one a historian, the other a physician — have unwittingly changed my enduring eating habits with their revealing research on traditional Chinese diets that have long been oblivious to...

September 11, 2024, Wednesday


Compassionate caregivers! More than a beacon of hope for Shanghai’s elderly

As I walked along the corridor on the second floor of an elderly home in Shanghai’s suburban Songjiang District, along with my wife and her sister, a few days ago, an old woman, who appeared to be in her...

February 22, 2024, Thursday


GRASSROOTS FLOOD HEROES:Ordinary individuals, extraordinary deeds

When rescuers in rubber boats rushed to a flooded residential neighborhood in Zhuozhou City, north China’s Hebei Province, on the morning of August 2, they found themselves blocked by a main entrance gate,...

August 10, 2023, Thursday


Centenarian veterans’ selfless spirit sheds light on meaning of life

A centenarian veteran passed away last month, but his story of surviving hardship with a sanguine and selfless spirit will inspire many who search for a meaning of life....

July 17, 2023, Monday


Ditch detergent to cut plastic pollution

Do you wash clothes without detergents?I’ve been doing so for nearly a month since summer officially began in early May....

June 8, 2023, Thursday


Personal health practices help society

I met a merry throng of kids at dusk last Friday as I went to drop off some household waste at our neighborhood trash disposal station....

January 5, 2023, Thursday




 

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